Name: Greenville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 3.75 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 3.25 lower. No slaughter dairy heifers were reported last week for a price comparison. Trade was active with 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,302	83.69	1,090	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,329	84.48	1,123	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,197	70.00	838	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	85.03	1,229	48
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,350	78.30	1,057	3thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,244	114.73	1,427	83
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,160	102.15	1,185	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,382	112.76	1,558	71
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,204	103.13	1,242	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,080	94.00	1,015	2thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,228	88.36	1,085	2thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,421	85.41/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,214	45
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,805	79.31/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,432	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,350	78.30/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,057	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,202	105.15/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,264	9
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,693	101.22/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,714	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,393	117.79/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,641	4
Steers	Standard	—	1,228	88.36/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,085	2
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,080	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,015	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,464	105.42/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,543	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,041	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,355	113.91/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,543	57
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,302	83.69/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,090	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,197	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	838	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,329	84.48/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,160	102.15/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,185	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,289	117.16/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,510	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,240	114.51/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,420	76

How this sale compares

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.

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,421	83.00–90.00	85.41
3	—	1,805	78.00–80.00	79.31
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	75.00–80.00	78.30
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,202	100.00–108.00	105.15
1	—	1,225	85.00	85.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,693	95.00–109.00	101.22
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,393	117.00–118.00	117.79
7	—	1,464	100.00–109.00	105.42
57	—	1,355	110.00–116.00	113.91
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	84.00–93.00	88.36
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	94.00	94.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	80.00–90.00	83.69
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,197	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	83.00–85.00	84.48
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,160	90.00–107.00	102.15
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,289	117.00–118.00	117.16
76	—	1,240	110.00–116.00	114.51

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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