Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2026-04-29

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Apr 29
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
306 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 249▼ 9 vs year ago 315 · −2.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 7.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 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 HeifersChoiceLow1,286240.423,09319
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,356239.413,2468thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,373205.512,8223thin
Bullocks—Average1,280235.003,0081thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,138190.002,1622thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceLow1,590185.872,9553thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,555212.463,30319
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,510191.252,8884thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,286248.073,18939
SteersChoiceHigh1,396250.463,49778
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,235225.002,7791thin
SteersStandardAverage1,475190.442,8092thin

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 Choice1,235225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,7791
Steers—Choice1,395250.37/cwt245.00–255.003,49377
Steers—Standard1,475190.44/cwt190.00–191.002,8092
Steers—Choice1,490257.00/cwt257.00–257.003,8291
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,277249.56/cwt245.00–255.003,18736
Heifers—Choice1,390230.24/cwt225.00–235.003,2003
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,272241.28/cwt240.00–245.003,06918
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,545225.00/cwt225.00–225.003,4761
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,138190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,1622
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,590185.87/cwt181.00–195.002,9553
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,510191.25/cwt190.00–195.002,8884
Dairy Steers—Choice1,541219.51/cwt215.00–220.003,38310
Dairy Steers—Choice1,570204.63/cwt200.00–210.003,2139
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks——1,280235.00/cwt235.00–235.003,0081
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,356239.41/cwt235.00–242.003,2468
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,373205.51/cwt190.00–230.002,8223

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.