Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A nice crowd on hand tonight for the replacement cattle auction tonight. Trade was active with good demand on the offering offered.

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$4,148	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,460	$3,956	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,418	$3,561	35
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,713	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,204	$3,434	18
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,477	$3,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,396	$3,023	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$3,003	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,445	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,399	$2,620	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,571	47
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,313	$2,455	32
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,179	$3,491	16
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$2,805	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2,145	$4,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,464	$2,596	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,147	$3,833	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,425	$3,013	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$3,656	2thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	3,020.80/head	2,000.00–3,400.00	3,021	12
Heifer Pairs	Large 1-2	—	985	3,656.09/head	3,250.00–4,050.00	3,656	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,270	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,600	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,477	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,361	2,681.97/head	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,682	35
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,378	2,462.60/head	1,700.00–3,200.00	2,463	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	236.36/cwt	151.00–265.00	1,834	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	2,245.46/head	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,245	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356	2,400.31/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,713	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,399	2,619.69/head	2,400.00–2,749.00	2,620	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,204	3,434.21/head	2,700.00–3,900.00	3,434	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,232	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	2,188.82/head	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,189	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	2,902.90/head	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,903	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,460	3,955.70/head	3,600.00–4,150.00	3,956	12
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	2,145	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,396	3,023.32/head	1,800.00–3,300.00	3,023	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,150	4,148.44/head	3,400.00–4,550.00	4,148	14
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,179	3,491.42/head	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,491	16
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,445	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,680	2,987.50/head	2,300.00–3,500.00	2,988	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,804.56/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,805	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,444	3,645.55/head	2,400.00–4,100.00	3,646	31
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,898.40/head	2,450.00–3,350.00	2,898	2

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.

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A nice crowd on hand tonight for the replacement cattle auction tonight. Trade was active with good demand on the offering offered.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,181	2,000.00–3,400.00	3,020.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,179	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,245.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,191	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,188.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,214	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,902.90
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,477	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	—	1,361	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,681.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,378	1,700.00–3,200.00	2,462.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,713	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,399	2,400.00–2,749.00	2,619.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,204	2,700.00–3,900.00	3,434.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,460	3,600.00–4,150.00	3,955.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,396	1,800.00–3,300.00	3,023.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,150	3,400.00–4,550.00	4,148.44
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,444	2,400.00–4,100.00	3,645.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,410	2,450.00–3,350.00	2,898.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,232	2,950.00	2,950.00
Heifer Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	3,250.00–4,050.00	3,656.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	4,500.00	4,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,600	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	776	151.00–265.00	236.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,356	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,400.31
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,145	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,680	2,300.00–3,500.00	2,987.50
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,179	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,491.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,804.56

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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