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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Replacement Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 3

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

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Receipts

163 head

▲ 163 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 160 · +1.9%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleTue Nov 3, 2026 Replacement 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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,513	$4,506	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,279	$4,259	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$3,900	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,449	$3,455	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$3,400	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,433	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,884	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,137	$4,988	41
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,390	$3,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,049	$3,569	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$3,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,427	$5,070	22
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,565	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$6,133	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,628	$5,580	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,540	$4,900	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,109	$5,877	17

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,427	5,069.56/head	3,750.00–9,000.00	5,070	22
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,565	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,350	6,133.33/head	6,000.00–6,400.00	6,133	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,540	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,628	5,579.63/head	4,900.00–5,900.00	5,580	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,109	5,876.67/head	5,400.00–6,100.00	5,877	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	995	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,020	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,037	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	1,576.33/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,576	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	3,599.16/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,599	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,259	4,268.95/head	3,500.00–4,600.00	4,269	12
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,260	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,312	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,360	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,390	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 2	1,400	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,420	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,493	3,566.60/head	2,000.00–4,500.00	3,567	18
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,562	4,645.76/head	3,600.00–5,200.00	4,646	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,049	3,569.21/head	3,250.00–4,300.00	3,569	4
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,137	4,987.81/head	4,000.00–5,700.00	4,988	41
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,285	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,390	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1

This sale against other markets

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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Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - Fairview, IL

Tue Mar 3, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)

Receipts 163Last week 0Year ago 160

Special breeding stock sale saw active trade with very 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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,350	6,000.00–6,400.00	6,133.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,628	4,900.00–5,900.00	5,579.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,540	4,900.00	4,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,109	5,400.00–6,100.00	5,876.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,312	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,493	2,000.00–4,500.00	3,566.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,562	3,600.00–5,200.00	4,645.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,259	3,500.00–4,600.00	4,268.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,037	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,390	3,100.00	3,100.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,599.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,163	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,173	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,576.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,400	4,200.00	4,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	22	—	1,427	3,750.00–9,000.00	5,069.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,565	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	—	1,137	4,000.00–5,700.00	4,987.81
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,049	3,250.00–4,300.00	3,569.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	3,600.00	3,600.00

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.