Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-12-07

Greenville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Sat, Dec 7
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2043
Receipts
509 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 490▲ 509 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Greenville, a good to attractive offering was met with good to excellent demand on a well attended auction. Notable price gains across most weight classes reflective of recent market trends.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $304.68/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −177.22 against this barn's trailing median of $481.90.
Average price
$304.68
78 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,666
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$652
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$128.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs IL average
−20.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525330.861,73622
Medium and Large 1-2555304.871,69141
Medium and Large 2560271.091,51713thin
Large 2555260.001,4431thin
Medium and Large 3535202.501,0831thin
One grade step is worth $128.36/cwt here — about $652 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale78 hd
304.68
—
IL average1 barns · 78 hd
304.68
+0.00
National average187 barns · 33,494 hd
325.37
−20.69
This barn, trailing median4 sales
481.90
−177.22
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
527484441398median 481.9003/0704/0406/0609/1209/12
Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.87, low $412.47, median $481.90 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

94 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 · Steers55 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2237332.50/cwt332.50–332.507882
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255342.50/cwt342.50–342.508731
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295317.50/cwt317.50–317.509371
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1343350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2013
Steers350–400Medium 1350337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,1811
Steers350–400Medium 2360277.50/cwt277.50–277.509991
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed365300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0951
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy368372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,3713
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379351.53/cwt332.50–365.001,33211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,2431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427343.03/cwt320.00–357.501,46519
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,2142
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464302.49/cwt295.00–312.501,4045
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed466331.21/cwt330.00–337.501,5436
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3301
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478343.72/cwt322.50–357.501,64310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510332.83/cwt322.50–337.501,69712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed510327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,6703
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy527330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7392
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533304.70/cwt297.50–317.501,62413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0831
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540276.40/cwt271.00–277.501,4938
Steers550–600Large 2555260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564308.21/cwt282.50–315.001,73826
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,8221
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy568330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8744
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy572262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5022
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2591262.59/cwt225.00–272.501,5525
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615248.59/cwt230.00–252.501,5297
Steers600–650Large 1-2625264.22/cwt262.50–267.501,6513
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy627296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,8564
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627286.46/cwt271.00–290.001,79616
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670290.92/cwt285.00–295.001,94914
Steers650–700Large 1-2673281.37/cwt280.00–282.501,8949
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680277.55/cwt262.50–280.001,8877
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715212.57/cwt207.50–222.501,5203
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725255.96/cwt237.50–267.501,8565
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732268.13/cwt265.00–277.501,96331
Steers700–750Large 1-2740259.00/cwt255.00–261.001,9173
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0251
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,0332
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,7021
Steers800–850Large 1805270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1741
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy808245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9803
Steers800–850Large 1-2820250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0501
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825263.92/cwt262.00–264.502,17721
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,1171
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1858255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,18810
Steers850–900Large 1-2870252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,1971
Steers850–900Large 1892252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,2524
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3921
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1621
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0691
Steers1000–1050Large 1-21,015230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,3351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225302.50/cwt302.50–302.506812
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290332.50/cwt332.50–332.509642
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308312.50/cwt312.50–312.509634
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2342301.61/cwt290.00–307.501,0323
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350220.00/cwt220.00–220.007701
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374299.47/cwt287.50–310.001,1206
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385320.06/cwt317.50–322.501,2322
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421321.26/cwt317.50–332.501,35316
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy430327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,4084
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432278.33/cwt265.00–282.501,2027
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy457345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5775
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480320.07/cwt310.00–330.001,5366
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483277.01/cwt260.00–290.001,33816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500180.00/cwt180.00–180.009001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524288.03/cwt272.50–294.001,50921
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529265.18/cwt252.50–272.501,4037
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566274.68/cwt252.50–295.001,55514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581260.48/cwt250.00–267.501,51313
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619242.79/cwt240.00–250.001,5038
Heifers600–650Large 1-2628244.91/cwt242.50–250.001,5383
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2761
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1642262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,6854
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4791
Heifers650–700Large 1662245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6222
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665250.26/cwt237.50–260.001,6646
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668246.24/cwt242.50–250.001,6452
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680217.28/cwt207.50–227.501,4782
Heifers700–750Large 2-3700182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2781
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720231.43/cwt222.50–240.001,6662
Heifers700–750Large 1-2740230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7021
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7698
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy781240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8743
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1783281.97/cwt240.00–292.502,20810
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1882242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,1394
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned373311.76/cwt310.00–315.001,1633
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,2362
Dairy Steers500–550Large 2-3523230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2036

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.