Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2026-08-26

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Aug 26
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
305 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 323▼ 49 vs year ago 354 · −13.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total Cattle Receipts; 398 Head. Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers, slaughter heifers, and slaughter dairy steers sold 13.00 to 14.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers were lightly tested. Trade was active with very moderate 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,215218.002,6491thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,449201.992,9274thin
Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,557195.663,04726
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,593186.532,9714thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,690140.002,3661thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,210217.622,63264
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,095209.692,2963thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,115186.002,0741thin
SteersChoiceLow1,357219.392,97882
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,154200.952,3196thin
SteersSelectAverage1,070186.001,9904thin

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—Select1,070186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,9904
Steers—Select and Choice1,154200.95/cwt191.00–211.002,3196
Steers—Choice1,355219.82/cwt213.00–225.002,97979
Steers—Choice1,418208.12/cwt201.00–213.002,9513
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight960211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,0261
Heifers—Select and Choice1,095209.69/cwt208.00–211.002,2963
Heifers—Select1,115186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,0741
Heifers—Choice1,210208.48/cwt201.00–213.002,5237
Heifers—Choice1,211218.71/cwt215.00–225.002,64955
Heifers—Choice1,380228.00/cwt228.00–228.003,1461
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,536196.75/cwt190.00–205.003,02224
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,593186.53/cwt185.00–188.002,9714
Dairy Steers—Select1,690140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,3661
Dairy Steers—Choice1,810182.63/cwt180.00–185.003,3062
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,215218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,6491
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,449201.99/cwt190.00–210.002,9274

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.