Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-08-21

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Aug 21
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
497 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 397▲ 250 vs year ago 247 · +101.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 6.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers were lightly tested. Trade was active with moderate 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,194174.332,0816thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,381159.872,2086thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,464170.112,4903thin
Dairy SteersChoiceHigh1,413151.032,13416
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,526138.252,1108thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,233187.992,318160
SteersChoiceAverage1,336187.852,509112
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,213168.162,0409thin

Every lot

18 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 Choice1,213168.16/cwt160.00–184.002,0409
Steers—Choice1,326188.62/cwt185.00–192.002,501107
Steers—Choice1,333181.17/cwt180.00–182.002,4152
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,680165.01/cwt160.00–170.002,7723
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight970186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,8041
Heifers—Choice1,231188.89/cwt185.00–196.002,325150
Heifers—Choice1,251173.63/cwt150.00–183.002,1728
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,685170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,8651
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,403172.66/cwt170.00–175.002,4222
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,585165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,6151
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,401160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,2424
Dairy Steers—Choice1,415150.10/cwt145.00–155.002,12410
Dairy Steers—Choice1,425137.76/cwt135.00–140.001,9632
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,526138.25/cwt130.00–143.002,1108
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,293175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2632
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,425152.31/cwt150.00–155.002,1704
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,144171.50/cwt166.00–175.001,9624
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,293180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,3272

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.