Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-10-02

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Oct 2
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
378 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 476▲ 74 vs year ago 304 · +24.3%
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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 3.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher in a light test. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,420185.002,6271thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,418182.682,5909thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,170130.001,5211thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,200120.001,4401thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,464158.402,31811
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,350142.041,9185thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,241185.582,30365
SteersChoiceAverage1,372186.402,558113

Every lot

11 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,200180.68/cwt180.00–181.002,1683
Steers—Choice1,377186.56/cwt184.00–192.002,569110
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,135175.05/cwt170.00–180.001,9873
Heifers—Choice1,246186.09/cwt182.00–190.002,31962
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,350142.04/cwt132.00–145.001,9185
Dairy Steers—Choice1,428159.74/cwt158.00–163.002,28110
Dairy Steers—Choice1,820145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,6391
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,170130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5211
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select1,200120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4401
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,418182.68/cwt180.00–185.002,5909
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,420185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,6271

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.