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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Fairview, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 13, 2026

402 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 402 — —

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,749 —
1155 1155 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,194 —
1255–1650 1467 6 200.00–223.50 $213.77 $3,136 —
1210–1685 1484 121 225.00–235.50 $230.84 $3,426 —
1817 1817 2 176.00 $176.00 $3,198 -40.00
1825–1920 1888 3 202.00–216.00 $206.51 $3,899 —
2268 2268 4 181.00 $181.00 $4,105 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,936 —
1135–1310 1223 2 189.00–200.00 $194.11 $2,374 —
1346–1488 1428 9 217.00–222.00 $218.41 $3,119 -1.87
1150–1622 1451 62 223.00–233.50 $227.95 $3,308 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1195 1066 80-85% 10 175.00–212.50 $187.21 $1,996 —
1295 1295 80-85% 1 177.00 $177.00 $2,292 —
1000–1760 1348 80-85% 33 55.00–157.00 $142.18 $1,917 -19.53
980–1685 1374 80-85% 21 158.00–169.00 $161.96 $2,225 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–2070 1524 75-80% 38 70.00–167.00 $154.95 $2,361 -1.92
1260–2200 1535 75-80% 27 168.00–180.00 $173.01 $2,656 -6.99
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–965 963 85-90% 2 201.00–215.00 $207.98 $2,003 +56.01
485–1415 1049 85-90% 15 45.00–127.50 $99.67 $1,046 —
990–1210 1059 85-90% 5 133.00–146.00 $139.49 $1,477 +45.11
965–1170 1068 85-90% 2 10.00–17.50 $13.39 $143 -115.37
1220 1220 85-90% 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,818 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1805 1554 8 177.00–187.00 $181.61 $2,822 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1985 1573 9 132.50–180.00 $156.37 $2,460 —
1660–2275 1941 4 187.50–195.00 $189.99 $3,688 —
1915–2220 2087 3 207.50–222.50 $215.25 $4,492 —

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–1705 1690 2 190.00–195.00 $192.48 $3,253 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1015 998 85-90% 2 65.00–117.50 $90.79 $906 —
1260 1260 85-90% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,323 —
1260–1450 1355 80-85% 2 117.50–137.50 $126.80 $1,718 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,785 —
1041 1041 3 152.50 $152.50 $1,588 —

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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.