Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2023-12-20

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Dec 20
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
380 head
▼ 150 vs last sale 530▼ 1 vs year ago 381 · −0.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 6.00 to 7.00 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
Bulls—Average1,578120.521,9022thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,572116.661,8343thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,403146.602,0573thin
Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,561141.732,21311
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,346128.871,7354thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,22583.661,0253thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,370164.322,25185
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,155144.531,6692thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,404166.372,33686
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,231138.621,7068thin
SteersSelectAverage1,515126.001,9091thin

Every lot

18 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 Choice1,231138.62/cwt130.00–160.001,7068
Steers—Choice1,379159.70/cwt158.00–160.002,2026
Steers—Choice1,393166.97/cwt161.00–172.002,32676
Steers—Select1,515126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,9091
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,650164.89/cwt160.00–170.002,7214
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,155144.53/cwt144.00–145.001,6692
Heifers—Choice1,359165.46/cwt162.00–170.002,24971
Heifers—Choice1,361158.42/cwt150.00–160.002,15611
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,658158.97/cwt155.00–161.002,6363
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,578120.52/cwt120.00–121.001,9022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,540140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,1561
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,588104.99/cwt100.00–110.001,6672
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,22583.66/cwt70.00–110.001,0253
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,346128.87/cwt115.00–137.001,7354
Dairy Steers—Choice1,481144.01/cwt140.00–148.002,1336
Dairy Steers—Choice1,555155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,4101
Dairy Steers—Choice1,683135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,2724
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,403146.60/cwt140.00–150.002,0573

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.