Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-04-10

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Apr 10
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
431 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 441▼ 12 vs year ago 443 · −2.7%
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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 sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers were lightly tested to last weeks light supply. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,325177.832,35616
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,406170.742,4017thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,620120.001,9441thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,310149.061,9532thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,378150.112,06922
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,312140.891,8488thin
Dairy SteersStandardAverage1,500100.001,5001thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,248183.502,290111
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,010175.001,7681thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,391180.512,51069
SteersStandardAverage1,401165.872,3244thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,338183.97/cwt180.00–187.002,46256
Steers—Standard1,401165.87/cwt159.00–170.002,3244
Steers—Choice1,583169.38/cwt160.00–175.002,6819
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,696157.05/cwt145.00–168.002,6644
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight995182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8111
Heifers—Select and Choice1,010175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7681
Heifers—Choice1,247183.56/cwt180.00–190.002,289109
Heifers—Choice1,600178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,8481
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,620120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,9441
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,220159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,9401
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,312140.89/cwt140.00–143.001,8488
Dairy Steers—Choice1,386149.69/cwt145.00–155.002,07521
Dairy Steers—Standard1,500100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5001
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,349178.20/cwt169.00–182.002,4046
Beef/Dairy Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,750126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,2051
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,295170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2021
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,327178.35/cwt177.00–182.002,36715
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,310149.06/cwt145.00–153.001,9532

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.