Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-05-22

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, May 22
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
339 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 441▼ 158 vs year ago 497 · −31.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 HeifersChoiceHigh1,318182.392,40430
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,382184.562,55118
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,385153.142,12133
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,328143.421,9053thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,355130.001,7621thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,218186.782,27557
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,053177.551,8702thin
SteersChoiceLow1,345188.162,53186
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,290175.002,2581thin
SteersStandardAverage1,550175.002,7131thin

Every lot

14 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—Choice1,254179.27/cwt178.00–181.002,2485
Steers—Select and Choice1,290175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2581
Steers—Choice1,351188.71/cwt182.00–191.002,54981
Steers—Standard1,550175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,7131
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,053177.55/cwt175.00–180.001,8702
Heifers—Choice1,204187.32/cwt182.00–192.002,25553
Heifers—Choice1,405179.58/cwt178.00–180.002,5234
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,328143.42/cwt140.00–146.001,9053
Dairy Steers—Select1,355130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,7621
Dairy Steers—Choice1,385153.14/cwt148.00–158.002,12133
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,382184.56/cwt182.00–185.002,55118
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,288180.98/cwt175.00–184.002,33118
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,355187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,53410
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,400172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,4082

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.