Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-07-17

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Jul 17
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
401 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 386▼ 162 vs year ago 563 · −28.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers, slaughter dairy steers, and slaughter heifers sold mostly 2.00 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,363184.682,5172thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,275186.002,3721thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,502175.072,6303thin
Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,437159.982,29938
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,308147.491,9295thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,125121.001,3611thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,212193.852,350104
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,195180.002,1511thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,362193.912,64185
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,259174.282,1947thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,259174.28/cwt150.00–188.002,1947
Steers—Choice1,337184.31/cwt183.00–185.002,4643
Steers—Choice1,363194.26/cwt190.00–198.002,64882
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,195180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,1511
Heifers—Choice1,210194.35/cwt190.00–200.002,352102
Heifers—Choice1,320168.10/cwt155.00–183.002,2192
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,500180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,7001
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,503172.60/cwt170.00–175.002,5942
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,363184.68/cwt180.00–190.002,5172
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,275186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,3721
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,125121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,3611
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,308147.49/cwt145.00–152.001,9295
Dairy Steers—Choice1,432160.19/cwt155.00–166.002,29435
Dairy Steers—Choice1,460170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,4821
Dairy Steers—Choice1,518151.37/cwt150.00–153.002,2982

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.