Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-09-18

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Sep 18
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
335 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 406▼ 106 vs year ago 441 · −24.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers were lightly tested. Trade was active with 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 SteersChoiceAverage1,275184.002,3461thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,308137.951,8042thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,357151.012,0484thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,403132.521,8592thin
Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,519152.582,31832
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,405135.371,9022thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,210182.272,20647
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,182178.932,11520
HeifersSelectAverage1,150121.001,3921thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,376183.672,527112
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,234165.512,0424thin
SteersSelectAverage1,265137.381,7383thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,234165.51/cwt157.00–175.002,0424
Steers—Select1,265137.38/cwt131.00–141.001,7383
Steers—Choice1,365184.26/cwt180.00–188.002,515106
Steers—Choice1,510173.57/cwt172.00–175.002,6214
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,683172.52/cwt170.00–175.002,9042
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight980181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,7741
Heifers—Select1,150121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,3921
Heifers—Select and Choice1,181181.45/cwt175.00–181.802,14319
Heifers—Choice1,199183.97/cwt180.00–188.002,20638
Heifers—Select and Choice1,200131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,5721
Heifers—Choice1,291174.38/cwt170.00–175.002,2518
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,308137.95/cwt136.00–140.001,8042
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,405135.37/cwt130.00–140.001,9022
Dairy Steers—Choice1,516154.38/cwt150.00–160.002,34027
Dairy Steers—Choice1,537142.87/cwt138.00–145.002,1965
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,275184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,3461
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,303160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0852
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,403132.52/cwt130.00–135.001,8592
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,410142.02/cwt138.00–145.002,0022

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.