Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Fairview, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 15, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	356	423	289
Slaughter cattle	356	423	289

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, selling 7.00 to 14.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
927	927	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,910	—
955–1155	1055	2	100.00–115.00	$108.21	$1,142	-74.58
1130	1130	1	186.00	$186.00	$2,102	—
1125–1460	1254	7	178.00–183.50	$181.38	$2,275	—
1190–1440	1266	8	158.00–180.00	$169.09	$2,141	-8.96
1185–1570	1369	115	184.00–195.50	$189.02	$2,588	+0.50

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–921	910	4	190.00–204.00	$200.63	$1,826	—
1025–1600	1206	39	182.00–191.50	$187.27	$2,258	—
1115–1265	1219	9	139.00–180.00	$170.88	$2,083	—
1095–1497	1311	9	160.50–180.00	$171.82	$2,253	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1170	1120	80-85%	6	112.00–127.00	$117.60	$1,317	—
925–1405	1192	80-85%	12	80.00–100.50	$93.35	$1,113	-29.47
970–1400	1229	80-85%	36	101.00–112.50	$107.32	$1,319	-7.53

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1780	1388	75-80%	29	108.00–119.00	$112.53	$1,562	—
945–2285	1561	75-80%	7	93.00–107.00	$102.94	$1,607	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	85-90%	1	92.00	$92.00	$773	—
750–1145	897	85-90%	5	72.50–97.50	$89.17	$800	—
680–1455	990	85-90%	12	49.50–74.00	$64.48	$638	—
865–1525	1125	85-90%	13	79.50–90.50	$85.76	$965	-21.85

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1602	1411	65-75%	5	154.00–169.00	$161.55	$2,279	—
1372–1520	1427	65-75%	3	132.00–145.00	$136.61	$1,949	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1770	1457	6	85.00–121.00	$108.62	$1,583	—
1565–2005	1768	10	123.00–133.50	$127.42	$2,253	—
1350–2200	1860	3	136.00–140.00	$137.58	$2,559	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.