Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-03-13

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Mar 13
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
376 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 468▼ 74 vs year ago 450 · −16.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 6.00 higher in a light test. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,480182.002,6941thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,453181.012,6302thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,400145.992,0443thin
Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,527149.052,27722
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,397136.421,9065thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,565120.001,8781thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,176185.582,18384
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,203155.661,8733thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,311186.092,44057
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,253164.742,0646thin
SteersSelectAverage1,150148.501,7083thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,138150.75/cwt147.00–155.001,7162
Steers—Select1,175144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,6921
Steers—Select and Choice1,253164.74/cwt151.00–180.002,0646
Steers—Choice1,297175.41/cwt172.00–180.002,2753
Steers—Choice1,312186.68/cwt182.00–192.002,44954
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight955184.02/cwt182.00–185.001,7573
Heifers—Choice1,180178.80/cwt175.00–181.002,11010
Heifers—Choice1,185186.60/cwt182.00–192.002,21171
Heifers—Select and Choice1,203155.66/cwt140.00–166.001,8733
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,453181.01/cwt180.00–182.002,6302
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,480182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,6941
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,400145.99/cwt145.00–148.002,0443
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,327138.44/cwt135.00–140.001,8373
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,397136.42/cwt130.00–140.001,9065
Dairy Steers—Choice1,559150.73/cwt145.00–155.002,35019
Dairy Steers—Select1,565120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8781

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.