Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2026-01-21

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Jan 21
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
251 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 247▲ 53 vs year ago 198 · +26.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 4.00 lower. No dairy cross steers were reported last week for a price comparison. Trade was active with moderate 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,460210.003,0662thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,513212.603,2176thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceLow1,243180.002,2372thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,521186.382,83415
HeifersChoiceLow1,294224.432,90478
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150221.002,5421thin
SteersChoiceLow1,389225.623,13565
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,338221.242,9604thin
SteersStandardAverage1,542160.352,4733thin

Every lot

13 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 Choice1,338221.24/cwt220.00–222.002,9604
Steers—Choice1,345221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,9721
Steers—Choice1,390225.69/cwt223.00–228.003,13764
Steers—Standard1,542160.35/cwt160.00–161.002,4733
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,150221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,5421
Heifers—Choice1,266215.57/cwt200.00–222.002,72912
Heifers—Choice1,299226.04/cwt224.00–230.002,93666
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,320205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,7061
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,552214.12/cwt210.00–220.003,3235
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,460210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,0662
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,243180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2372
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,433183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,6222
Dairy Steers—Choice1,534186.90/cwt185.00–190.002,86713

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.