Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2026-04-08

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Apr 8
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
377 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 273▲ 74 vs year ago 303 · +24.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 9.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers were lightly tested. Trade was active with good to 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 SteersChoiceAverage1,425229.033,2635thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,300215.492,8012thin
Bullocks—Average1,715221.003,7901thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,595200.003,1901thin
Dairy SteersChoiceHigh1,443206.242,97644
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,240191.512,3752thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,244239.992,98581
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,075214.172,3023thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,333240.903,21275
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,220228.582,7895thin

Every lot

14 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—Select and Choice1,220228.58/cwt221.00–231.002,7895
Steers—Choice1,332240.80/cwt235.00–246.003,20774
Steers—Choice1,440248.00/cwt248.00–248.003,5711
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,075214.17/cwt200.00–230.002,3023
Heifers—Choice1,243239.86/cwt235.00–245.002,98180
Heifers—Choice1,310250.00/cwt250.00–250.003,2751
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,240191.51/cwt191.00–192.002,3752
Dairy Steers—Choice1,305215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,8061
Dairy Steers—Choice1,446206.04/cwt200.00–210.002,97943
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks——1,715221.00/cwt221.00–221.003,7901
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,300215.49/cwt215.00–216.002,8012
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,375215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,9562
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,458238.38/cwt235.00–240.003,4763
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,595200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,1901

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.