Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2021-05-05

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, May 5
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
493 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 447▼ 26 vs year ago 519 · −5.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 4.50 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%High1,41692.211,3065thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceHigh1,58794.751,5043thin
Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,51195.011,43535
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,31584.351,1092thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,245118.251,47281
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,199112.531,3494thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,352117.371,587131
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,171106.041,2425thin
SteersStandardAverage1,75384.821,4872thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,171106.04/cwt90.00–115.001,2425
Steers—Choice1,284111.38/cwt105.00–115.001,43010
Steers—Choice1,348118.31/cwt116.00–122.001,595117
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,653105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,7364
Steers—Standard1,75384.82/cwt80.00–90.001,4872
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight960115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1041
Heifers—Select and Choice1,199112.53/cwt110.00–115.001,3494
Heifers—Choice1,245118.73/cwt116.00–122.001,47874
Heifers—Choice1,295112.90/cwt105.00–115.001,4626
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,262107.01/cwt105.00–111.001,3503
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,64870.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1542
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,565100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5651
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,59892.12/cwt90.00–94.001,4722
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,31584.35/cwt80.00–89.001,1092
Dairy Steers—Choice1,425100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4251
Dairy Steers—Choice1,50495.32/cwt93.00–98.001,43432
Dairy Steers—Choice1,65887.63/cwt85.00–90.001,4532

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.