Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2025-03-04

Fairview Livestock Auction

Replacement Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 4
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048
Receipts
160 head
160 vs last sale 0 20 vs year ago 140 · +14.3%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleTue Aug 18, 2026Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Tonight's breeding stock sale was well received, Even with a high number of older cows, the quality was high. Trade was active with very good demand.

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)1,465$2,9002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,586$2,88117
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,615$2,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,460$2,49866
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,358$2,3532thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$2,3313thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,365$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,409$2,02613
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,272$3,2227
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$2,4001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,342$5,28313
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,985$3,4001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,575$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,158$4,36412
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,572$3,6036
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,360$2,4502thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,000$4,0004thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,039$3,7658

Every lot, as filed

23 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
BullsLarge 1-21,5752,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsLarge 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2751,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
BullsLarge 1-21,3425,283.11/head2,200.00–7,400.005,28313
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,6152,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3582,353.04/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3532
Bred HeifersLarge 1-21,1702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,5803,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3852,670.89/head2,550.00–2,800.002,6712
Bred HeifersLarge 1-21,2723,221.80/head2,500.00–3,700.003,2227
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5862,880.85/head2,550.00–3,700.002,88117
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,6292,398.07/head2,150.00–2,600.002,3987
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1291,701.20/head1,625.00–1,900.001,7015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1881,700.74/head1,650.00–1,750.001,7012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29801,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
BullsLarge 1-21,9853,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4652,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4692,522.77/head2,000.00–2,750.002,52364
Heifer PairsLarge 1-21,0393,764.98/head2,200.00–4,200.003,7658
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,1584,364.03/head4,200.00–4,500.004,36412
Heifer PairsLarge 1-21,0004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0004
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,5703,633.76/head3,100.00–4,100.003,6345
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,3602,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502

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.