Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2025-09-03

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Sep 3
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
343 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 354▲ 15 vs year ago 328 · +4.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade was active with 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,361240.113,26840
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,534238.213,65419
Bullocks—Average1,260200.002,5201thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,280195.002,4962thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,220190.002,3181thin
Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,421193.592,75111
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,413187.382,6489thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,163241.242,80458
SteersChoiceAverage1,307242.163,16599

Every lot

18 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—ChoiceLight Weight985245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4131
Steers—Choice1,297242.85/cwt239.00–250.003,15092
Steers—Choice1,513231.18/cwt225.00–235.003,4986
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight960235.04/cwt234.00–236.002,2562
Heifers—Choice1,167241.66/cwt230.00–248.002,82054
Heifers—Choice1,245236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,9382
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,329198.50/cwt195.00–200.002,6387
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,413187.38/cwt185.00–190.002,6489
Dairy Steers—Choice1,582185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,9274
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,220190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,3181
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,225200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,4501
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,335190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,5371
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,309230.00/cwt230.00–230.003,0118
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,371242.60/cwt240.00–244.003,32631
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,460244.00/cwt244.00–244.003,5621
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,431230.00/cwt230.00–230.003,2915
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,571241.14/cwt238.00–243.003,78814
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks——1,260200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,5201

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.