Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2020-09-16

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Sep 16
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
399 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 413▲ 115 vs year ago 284 · +40.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold .50 to 1.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sod 1.50 higher. Trade was active with moderate to good 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%Average1,19982.679914thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,40585.001,1943thin
Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,42386.781,23535
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,44572.691,0503thin
HeifersChoiceHigh1,217101.571,23691
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,05792.619797thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,366101.721,38996
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,19995.311,1438thin

Every lot

16 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,19995.31/cwt91.00–98.001,1438
Steers—Choice1,356102.31/cwt99.00–105.001,38787
Steers—Choice1,438107.05/cwt106.00–108.001,5392
Steers—Choice1,46492.93/cwt86.00–96.001,3607
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,05792.61/cwt80.00–98.009797
Heifers—Choice1,18392.03/cwt87.00–98.001,0895
Heifers—Choice1,211102.20/cwt99.00–105.001,23884
Heifers—Choice1,460108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,5771
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,66090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,19982.67/cwt80.00–85.009914
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,28094.51/cwt94.00–95.001,2102
Dairy Steers—Choice1,41586.94/cwt83.00–90.001,23028
Dairy Steers—Choice1,43088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2581
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,44572.69/cwt70.00–75.001,0503
Dairy Steers—Choice1,54881.50/cwt80.00–82.001,2624
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,40585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1943

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.