Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2023-08-16

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Aug 16
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
568 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 472▼ 17 vs year ago 585 · −2.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers, slaughter dairy steers, and slaughter heifers sold 2.00 lower. 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
Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,480147.522,18435
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,395137.971,9254thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,185187.012,217145
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,129169.841,9174thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,297187.332,429125
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,201165.621,9897thin

Every lot

12 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 Choice1,201165.62/cwt150.00–180.001,9897
Steers—Choice1,291187.88/cwt184.00–195.002,426117
Steers—Choice1,347178.78/cwt175.00–182.002,4087
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,615183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,9551
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight968181.52/cwt180.00–183.001,7572
Heifers—Select and Choice1,129169.84/cwt150.00–182.001,9174
Heifers—Choice1,183179.44/cwt175.00–183.002,12312
Heifers—Choice1,189187.79/cwt184.00–195.002,233131
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,395137.97/cwt130.00–142.001,9254
Dairy Steers—Choice1,426155.60/cwt155.00–157.002,2195
Dairy Steers—Choice1,486146.64/cwt143.00–153.002,17927
Dairy Steers—Choice1,518142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,1563

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.