Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2025-12-02

Fairview Livestock Auction

Replacement Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Dec 2
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048
Receipts
180 head
180 vs last sale 0 170 vs year ago 350 · 48.6%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleTue Aug 18, 2026Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Tonight at Fairview, the second breeding stock sale of the season was well attended. Producers buying replacement stock traveled from extended regions to particpate in a quality to attractive overall offering. Solid demand on active trade.

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,545$3,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,590$3,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,775$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,507$2,79110
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,557$2,7876
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,533$2,63917
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,464$2,61511
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,395$2,3193thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,360$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,360$3,92325
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,041$3,46845
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)985$3,13914
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)2,140$3,9001thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2,075$3,6001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,220$2,8125
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,731$4,8005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,737$4,5894thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,741$4,4003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,710$4,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,485$2,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,380$2,4002thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,547$4,9288

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,3802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,4852,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,7314,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8005
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,8404,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,7104,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Bred CowsLarge 21,3601,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1-28132,091.96/head1,700.00–2,500.002,0923
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1532,999.51/head2,700.00–3,500.003,0003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5302,748.69/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7492
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,4553,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2374,068.15/head3,300.00–4,150.004,06813
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29042,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5474,927.96/head4,850.00–5,000.004,9288
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4502,589.20/head2,100.00–2,800.002,5893
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5903,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred CowsLarge 21,3352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,6924,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5002
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,7374,589.10/head4,550.00–4,600.004,5894
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3952,318.58/head2,250.00–2,350.002,3193
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5572,786.85/head2,700.00–2,875.002,7876
Bred HeifersMedium 27451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,7752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
BullsLarge 1-21,8303,892.90/head3,800.00–4,000.003,8932
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5312,877.15/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8777
Bred HeifersLarge 1-21,3563,953.26/head3,500.00–4,500.003,95324
BullsLarge 1-22,1403,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Bred CowsLarge 21,4782,013.20/head2,000.00–2,025.002,0132
Bred HeifersLarge 1-29763,359.17/head2,750.00–3,900.003,35930
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4772,676.59/head2,650.00–2,700.002,67710
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5453,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
BullsLarge 1-22,0753,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred HeifersLarge 1-29693,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7006
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5422,718.27/head2,350.00–2,850.002,71813

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.