Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2025-01-08

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Jan 8
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
325 head
▼ 206 vs last sale 531▼ 238 vs year ago 563 · −42.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 14.00 higher. Not included below , but selling today were two groups of mixed dairy cross steers and heifers. One group of 36 head weighing 1422 selling for 195.00/ cwt and a group of 20 head, weighing 1260 selling for 195/cwt. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,267187.932,3815thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,443186.142,6876thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,515155.002,3481thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,357160.392,17624
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,358136.981,8604thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,233193.812,38955
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,195166.001,9841thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,391195.162,71562
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175171.002,0091thin

Every lot

14 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,175171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,0091
Steers—Choice1,386195.57/cwt191.00–201.002,71161
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,720170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,9241
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight990186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,8411
Heifers—Choice1,040181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,8821
Heifers—Select and Choice1,195166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,9841
Heifers—Choice1,241194.20/cwt191.00–198.002,41053
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,346158.83/cwt154.00–165.002,13820
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,358136.98/cwt130.00–145.001,8604
Dairy Steers—Choice1,411168.21/cwt167.00–170.002,3734
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,225180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2051
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,487187.37/cwt187.00–188.002,7865
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,267187.93/cwt187.00–190.002,3815
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,515155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,3481

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.