Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Fairview, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 17, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	342	451	346
Slaughter cattle	342	451	346

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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
1150	1150	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,552	-20.00
1180–1520	1281	7	152.50–189.00	$171.96	$2,203	—
1290–1692	1493	7	171.00–188.00	$179.49	$2,680	—
1205–1680	1519	110	190.00–200.00	$195.55	$2,970	+1.78
1721–1800	1743	5	177.00–189.50	$186.01	$3,242	—
1770	1770	2	185.00	$185.00	$3,274	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1005	993	3	147.50–160.00	$153.30	$1,522	-45.24
1110	1110	2	167.50–190.00	$178.75	$1,984	+1.63
1150	1150	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,524	—
1300–1600	1390	4	182.00–185.00	$183.72	$2,554	-10.94
1250–1605	1405	22	189.00–197.50	$193.21	$2,715	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1285	1172	80-85%	3	125.00–137.50	$130.44	$1,529	-3.89
1170–1330	1260	80-85%	5	124.00–128.00	$125.35	$1,579	—
1036–1765	1300	80-85%	34	112.00–122.50	$116.84	$1,519	—
1140–1640	1367	80-85%	20	93.00–111.00	$105.03	$1,436	-0.17

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1789	1552	75-80%	2	132.50–135.00	$133.94	$2,079	+4.94
1205–2005	1574	75-80%	31	120.00–130.00	$123.98	$1,951	-5.02
1310–1960	1576	75-80%	14	100.00–119.00	$113.95	$1,796	-15.05

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1110	985	85-90%	5	110.00–165.00	$138.95	$1,369	—
835–1355	1117	85-90%	9	70.00–87.50	$80.63	$901	-22.83
935–1525	1138	85-90%	11	90.00–103.00	$96.80	$1,102	-6.66
1110–1400	1230	85-90%	5	105.00–114.00	$108.37	$1,333	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1465	1435	65-75%	2	139.00–150.00	$144.39	$2,072	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1005	952	3	132.50–162.50	$151.68	$1,444	—
1070–1980	1544	9	115.00–142.50	$134.57	$2,078	—
1625–2055	1907	3	167.50–175.00	$169.81	$3,238	—
1535–2125	1953	4	152.50–162.50	$157.12	$3,069	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,618	—
1475	1475	1	171.00	$171.00	$2,522	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1635	1437	85-90%	5	95.00–110.00	$105.20	$1,512	—
1270–1575	1462	80-85%	3	112.50–120.00	$116.95	$1,710	—
1630	1630	75-80%	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,891	—

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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.