Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2026-05-27

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, May 27
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
302 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 364▼ 44 vs year ago 346 · −12.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.00 lower. No real price comparison for slaughter dairy heifers and slaughter dairy cross heifers to last week. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,390205.002,8503thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,476187.112,76210
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,212150.331,8223thin
Dairy SteersChoiceHigh1,352220.412,98124
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,500184.752,77119
HeifersChoiceLow1,227258.493,172100
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,190250.002,9751thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,374258.663,55568

Every lot

11 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,370258.79/cwt255.00–265.003,54567
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,675250.00/cwt250.00–250.004,1881
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,190250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,9751
Heifers—Choice1,226258.59/cwt255.00–265.003,17098
Heifers—Choice1,283253.43/cwt253.00–254.003,2522
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,390205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,8503
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,293228.39/cwt225.00–234.002,9535
Dairy Steers—Choice1,368218.31/cwt210.00–223.002,98619
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,500184.75/cwt171.00–194.002,77119
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,212150.33/cwt150.00–151.001,8223
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,476187.11/cwt180.00–190.002,76210

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.