Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2025-01-01

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Jan 1
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
531 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 486▲ 140 vs year ago 391 · +35.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers traded steady. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,393174.522,4312thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,493177.252,6468thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,435151.132,1696thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,422143.302,0383thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,560155.582,42640
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,535137.192,1063thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,310188.162,465135
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,107178.451,9759thin
SteersChoiceLow1,404186.912,623102
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,192171.802,04811
SteersStandardAverage1,513168.762,5532thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,192171.80/cwt161.00–181.002,04811
Steers—Choice1,341181.66/cwt172.00–184.002,43612
Steers—Choice1,386188.66/cwt185.00–195.002,61582
Steers—Standard1,513168.76/cwt165.00–173.002,5532
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,678176.85/cwt150.00–190.002,9688
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,107178.45/cwt168.00–184.001,9759
Heifers—Choice1,277177.15/cwt165.00–184.002,2629
Heifers—Choice1,290197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,5411
Heifers—Choice1,304189.41/cwt185.00–195.002,470122
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,655167.24/cwt157.00–180.002,7683
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,398152.35/cwt150.00–156.002,1305
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,422143.30/cwt135.00–148.002,0383
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,620145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,3491
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,393174.52/cwt174.00–175.002,4312
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,493177.25/cwt175.00–184.002,6468
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,323165.54/cwt165.00–166.002,1902
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,535137.19/cwt135.00–143.002,1063
Dairy Steers—Choice1,572155.06/cwt150.00–161.002,43838

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.