Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-08-14

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Aug 14
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
397 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 403▼ 171 vs year ago 568 · −30.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers, slaughter dairy steers, and slaughter heifers sold 2.00 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,275185.002,3592thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,093182.001,9893thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,400188.002,6321thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,349156.162,10728
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,406150.002,1094thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,224191.472,343115
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,035173.001,7912thin
SteersChoiceLow1,353191.322,58995
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,200172.312,06810

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 Choice1,200172.31/cwt150.00–185.002,06810
Steers—Choice1,342191.78/cwt187.00–195.002,57491
Steers—Choice1,420171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,4281
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,677184.24/cwt180.00–188.003,0903
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,035173.00/cwt160.00–186.001,7912
Heifers—Choice1,223191.70/cwt187.00–195.002,344112
Heifers—Choice1,247182.74/cwt180.00–185.002,2793
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,400188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,6321
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,093182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,9893
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,275185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,3592
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,245150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8681
Dairy Steers—Choice1,353156.39/cwt153.00–162.002,11627
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,406150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1094

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.