Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2024-03-05

Fairview Livestock Auction

Replacement Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 5
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048
Receipts
140 head
140 vs last sale 0 170 vs year ago 310 · 54.8%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleTue Aug 18, 2026Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A quality set of tested bulls, bred heifers, bred cows, and pairs were well received tonight.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,283$2,4003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,459$2,34614
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,473$2,29320
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,595$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,371$1,85329
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,572$1,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,241$1,5384thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,128$2,15620
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)765$1,4502thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,860$3,5001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,223$3,11517
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,304$2,7217
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$2,7004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,160$1,3001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,103$3,13519

Every lot, as filed

29 lots · USDA AMS · Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - Fairview, IL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsLarge 1-2Thin Fleshed1,3951,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5322,482.67/head2,100.00–2,750.002,48312
Bred HeifersLarge 1-21,1362,205.98/head1,900.00–2,900.002,20619
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5952,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5721,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3151,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6503
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4081,950.13/head1,600.00–2,200.001,95025
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,2832,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
BullsLarge 1-21,8603,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5062,378.68/head1,850.00–2,600.002,37918
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,4603,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium 1-29651,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27651,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Bred CowsSmall 1-2925900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsSmall 1-29551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0201,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2071,360.64/head1,275.00–1,400.001,3613
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
BullsLarge 1-21,2233,114.52/head2,400.00–4,100.003,11517
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3102,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,1502,576.09/head2,250.00–3,150.002,5763
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,3003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Heifer PairsLarge 1-21,1033,134.66/head2,750.00–3,400.003,13519
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,4202,830.28/head2,700.00–2,950.002,8304

How this sale compares

Illinois weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Illinois auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.