Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2025-04-30

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Apr 30
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
315 head
▼ 143 vs last sale 458▼ 193 vs year ago 508 · −38.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 10.00 higher. No slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers last week for a price comparison to this week. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,450194.402,8194thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,512194.822,9469thin
Bullocks—Average1,330160.002,1281thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,180170.002,0061thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,461181.922,65925
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,398169.842,3748thin
HeifersChoiceHigh1,251215.242,69257
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,098201.502,2122thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,366212.432,90170
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,276194.382,4808thin

Every lot

15 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,065220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3431
Steers—Select and Choice1,276194.38/cwt185.00–205.002,4808
Steers—Choice1,365205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,7981
Steers—Choice1,370212.43/cwt206.00–218.002,91068
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,098201.50/cwt201.00–202.002,2122
Heifers—Choice1,247214.80/cwt210.00–218.002,67952
Heifers—Choice1,287219.80/cwt219.00–220.002,8295
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,450194.40/cwt190.00–200.002,8194
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,512194.82/cwt185.00–202.002,9469
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks——1,330160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,1281
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,398169.84/cwt165.00–172.002,3748
Dairy Steers—Choice1,412190.33/cwt187.00–200.002,6875
Dairy Steers—Choice1,448180.91/cwt175.00–186.002,62018
Dairy Steers—Choice1,705170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,8992
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,180170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0061

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.