Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-09-25

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Sep 25
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
476 head
▲ 141 vs last sale 335▲ 129 vs year ago 347 · +37.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy heifers and 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,275180.002,2953thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,310178.242,3353thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,550152.502,3642thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,393152.512,1242thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,380156.662,16233
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,450141.642,05413
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,210110.001,3311thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,204184.142,218137
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,040174.621,8162thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,319183.772,424117
SteersStandardAverage1,538150.372,3132thin

Every lot

16 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—Choice1,306184.48/cwt180.00–190.002,409110
Steers—Choice1,503171.36/cwt168.00–175.002,5766
Steers—Standard1,538150.37/cwt140.00–160.002,3132
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,670180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,0061
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight965173.80/cwt164.00–183.001,6772
Heifers—Select and Choice1,040174.62/cwt172.00–177.001,8162
Heifers—Choice1,208184.38/cwt180.00–189.002,227133
Heifers—Choice1,210178.50/cwt178.00–179.002,1602
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,410140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9741
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,690165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,7891
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,210110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3311
Dairy Steers—Choice1,380156.66/cwt154.00–162.002,16233
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,450141.64/cwt140.00–149.002,05413
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,393152.51/cwt150.00–155.002,1242
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,275180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2953
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,310178.24/cwt175.00–180.002,3353

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.