Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2026-01-06

Fairview Livestock Auction

Replacement Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 6
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048
Receipts
228 head
▲ 228 vs last sale 0▲ 65 vs year ago 163 · +39.9%
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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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$4,14814
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,460$3,95612
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,418$3,56135
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,713$3,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,204$3,43418
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,477$3,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,396$3,0234thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,214$3,00314
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,445$3,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,399$2,6206
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,315$2,57147
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,313$2,45532
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,179$3,49116
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,260$2,8052thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2,145$4,0001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,464$2,5966
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,147$3,8333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,425$3,0134thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)985$3,6562thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3562,400.31/head2,250.00–2,600.002,4004
Bulls—Large 1-21,6802,987.50/head2,300.00–3,500.002,9882
Bulls—Large 1-22,1454,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,0852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1504,148.44/head3,400.00–4,550.004,14814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1792,245.46/head1,800.00–2,550.002,24512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1813,020.80/head2,000.00–3,400.003,02112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1912,188.82/head1,600.00–2,500.002,1898
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2043,434.21/head2,700.00–3,900.003,43418
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2142,902.90/head2,750.00–3,050.002,9034
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2322,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9504
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3612,681.97/head1,900.00–3,100.002,68235
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3782,462.60/head1,700.00–3,200.002,46320
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3963,023.32/head1,800.00–3,300.003,0234
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3992,619.69/head2,400.00–2,749.002,6206
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4102,898.40/head2,450.00–3,350.002,8982
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4443,645.55/head2,400.00–4,100.003,64631
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4603,955.70/head3,600.00–4,150.003,95612
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4773,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,7133,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Large 1-29853,656.09/head3,250.00–4,050.003,6562
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,2704,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,6003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2776236.36/cwt151.00–265.001,8344
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Large 1-21,1793,491.42/head2,900.00–3,900.003,49116
Bred Heifers—Large 1-21,2602,804.56/head2,500.00–3,000.002,8052

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.