Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2023-12-06

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Dec 6
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
605 head
▼ 138 vs last sale 743▲ 31 vs year ago 574 · +5.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 5.00 lower. 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
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,463140.002,0482thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,295138.001,7871thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,477142.152,10021
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,287133.881,7238thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,300171.832,234167
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,115166.001,8511thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,371170.882,342138
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,241146.611,8196thin

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 Choice1,241146.61/cwt135.00–155.001,8196
Steers—Choice1,361171.74/cwt170.00–177.002,337128
Steers—Choice1,369161.23/cwt158.00–165.002,2076
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,679157.75/cwt151.00–160.002,6494
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,115166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,8511
Heifers—Choice1,297172.00/cwt168.00–175.002,231165
Heifers—Choice1,400160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,2401
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,680156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,6211
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,287133.88/cwt130.00–138.001,7238
Dairy Steers—Choice1,477142.15/cwt140.00–143.002,10021
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,295138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,7871
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,463140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,0482

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.