Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-04-17

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Apr 17
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
450 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 431▼ 9 vs year ago 459 · −2.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,292173.912,24715
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,460173.592,53511
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,409160.002,2544thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceHigh1,440161.012,3193thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,464150.992,21134
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,576135.922,1424thin
Dairy SteersStandardAverage2,360100.002,3601thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,205181.102,18144
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,030174.001,7921thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,353182.182,46584
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,391160.822,2375thin
SteersStandardAverage1,433139.111,9935thin

Every lot

19 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 Choice1,316163.53/cwt155.00–170.002,1524
Steers—Choice1,353182.18/cwt175.00–185.002,46584
Steers—Standard1,433139.11/cwt130.00–145.001,9935
Steers—Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,690150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,5351
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight965172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6601
Heifers—Select and Choice1,030174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,7921
Heifers—Choice1,210181.13/cwt175.00–185.002,19242
Heifers—Choice1,215189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,2961
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,409160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,2544
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,435160.48/cwt160.00–161.002,3032
Dairy Steers—Choice1,447151.02/cwt148.00–159.002,18528
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,576135.92/cwt130.00–145.002,1424
Dairy Steers—Choice1,601146.02/cwt145.00–147.002,3384
Dairy Steers—Standard2,360100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,3601
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,449175.95/cwt170.00–180.002,55010
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,575150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3631
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,350178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,4031
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,485152.52/cwt152.00–153.002,2652
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,292173.91/cwt160.00–178.002,24715

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.