Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-08-07

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Aug 7
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
403 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 400▼ 69 vs year ago 472 · −14.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross heifers sold 7.00 higher in a light test. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,251185.112,3165thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,380180.002,4841thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,375175.002,4062thin
Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,407154.092,16914
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,410134.631,8982thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,219193.302,35780
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150177.932,0465thin
SteersChoiceLow1,345193.362,601145
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,292172.992,2353thin

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—Choice1,290182.92/cwt180.00–186.002,3602
Steers—Select and Choice1,292172.99/cwt155.00–185.002,2353
Steers—Choice1,344193.53/cwt188.00–198.002,601142
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,650190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,1351
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,150177.93/cwt150.00–186.002,0465
Heifers—Choice1,218193.53/cwt188.00–197.002,35779
Heifers—Choice1,330175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,3281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,375175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,4062
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,356144.23/cwt135.00–150.001,9564
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,410134.63/cwt130.00–140.001,8982
Dairy Steers—Choice1,428158.04/cwt155.00–162.002,25710
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,251185.11/cwt183.00–190.002,3165
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,380180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,4841

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.