Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2025-04-02

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Apr 2
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
338 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 368▼ 103 vs year ago 441 · −23.4%
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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 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 1.00 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 HeifersChoiceLow1,275180.212,2983thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,390191.532,6627thin
Bullocks—Average1,450190.002,7551thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,507166.722,51234
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,368159.032,1762thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,475135.001,9911thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,267206.722,61875
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,133182.892,0724thin
SteersChoiceLow1,422204.952,91582
SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,300161.002,0931thin
SteersSelectAverage1,130141.001,5931thin

Every lot

19 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—Select1,130141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,5931
Steers—Select and Choice1,300161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,0931
Steers—Choice1,371202.85/cwt201.00–204.002,7814
Steers—Choice1,402207.93/cwt205.00–212.002,91573
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,760163.07/cwt150.00–200.002,8705
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight965196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,8911
Heifers—Select and Choice1,133182.89/cwt171.00–201.002,0724
Heifers—Choice1,252208.38/cwt205.00–212.002,60966
Heifers—Choice1,424194.33/cwt165.00–203.002,7678
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,260176.42/cwt171.00–181.002,2232
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,442197.58/cwt190.00–206.002,8495
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,368159.03/cwt158.00–160.002,1762
Dairy Steers—Choice1,425178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,5371
Dairy Steers—Select1,475135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,9911
Dairy Steers—Choice1,508166.79/cwt162.00–173.002,51531
Dairy Steers—Choice1,525160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,4402
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,268171.31/cwt161.00–180.002,1722
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,290198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,5541
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks——1,450190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,7551

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.