Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2023-12-13

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Dec 13
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
530 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 605▲ 12 vs year ago 518 · +2.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand on a downward trending market.

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%Average1,428141.002,0132thin
Dairy SteersChoiceHigh1,453138.182,00833
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,431128.631,8416thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,289165.422,132160
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,127148.351,6729thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,386164.522,281125
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,269150.911,9159thin
SteersSelectAverage1,172141.831,6623thin
SteersStandardAverage1,705130.002,2171thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,105144.74/cwt141.00–148.001,5992
Steers—Select and Choice1,269150.91/cwt144.00–156.001,9159
Steers—Select1,305136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,7751
Steers—Choice1,310175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2931
Steers—Choice1,338152.49/cwt150.00–155.002,0402
Steers—Choice1,369165.37/cwt160.00–170.002,264114
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,654154.17/cwt136.00–160.002,5508
Steers—Standard1,705130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,2171
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,127148.35/cwt136.00–157.001,6729
Heifers—Choice1,287165.62/cwt160.00–170.002,132157
Heifers—Choice1,402154.86/cwt151.00–158.002,1713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,428141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,0132
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,360145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,9721
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,431128.63/cwt120.00–142.001,8416
Dairy Steers—Choice1,451138.75/cwt134.00–143.002,01329
Dairy Steers—Choice1,503130.35/cwt130.00–131.001,9593

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.