Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-12-04

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Dec 4
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
528 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 467▼ 77 vs year ago 605 · −12.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers traded steady. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher to last weeks light test. Trade was active with very 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 HeifersChoiceHigh1,323178.852,36613
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,423178.862,54617
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,383170.002,3512thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceLow1,406148.002,0811thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,509154.742,33537
HeifersChoiceLow1,260187.892,368156
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,166171.832,0047thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,363188.082,563145
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,287172.392,21911
SteersStandardAverage1,540150.002,3101thin

Every lot

20 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—Select and Choice1,287172.39/cwt160.00–182.002,21911
Steers—Choice1,354188.55/cwt183.00–194.002,553137
Steers—Choice1,362175.85/cwt166.00–181.002,3953
Steers—Choice1,395195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,7201
Steers—Standard1,540150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3101
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,648179.38/cwt170.00–185.002,9564
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight983176.91/cwt172.00–182.001,7392
Heifers—Select and Choice1,166171.83/cwt166.00–181.002,0047
Heifers—Choice1,230181.05/cwt180.00–182.002,2272
Heifers—Choice1,260188.13/cwt183.00–193.002,370150
Heifers—Choice1,500195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,9251
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,660180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,9881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,383170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3512
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,463164.69/cwt164.00–165.002,4093
Dairy Steers—Choice1,513153.86/cwt150.00–160.002,32834
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,275184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,3461
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,327178.42/cwt172.00–182.002,36812
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,406148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,0811
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,373168.99/cwt168.00–170.002,3202
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,430180.18/cwt173.00–185.002,57715

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.