Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special breeding stock sale was well received. Trade was active with 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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,480	$3,466	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,411	$3,121	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,273	$3,018	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,112	$2,734	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$2,467	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,446	$2,421	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,440	$2,362	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$2,000	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,196	$2,779	9
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,426	$3,434	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,639	$3,372	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$3,593	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,430	$3,579	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$3,288	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,084	$3,201	16
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,127	$3,724	9

Every lot, as filed

31 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,600	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Heifer Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,078	3,659.26/head	3,150.00–3,950.00	3,659	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,271	4,050.56/head	3,700.00–4,100.00	4,051	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,353	3,678.33/head	2,850.00–4,000.00	3,678	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,175	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,496	2,561.52/head	2,000.00–2,850.00	2,562	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	3,352.62/head	2,650.00–3,875.00	3,353	7
Heifer Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,370	3,828.63/head	3,350.00–4,100.00	3,829	11
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,398	2,784.08/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,784	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,215	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,772.27/head	3,400.00–3,925.00	3,772	11
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,639	3,372.39/head	3,100.00–4,000.00	3,372	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,150	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	2,540.71/head	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,541	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	3,637.20/head	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,637	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,448.03/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,448	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,480	3,465.89/head	2,600.00–3,700.00	3,466	11
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,322	3,196.48/head	2,575.00–3,875.00	3,196	5
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,196	2,779.36/head	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,779	9
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,273	3,018.49/head	2,300.00–3,500.00	3,018	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,476	2,420.59/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,421	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,426	3,433.61/head	2,500.00–4,900.00	3,434	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,112	2,734.48/head	2,000.00–3,150.00	2,734	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,411	3,120.66/head	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,121	5

How this sale compares

Illinois weighted averages

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Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - Fairview, IL

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Special breeding stock sale was well received. Trade was active with good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,600	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,271	3,700.00–4,100.00	4,050.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,353	2,850.00–4,000.00	3,678.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,370	3,350.00–4,100.00	3,828.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,500	3,400.00–3,925.00	3,772.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,322	2,575.00–3,875.00	3,196.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,146	2,650.00–3,875.00	3,352.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	3,625.00	3,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	939	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,540.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,113	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,637.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,448.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,250.00	2,250.00
Heifer Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,078	3,150.00–3,950.00	3,659.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	3,950.00	3,950.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,496	2,000.00–2,850.00	2,561.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,398	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,784.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,480	2,600.00–3,700.00	3,465.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,273	2,300.00–3,500.00	3,018.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,476	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,420.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	2,000.00–3,150.00	2,734.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,411	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,120.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,227	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	995	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,639	3,100.00–4,000.00	3,372.39
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,426	2,500.00–4,900.00	3,433.61
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,196	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,779.36

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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