Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-10-09

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Oct 9
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
214 head
▼ 164 vs last sale 378▼ 99 vs year ago 313 · −31.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were unevenly steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers were steady. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,317181.712,3937thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,343182.802,4559thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,503154.012,3159thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,334143.081,9095thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,270120.001,5241thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,239187.612,32558
HeifersSelectAverage1,050131.001,3761thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,291186.622,40958

Every lot

9 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,291186.62/cwt183.00–190.002,40958
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,050131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3761
Heifers—Choice1,233187.84/cwt183.00–192.002,31656
Heifers—Choice1,418181.07/cwt180.00–182.002,5682
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,317181.71/cwt180.00–185.002,3937
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,343182.80/cwt180.00–185.002,4559
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,270120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5241
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,334143.08/cwt140.00–145.001,9095
Dairy Steers—Choice1,503154.01/cwt150.00–160.002,3159

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.