Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2023-08-30

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Aug 30
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
544 head
▲ 297 vs last sale 247▲ 21 vs year ago 523 · +4.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers traded steady. Trade was active with 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%Average1,388127.471,7692thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceLow1,282140.001,7953thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,320110.361,4572thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,514146.812,22226
HeifersChoiceAverage1,174188.272,211164
SteersChoiceAverage1,278187.392,394143
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,160176.252,04512

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 Choice1,160176.25/cwt170.00–183.002,04512
Steers—Choice1,270188.20/cwt184.00–193.002,390131
Steers—Choice1,339177.98/cwt175.00–183.002,38311
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,615185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,9881
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight943187.56/cwt180.00–190.001,7694
Heifers—Choice1,180188.43/cwt184.00–193.002,223157
Heifers—Choice1,187180.66/cwt180.00–182.002,1443
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,388127.47/cwt125.00–130.001,7692
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,282140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7953
Dairy Heifers—Select1,320110.36/cwt105.00–115.001,4572
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,506147.21/cwt144.00–150.002,21724
Dairy Steers—Choice1,608142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,2832

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.