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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Replacement Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, May 5

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

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Receipts

269 head

▲ 269 vs last sale 0▲ 105 vs year ago 164 · +64.0%

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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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,337	$4,499	84
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$4,208	27
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,222	$3,931	33
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,476	$3,843	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,369	$3,816	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$3,719	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,583	$3,587	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$3,429	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,149	$2,900	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,100	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$3,950	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,207	$3,443	9
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$2,850	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2,135	$4,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,436	$3,430	5
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,325	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,525	$4,534	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$3,908	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$3,250	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,200	2thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	867	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,325	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,815	4,083.88/head	3,600.00–4,550.00	4,084	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	2,135	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	710	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,090	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,165	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,363	3,860.09/head	3,250.00–4,200.00	3,860	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,383	3,822.29/head	3,650.00–3,925.00	3,822	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,500	4,557.50/head	4,400.00–4,700.00	4,558	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,531	4,528.73/head	4,400.00–4,600.00	4,529	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,071	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	3,650.02/head	2,250.00–4,000.00	3,650	19
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,149	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,162	4,066.26/head	1,800.00–4,750.00	4,066	21
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,221	4,295.85/head	2,350.00–5,000.00	4,296	21
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,250	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,299	3,588.80/head	2,450.00–4,500.00	3,589	15
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,327	3,692.93/head	2,150.00–4,700.00	3,693	12
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,343	3,543.39/head	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,543	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,369	3,815.50/head	3,150.00–4,000.00	3,816	12
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,392	4,746.67/head	4,100.00–5,300.00	4,747	65
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,476	3,842.92/head	3,400.00–4,450.00	3,843	14
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,583	3,587.29/head	3,050.00–3,950.00	3,587	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1-2	850	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1-2	890	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,108	3,950.24/head	3,000.00–4,700.00	3,950	5
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,207	3,442.71/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,443	9
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,000	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	2

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 May 5, 2026

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

Receipts 269Last week 0Year ago 164

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,325	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,815	3,600.00–4,550.00	4,083.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,135	4,800.00	4,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	867	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,363	3,250.00–4,200.00	3,860.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,531	4,400.00–4,600.00	4,528.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,383	3,650.00–3,925.00	3,822.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,500	4,400.00–4,700.00	4,557.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	4,200.00	4,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	4,550.00	4,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,149	2,250.00–4,000.00	3,650.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,003	3,900.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,162	1,800.00–4,750.00	4,066.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,072	2,950.00	2,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,221	2,350.00–5,000.00	4,295.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	65	—	1,392	4,100.00–5,300.00	4,746.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,149	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,343	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,543.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,476	3,400.00–4,450.00	3,842.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,327	2,150.00–4,700.00	3,692.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,250	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,299	2,450.00–4,500.00	3,588.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,369	3,150.00–4,000.00	3,815.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,583	3,050.00–3,950.00	3,587.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,071	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,207	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,442.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,108	3,000.00–4,700.00	3,950.24
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	890	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	2,550.00	2,550.00

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	2	—	1,000	4,200.00	4,200.00

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.