Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-05-29

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, May 29
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
461 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 339▲ 55 vs year ago 406 · +13.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,255176.452,2142thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceHigh1,273178.962,2785thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,439151.912,18628
HeifersChoiceLow1,225187.252,29393
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,065173.871,8523thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,376187.782,583179
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,202170.652,0516thin

Every lot

12 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,202170.65/cwt160.00–180.002,0516
Steers—Choice1,288168.27/cwt140.00–180.002,1674
Steers—Choice1,372188.45/cwt182.00–192.002,586171
Steers—Choice1,420194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,7551
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,697173.31/cwt170.00–175.002,9413
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,065173.87/cwt170.00–182.001,8523
Heifers—Choice1,223187.71/cwt183.00–192.002,29690
Heifers—Choice1,273173.52/cwt170.00–175.002,2093
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,255176.45/cwt170.00–183.002,2142
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,260176.95/cwt173.00–180.002,2304
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,325187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,4781
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,439151.91/cwt145.00–155.002,18628

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.