Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2025-05-14

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, May 14
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
338 head
▼ 132 vs last sale 470▼ 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 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade was active with very good demand as prices continue on a higher trend.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,204220.352,65314
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,340220.402,95312
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,295170.002,2021thin
Bullocks—Average1,115151.001,6841thin
Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,378190.812,62828
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,436174.242,50210
HeifersChoiceLow1,221221.762,70774
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,105218.002,4092thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,375222.953,06592
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,228209.602,5742thin
SteersStandardAverage1,585187.592,9732thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,228209.60/cwt200.00–218.002,5742
Steers—Choice1,373214.35/cwt210.00–218.002,94315
Steers—Choice1,375224.62/cwt220.00–231.003,08977
Steers—Standard1,585187.59/cwt185.00–190.002,9732
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,105218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,4092
Heifers—Choice1,208223.54/cwt220.00–230.002,70056
Heifers—Choice1,260216.24/cwt205.00–218.002,72518
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,295170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2021
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,340220.40/cwt211.00–225.002,95312
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks——1,115151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,6841
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,358189.18/cwt182.00–195.002,56922
Dairy Steers—Choice1,406205.66/cwt200.00–210.002,8924
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,436174.24/cwt167.00–178.002,50210
Dairy Steers—Choice1,535179.04/cwt178.00–180.002,7482
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,198220.38/cwt215.00–225.002,64013
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,280220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,8161

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.