Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2020-03-04

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Mar 4
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
435 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 509▲ 435 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 3.75 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 3.25 lower. No slaughter dairy heifers were reported last week for a price comparison. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,30283.691,0903thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,32984.481,1234thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,19770.008382thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,44585.031,22948
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,35078.301,0573thin
HeifersChoiceHigh1,244114.731,42783
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,160102.151,1856thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,382112.761,55871
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,204103.131,24210
SteersSelectAverage1,08094.001,0152thin
SteersStandardAverage1,22888.361,0852thin

Every lot

17 lots · USDA AMS · Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction - Greenville, 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,08094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0152
Steers—Select and Choice1,202105.15/cwt100.00–108.001,2649
Steers—Select and Choice1,22585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0411
Steers—Standard1,22888.36/cwt84.00–93.001,0852
Steers—Choice1,355113.91/cwt110.00–116.001,54357
Steers—Choice1,393117.79/cwt117.00–118.001,6414
Steers—Choice1,464105.42/cwt100.00–109.001,5437
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,693101.22/cwt95.00–109.001,7143
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,160102.15/cwt90.00–107.001,1856
Heifers—Choice1,240114.51/cwt110.00–116.001,42076
Heifers—Choice1,289117.16/cwt117.00–118.001,5107
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,30283.69/cwt80.00–90.001,0903
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,35078.30/cwt75.00–80.001,0573
Dairy Steers—Choice1,42185.41/cwt83.00–90.001,21445
Dairy Steers—Choice1,80579.31/cwt78.00–80.001,4323
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,19770.00/cwt70.00–70.008382
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,32984.48/cwt83.00–85.001,1234

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.