Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2026-03-03

Fairview Livestock Auction

Replacement Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 3
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048
Receipts
163 head
163 vs last sale 0 3 vs year ago 160 · +1.9%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleTue Aug 18, 2026Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special breeding stock sale saw active trade 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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,513$4,50615
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,279$4,25914
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,037$3,9002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,449$3,45520
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$3,4004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$2,8502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$2,4333thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,260$2,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,255$1,8843thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,137$4,98841
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,390$3,6001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,049$3,5694thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,285$3,2001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,427$5,07022
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,565$2,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,350$6,1336
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,628$5,5803thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,540$4,9001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,109$5,87717

Every lot, as filed

28 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 1-21,3506,133.33/head6,000.00–6,400.006,1336
Heifer PairsLarge 1-21,1095,876.67/head5,400.00–6,100.005,87717
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,6285,579.63/head4,900.00–5,900.005,5803
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,5404,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9001
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3122,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1953,599.16/head3,500.00–3,700.003,5992
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1633,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1702,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,0202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4933,566.60/head2,000.00–4,500.003,56718
BullsLarge 1-21,4275,069.56/head3,750.00–9,000.005,07022
Bred CowsMedium 1-29952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1731,576.33/head1,550.00–1,600.001,5762
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5624,645.76/head3,600.00–5,200.004,64613
Bred HeifersLarge 1-21,2853,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,2594,268.95/head3,500.00–4,600.004,26912
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,2602,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsLarge 21,4004,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
BullsLarge 1-21,5652,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred HeifersLarge 1-21,1374,987.81/head4,000.00–5,700.004,98841
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred HeifersLarge 1-21,0493,569.21/head3,250.00–4,300.003,5694
Bred HeifersLarge 1-21,3903,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,0373,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3903,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001

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.