Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-03-02

Greenville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Sat, Mar 2
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2043
Receipts
1,240 head
▲ 1,240 vs last sale 0▲ 210 vs year ago 1,030 · +20.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today in Greenville, an overall solid offering of well conditioned central and southern Illinois feeders was met with good to very good demand on active trade with notable price gains across most weights.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.88/cwt on 161 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −183.57 against this barn's trailing median of $455.45.
Average price
$271.88
161 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,479
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$339
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$68.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs IL average
+3.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542283.071,535107
Large 1577252.501,4572thin
Medium and Large 1-2544251.931,37146
Large 1-2561249.001,3973thin
Medium and Large 2559214.171,1963thin
One grade step is worth $68.91/cwt here — about $339 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale161 hd
271.88
—
IL average1 barns · 161 hd
271.88
+0.00
National average181 barns · 16,149 hd
268.88
+3.00
This barn, trailing median4 sales
455.45
−183.57
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales
487448408368median 455.4503/0704/0406/0609/1209/12
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $473.22, low $382.35, median $455.45 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

91 lots · USDA AMS · Greenville Livestock Cattle Special - 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290307.50/cwt307.50–307.508922
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328350.43/cwt342.50–355.001,1499
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335309.78/cwt302.50–317.501,0382
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1632
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383352.77/cwt330.00–367.501,35134
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385250.00/cwt250.00–250.009631
Steers350–400Large 1-2390265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0341
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423277.04/cwt257.50–295.001,1723
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428329.84/cwt300.00–350.001,41238
Steers400–450Large 1435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3051
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460202.50/cwt202.50–202.509321
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475326.67/cwt300.00–353.001,55278
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475273.08/cwt247.50–292.501,2976
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy480360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,72815
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520237.57/cwt235.00–240.001,2352
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521277.46/cwt250.00–295.001,44616
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524316.39/cwt300.00–330.001,65846
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy528331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,7484
Steers550–600Large 1565302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,7091
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568298.33/cwt285.00–317.501,69528
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584276.34/cwt250.00–285.001,61429
Steers600–650Large 1-2600262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5751
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618279.65/cwt265.00–300.001,72829
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635243.70/cwt232.50–250.001,54710
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635225.04/cwt217.50–227.501,4297
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy638280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,78623
Steers650–700Large 1-2660242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6011
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy663247.49/cwt245.00–250.001,6412
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673272.98/cwt257.00–286.001,83741
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2694248.86/cwt231.00–252.501,72712
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732258.04/cwt247.50–274.001,88983
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2Fleshy750202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5191
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1787260.47/cwt259.00–261.002,05030
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,7581
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2791214.03/cwt191.00–222.501,6934
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810239.35/cwt235.00–240.001,93917
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823218.76/cwt217.50–220.001,8002
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,9761
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy975187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,8281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2243291.42/cwt275.00–307.507082
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268293.83/cwt292.50–295.007872
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285340.00/cwt340.00–340.009691
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295202.50/cwt202.50–202.505971
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1311311.55/cwt307.50–317.509695
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315302.50/cwt302.50–302.509531
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy363347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,2613
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367322.84/cwt302.50–345.001,18512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377278.80/cwt270.00–285.001,05113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy418337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,4115
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422262.99/cwt250.00–280.001,11010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424311.63/cwt299.00–322.501,32142
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474293.60/cwt270.00–305.001,39243
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476258.14/cwt237.50–280.001,22915
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478212.74/cwt202.50–222.501,0173
Heifers450–500Large 1493292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,4423
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy510330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,68315
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522253.66/cwt240.00–267.501,32427
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527275.83/cwt260.00–297.501,45436
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0671
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561275.16/cwt260.00–300.001,54456
Heifers550–600Large 1-2561249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3973
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2642
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576249.48/cwt240.00–272.501,43719
Heifers550–600Large 1577252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4572
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620253.78/cwt235.00–266.001,57325
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620238.86/cwt220.00–247.501,48138
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623218.72/cwt202.50–227.501,36311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660218.05/cwt215.00–221.001,4392
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674234.74/cwt220.00–252.501,58230
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676242.03/cwt230.00–250.001,63660
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy700192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3481
Heifers700–750Large 1Fleshy705234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7042
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725222.55/cwt220.00–225.001,6132
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726225.45/cwt212.50–230.001,63711
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1756233.66/cwt231.00–235.001,76615
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770227.73/cwt222.50–230.001,7549
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2782200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5641
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1803226.15/cwt224.00–229.001,8167
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825223.77/cwt222.50–225.001,8462
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2933180.50/cwt180.50–180.501,68453
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2393274.90/cwt260.00–290.001,0802
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3951
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3231
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Large 2480232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1162
Beef/Dairy Heifers600–650Large 2609220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3407
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers750–800Large 2795222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,7693
Beef/Dairy Steers850–900Large 2868205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7793
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 2549245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,34520
Dairy Steers650–700Large 2665202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3475

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.