Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2026-05-05

Fairview Livestock Auction

Replacement Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, May 5
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048
Receipts
269 head
269 vs last sale 0 105 vs year ago 164 · +64.0%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleTue Aug 18, 2026Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade was active with good demand on a good set of replacement cattle.

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,337$4,49984
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,173$4,20827
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,222$3,93133
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,476$3,84314
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,369$3,81612
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,098$3,71910
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,583$3,5876
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,242$3,42920
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,149$2,9004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$2,1003thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,108$3,9505
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,207$3,4439
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)890$2,8502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$2,5501thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2,135$4,8001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,436$3,4305
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,325$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,525$4,53410
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,345$3,90812
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)938$3,2502thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$4,2002thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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 1-21,3253,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
BullsSmall and Medium 1-28672,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
BullsLarge 1-21,8154,083.88/head3,600.00–4,550.004,0843
BullsLarge 1-22,1354,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,3633,860.09/head3,250.00–4,200.003,8608
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,0904,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1493,650.02/head2,250.00–4,000.003,65019
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0033,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9006
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,2214,295.85/head2,350.00–5,000.004,29621
Bred HeifersLarge 1-21,2073,442.71/head3,100.00–3,600.003,4439
Bred HeifersLarge 1-21,1083,950.24/head3,000.00–4,700.003,9505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1624,066.26/head1,800.00–4,750.004,06621
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3924,746.67/head4,100.00–5,300.004,74765
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0722,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9505
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,1492,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9004
Bred HeifersLarge 1-28902,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Bred HeifersLarge 1-28502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3433,543.39/head3,400.00–3,650.003,5432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0714,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0007
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,5314,528.73/head4,400.00–4,600.004,5298
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,3833,822.29/head3,650.00–3,925.003,8223
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4763,842.92/head3,400.00–4,450.003,84314
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3273,692.93/head2,150.00–4,700.003,69312
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,2502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1003
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,2993,588.80/head2,450.00–4,500.003,58915
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,5004,557.50/head4,400.00–4,700.004,5582
Heifer PairsLarge 1-21,0004,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3693,815.50/head3,150.00–4,000.003,81612
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5833,587.29/head3,050.00–3,950.003,5876
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-27102,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,1654,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001

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.