Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2025-03-05

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Mar 5
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
318 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 421▼ 150 vs year ago 468 · −32.1%
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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 6.00 to 10.00 higher in a light test. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,265190.002,4042thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,406188.912,6564thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,428175.002,4982thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,422161.002,28920
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,403152.932,1463thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,278198.522,53658
SteersChoiceLow1,411196.612,77481
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,187178.082,1145thin
SteersSelectAverage1,100175.271,9282thin
SteersStandardAverage1,470156.392,2993thin

Every lot

16 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—SelectReturn to Feed1,100175.27/cwt160.00–192.001,9282
Steers—Select and Choice1,187178.08/cwt171.00–181.002,1145
Steers—Choice1,373198.90/cwt195.00–205.002,73167
Steers—Choice1,418188.12/cwt185.00–190.002,6685
Steers—Standard1,470156.39/cwt140.00–180.002,2993
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,688184.26/cwt160.00–200.003,1109
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight1,008192.53/cwt191.00–194.001,9412
Heifers—Choice1,280198.86/cwt195.00–206.002,54553
Heifers—Choice1,410190.12/cwt185.00–194.002,6812
Heifers—Choice1,420209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,9681
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,355180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,4391
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,500170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,5501
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,406188.91/cwt183.00–192.002,6564
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,265190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,4042
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,403152.93/cwt150.00–155.002,1463
Dairy Steers—Choice1,422161.00/cwt158.00–168.002,28920

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.