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Greenville Livestock Auction

Name: Greenville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, May 20

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Receipts

364 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 365▲ 49 vs year ago 315 · +15.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 9.00 higher on an extremely high-quality set. Trade was active with again 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bullocks	—	High	1,553	235.00	3,648	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Low	1,506	226.90	3,417	27
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,323	205.50	2,719	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,239	257.49	3,190	61
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,096	243.23	2,666	5thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,378	260.65	3,591	105
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,174	251.07	2,948	11

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	1,103	255.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,823	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,174	251.07/cwt	246.00–254.00	2,948	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,290	252.01/cwt	251.00–253.00	3,251	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,375	260.89/cwt	255.00–265.00	3,587	95
Steers	—	Choice	1,473	268.24/cwt	267.00–270.00	3,951	4
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,675	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	4,145	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	970	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,454	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,096	243.23/cwt	220.00–253.00	2,666	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,123	248.85/cwt	242.00–252.00	2,795	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,252	258.19/cwt	255.00–263.00	3,233	56
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,323	205.50/cwt	205.00–206.00	2,719	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,365	220.52/cwt	211.00–224.00	3,010	10
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,583	232.25/cwt	226.00–238.00	3,677	16
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,680	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,444	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks2 lots · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	3,725	1
Bullocks	—	—	1,615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,553	1

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.

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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction - Greenville, IL

Wed May 20, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)

Receipts 364Last week 365Year ago 315

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 9.00 higher on an extremely high-quality set. Trade was active with again very good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	205.00	205.00
16	—	1,583	226.00–238.00	232.25
10	—	1,365	211.00–224.00	220.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	205.00–206.00	205.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	251.00–253.00	252.01
4	—	1,473	267.00–270.00	268.24
95	—	1,375	255.00–265.00	260.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	250.00–260.00	255.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	245.00–250.00	247.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,174	246.00–254.00	251.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	250.00	250.00
1	—	1,615	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,096	220.00–253.00	243.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,123	242.00–252.00	248.85
56	—	1,252	255.00–263.00	258.19

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.