Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-05-01

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, May 1
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
508 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 382▲ 40 vs year ago 468 · +8.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,318176.692,3296thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,333180.202,4026thin
Bulls—Average1,373143.001,9632thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,532109.551,6783thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,523152.232,31832
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,385128.641,7823thin
Dairy SteersStandardAverage1,475125.001,8441thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,244184.062,290152
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,107167.431,8533thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,335183.672,452102
SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,197167.272,00212
SteersStandardAverage1,395149.742,0893thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,065137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4591
Steers—Select and Choice1,209170.02/cwt150.00–178.002,05611
Steers—Choice1,328184.09/cwt180.00–190.002,445100
Steers—Standard1,395149.74/cwt145.00–155.002,0893
Steers—Choice1,605175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,8091
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,775150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,6631
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight980181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,7741
Heifers—Select and Choice1,107167.43/cwt150.00–175.001,8533
Heifers—Choice1,180174.53/cwt170.00–178.002,0592
Heifers—Choice1,247184.21/cwt180.00–191.002,297149
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,5751
Bulls——1,495160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,3921
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,532109.55/cwt106.00–115.001,6783
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,333180.20/cwt175.00–183.002,4026
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,303180.03/cwt175.00–183.002,3464
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,348170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2922
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,385128.64/cwt120.00–135.001,7823
Dairy Steers—Standard1,475125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8441
Dairy Steers—Choice1,523152.23/cwt150.00–162.002,31832

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.