Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-03-20

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Mar 20
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
598 head
▲ 222 vs last sale 376▲ 287 vs year ago 311 · +92.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter dairy crossbreeds sold 1.00 lower to last weeks light supply.

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 HeifersChoiceHigh1,303180.712,35540
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,200125.001,5001thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,418176.542,5038thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,475140.002,0651thin
Beef/Dairy SteersStandardAverage1,525135.002,0591thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceLow1,586123.721,9624thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,420120.001,7041thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,390115.001,5991thin
Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,591142.662,27032
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,273130.711,6642thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,433110.511,5845thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,265185.682,349106
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,118170.361,9059thin
SteersChoiceLow1,363187.322,553100
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,213165.672,01013
SteersSelectAverage1,095115.961,2702thin
SteersStandardLow1,215101.001,2271thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,095115.96/cwt101.00–130.001,2702
Steers—Select and Choice1,213165.67/cwt150.00–181.002,01013
Steers—Standard1,215101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,2271
Steers—Choice1,351179.43/cwt175.00–180.002,4248
Steers—Choice1,364187.93/cwt182.00–193.002,56391
Steers—Choice1,365195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,6621
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,118170.36/cwt150.00–181.001,9059
Heifers—Choice1,259175.27/cwt130.00–181.002,20715
Heifers—Choice1,264187.32/cwt182.00–193.002,36890
Heifers—Choice1,455194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,8231
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,195188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,2471
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select1,200125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5001
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,305130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6971
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,306181.85/cwt175.00–185.002,37538
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,273130.71/cwt125.00–136.001,6642
Dairy Steers—Select1,433110.51/cwt101.00–120.001,5845
Dairy Steers—Choice1,486149.16/cwt145.00–155.002,21717
Dairy Steers—Choice1,710135.30/cwt135.00–140.002,31415
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,363170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3172
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,436178.72/cwt175.00–180.002,5666
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,475140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,0651
Beef/Dairy Steers—Standard1,525135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,0591
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,390115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,5991
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,420120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7041
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,586123.72/cwt120.00–125.001,9624

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.