Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-07-31

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Jul 31
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
400 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 492▼ 113 vs year ago 513 · −22.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers were lightly tested. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,316178.202,3456thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,418172.502,4452thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,193135.911,6212thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,265160.002,0241thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,415158.252,24032
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,368147.002,0113thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,197194.632,33087
SteersChoiceHigh1,303195.332,545127
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,145161.441,8482thin

Every lot

13 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 Choice1,145161.44/cwt160.00–163.001,8482
Steers—Choice1,295202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,6161
Steers—Choice1,299195.60/cwt191.00–200.002,541125
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,775155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,7511
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,197194.63/cwt190.00–200.002,33087
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,265160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0241
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,193135.91/cwt131.00–141.001,6212
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,325175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,3191
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,510170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,5671
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,316178.20/cwt174.00–183.002,3456
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,368147.00/cwt138.00–153.002,0113
Dairy Steers—Choice1,414159.37/cwt155.00–165.002,25328
Dairy Steers—Choice1,425150.41/cwt145.00–153.002,1434

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.