Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2026-08-05

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Aug 5
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
299 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 256▼ 126 vs year ago 425 · −29.6%
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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 traded steady. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher in a light test. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,280228.252,9225thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,195225.002,6891thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,590200.003,1802thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,535207.033,17837
HeifersChoiceLow1,219232.422,83351
SteersChoiceLow1,342234.063,14083
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,090228.002,4851thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,060220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3321
Steers—Select and Choice1,090228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,4851
Steers—Choice1,345234.23/cwt230.00–240.003,15082
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,218223.04/cwt221.00–225.002,7172
Heifers—Choice1,219232.80/cwt230.00–236.002,83849
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,540210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,2341
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,640190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,1161
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,280228.25/cwt220.00–235.002,9225
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,195225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,6891
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,445202.86/cwt200.00–210.002,93128
Dairy Steers—Choice1,815220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,9939

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.