Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-04-03

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Apr 3
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
441 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 473▲ 50 vs year ago 391 · +12.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers traded steady. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers were lightly tested. 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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,230180.992,2262thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,373178.882,4563thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,435143.382,0583thin
Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,381149.792,06912
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,345135.971,8295thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,304185.142,41473
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage890150.001,3351thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,386183.882,549108
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,320165.742,1887thin
SteersStandardAverage1,523121.401,8496thin

Every lot

17 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—Select and Choice1,320165.74/cwt150.00–178.002,1887
Steers—Choice1,378184.96/cwt180.00–190.002,549100
Steers—Choice1,419168.85/cwt150.00–175.002,3966
Steers—Standard1,496125.93/cwt100.00–140.001,8844
Steers—Standard1,578112.34/cwt110.00–115.001,7732
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,713175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,9982
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice890150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3351
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight950180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7101
Heifers—Choice1,233175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1582
Heifers—Choice1,311185.50/cwt180.00–190.002,43270
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,345120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6141
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,480155.07/cwt150.00–160.002,2952
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,345135.97/cwt130.00–140.001,8295
Dairy Steers—Choice1,381150.41/cwt145.00–155.002,07711
Dairy Steers—Choice1,385143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,9811
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,373178.88/cwt175.00–182.002,4563
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,230180.99/cwt180.00–182.002,2262

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.