Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2026-03-04

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Mar 4
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
315 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 314▼ 3 vs year ago 318 · −0.9%
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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 7.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers were lightly tested to last weeks supply but a higher tone was noted. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,637221.683,6283thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceHigh1,479230.973,41618
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,498197.652,96111
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,520165.002,50814
HeifersChoiceAverage1,262236.112,98057
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,120211.062,3642thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,482231.753,43587
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,210208.042,5172thin

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 Choice1,210208.04/cwt201.00–216.002,5172
Steers—Choice1,318218.16/cwt201.00–226.002,8756
Steers—Choice1,426239.83/cwt235.00–245.003,42066
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,795201.62/cwt191.00–221.003,61915
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight955191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8241
Heifers—Select and Choice1,120211.06/cwt191.00–233.002,3642
Heifers—Choice1,238238.38/cwt235.00–242.002,95151
Heifers—Choice1,515227.16/cwt221.00–233.003,4414
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,790201.00/cwt201.00–201.003,5981
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,575227.52/cwt225.00–230.003,5832
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,760210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,6961
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,498197.65/cwt192.00–200.002,96111
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,520165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,50814
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,180238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,8081
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,485232.47/cwt225.00–236.003,45216
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,685200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,3701

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.