Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

Fairview, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	290	1,465	0
Feeder cattle	—	1,465	—
Replacement cattle	290	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

A nice buying crowd came to purchase a good set of replacements. Trade was active with good demand.

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095–1445	1291	(<2 yrs)	N/A	20	2,400.00–4,150.00	$3,257.09	—
1400–2295	1730	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	11	2,700.00–4,900.00	$4,003.91	—
1930	1930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885	885	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1255	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1120–1485	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	2,900.00–3,900.00	$3,602.78
1172–1735	1295	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	3,400.00–4,600.00	$4,256.50
1244–1860	1324	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,400.00–3,500.00	$3,074.93
1250–1450	1338	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,900.00–3,500.00	$2,657.94
1210–1465	1369	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,200.00–3,800.00	$3,511.18
1370–1465	1418	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1300–1885	1449	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	47	2,700.00–4,800.00	$3,805.52
1392–1496	1461	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	3,400.00–3,600.00	$3,536.50
1255–2415	1526	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	2,000.00–3,700.00	$3,153.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00
1168	1168	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1177	1177	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1130–1215	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	2,500.00–3,300.00	$2,919.63
1192	1192	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,200.00	$3,200.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1095	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,200.00–3,000.00	$2,614.18
1077–1165	1106	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,000.00–3,200.00	$3,070.20
970–1188	1108	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	2,800.00–5,300.00	$4,636.26

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970–1200	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	3,500.00–4,900.00	$4,208.31	—
1275	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,600.00	$4,600.00	—
1270–1300	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,900.00–5,100.00	$5,001.17	—
1175–1400	1288	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00–5,400.00	$4,441.75	—
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
1300–1400	1350	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,750.00–4,300.00	$4,014.81	—
1085–1690	1436	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	3,600.00–5,300.00	$4,058.82	—
1445	1445	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
1502	1502	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—
1950	1950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
995–1190	1082	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,900.00–4,250.00	$3,574.78	—
1150–1180	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,600.00–3,500.00	$3,055.79	—

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985–1037	1011	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	4,300.00–4,500.00	$4,402.57	—
890–1290	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	3,200.00–5,800.00	$4,495.32	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–872	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	3,250.00–4,400.00	$3,988.95	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.