Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-03-06

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Mar 6
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
468 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 587▲ 40 vs year ago 428 · +9.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 lower. 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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,260178.482,24918
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,140149.001,6991thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,025123.351,2642thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,364172.942,3594thin
Bullocks—Low1,334137.951,8403thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,487145.192,15920
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,375139.351,9163thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,425115.001,6391thin
Dairy SteersStandardAverage1,450109.861,5932thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,271183.812,33676
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,020158.101,6132thin
HeifersSelectAverage930131.001,2181thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,351184.132,48795
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,266155.071,9635thin

Every lot

20 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 Choice1,266155.07/cwt142.00–175.001,9635
Steers—Choice1,345184.67/cwt180.00–190.002,48484
Steers—Choice1,368173.31/cwt164.00–178.002,3717
Steers—Choice1,438191.79/cwt191.00–192.002,7584
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select930131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2181
Heifers—Select and Choice1,020158.10/cwt140.00–175.001,6132
Heifers—Choice1,188172.69/cwt170.00–175.002,0522
Heifers—Choice1,273184.11/cwt180.00–190.002,34474
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select1,025123.35/cwt116.00–131.001,2642
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,140149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6991
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,256178.10/cwt175.00–182.002,23717
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,330185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,4611
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,375139.35/cwt138.00–140.001,9163
Dairy Steers—Select1,425115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,6391
Dairy Steers—Standard1,450109.86/cwt100.00–120.001,5932
Dairy Steers—Choice1,487145.19/cwt144.00–150.002,15920
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks2 lots · lightest first
Bullocks——1,313146.42/cwt145.00–148.001,9222
Bullocks——1,375121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,6641
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,317175.59/cwt172.00–180.002,3133
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,505165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,4831

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.