Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-10-30

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Oct 30
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
452 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 473▼ 23 vs year ago 475 · −4.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,308176.182,3043thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,378177.732,4509thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,420155.002,2011thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,165145.001,6891thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,376156.692,15623
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,284137.191,7624thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,330123.521,6433thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,252187.232,345155
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,145167.751,9219thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,320186.722,464121
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,274170.122,1677thin
SteersStandardAverage1,645165.002,7141thin
SteersSelectAverage1,245141.001,7551thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,215179.57/cwt175.00–182.002,1825
Steers—Select1,245141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,7551
Steers—Select and Choice1,274170.12/cwt160.00–182.002,1677
Steers—Choice1,321187.18/cwt183.00–192.002,473115
Steers—Standard1,645165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,7141
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,695170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,8821
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,145167.75/cwt160.00–180.001,9219
Heifers—Choice1,252187.47/cwt183.00–193.002,347151
Heifers—Choice1,261178.12/cwt170.00–181.002,2464
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,070120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2841
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,284137.19/cwt135.00–140.001,7624
Dairy Steers—Select1,330123.52/cwt120.00–130.001,6433
Dairy Steers—Choice1,390158.36/cwt152.00–160.002,20122
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,361182.70/cwt180.00–188.002,4875
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,400171.52/cwt170.00–172.002,4014
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,308176.18/cwt173.00–180.002,3043
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,165145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6891
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,420155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,2011

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.