Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-04-24

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Apr 24
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
382 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 450▲ 101 vs year ago 281 · +35.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,486169.122,5139thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,538178.952,7529thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,450150.002,1751thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,430152.002,1741thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,436149.762,15129
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,426140.001,9968thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,282181.572,32999
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,183158.201,8722thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,350181.402,45083
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,318150.741,9872thin

Every lot

15 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 Choice1,318150.74/cwt140.00–160.001,9872
Steers—Choice1,330182.97/cwt180.00–188.002,43478
Steers—Choice1,420190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,6981
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,730148.73/cwt145.00–150.002,5734
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,055190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0051
Heifers—Select and Choice1,183158.20/cwt140.00–175.001,8722
Heifers—Choice1,244171.07/cwt165.00–175.002,1285
Heifers—Choice1,287182.04/cwt177.00–185.002,34393
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,450150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1751
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,407180.30/cwt170.00–184.002,5377
Beef/Dairy Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,763130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,2922
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,538178.95/cwt170.00–184.002,7529
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,426140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9968
Dairy Steers—Choice1,436149.76/cwt145.00–155.002,15129
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,430152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,1741

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.