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%
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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

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-28132,091.96/head1,700.00–2,500.002,0923
Bulls—Large 1-21,8303,892.90/head3,800.00–4,000.003,8932
Bulls—Large 1-22,0753,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bulls—Large 1-22,1403,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4852,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,6924,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,7104,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,7314,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,7374,589.10/head4,550.00–4,600.004,5894
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,8404,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Large 21,3352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Large 21,3601,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3952,318.58/head2,250.00–2,350.002,3193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,589.20/head2,100.00–2,800.002,5893
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4772,676.59/head2,650.00–2,700.002,67710
Bred Cows—Large 21,4782,013.20/head2,000.00–2,025.002,0132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5302,748.69/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7492
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,5312,877.15/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8777
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,5422,718.27/head2,350.00–2,850.002,71813
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,5453,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,5572,786.85/head2,700.00–2,875.002,7876
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5903,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,7752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 27451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29042,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5505
Bred Heifers—Large 1-29693,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7006
Bred Heifers—Large 1-29763,359.17/head2,750.00–3,900.003,35930
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,999.51/head2,700.00–3,500.003,0003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2374,068.15/head3,300.00–4,150.004,06813
Bred Heifers—Large 1-21,3563,953.26/head3,500.00–4,500.003,95324
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,4553,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5474,927.96/head4,850.00–5,000.004,9288

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.