Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2025-02-26

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Feb 26
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
421 head
▲ 174 vs last sale 247▼ 166 vs year ago 587 · −28.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 14.00 to 16.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,223179.312,1933thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,426182.632,6047thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,640166.002,7221thin
Dairy SteersChoiceHigh1,455165.672,41025
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,290130.001,6771thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,277201.292,57169
SteersChoiceAverage1,380200.402,76585
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,273178.082,2672thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,273178.08/cwt172.00–186.002,2672
Steers—Choice1,358200.60/cwt195.00–205.002,72471
Steers—Choice1,463192.37/cwt190.00–194.002,8146
Steers—Choice1,477209.59/cwt207.00–212.003,0967
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,730170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,9411
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,195192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,2941
Heifers—Choice1,270200.72/cwt196.00–206.002,54963
Heifers—Choice1,385210.28/cwt208.00–215.002,9125
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,640166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,7221
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,223179.31/cwt178.00–180.002,1933
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,426182.63/cwt180.00–188.002,6047
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,290130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6771
Dairy Steers—Choice1,452164.32/cwt160.00–170.002,38621
Dairy Steers—Choice1,468172.78/cwt172.00–175.002,5364

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.