Name: Greenville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold from 1.25 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate to 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,428	102.91	1,470	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,426	92.15	1,314	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,372	85.39	1,171	48
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,293	72.92	943	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,202	100.89	1,212	56
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,195	96.42	1,152	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,368	101.84	1,393	181
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,241	93.03	1,155	8thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,437	91.00	1,308	3thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,428	102.91/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,195	96.42/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,152	2
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	965	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	926	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,209	101.47/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,227	49
Heifers	Choice	—	1,181	96.94/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,145	6
Steers	Standard	—	1,437	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,308	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,241	93.03/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,155	8
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,607	95.33/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,532	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,366	102.46/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,400	157
Steers	Choice	—	1,348	96.64/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,303	18
Steers	Choice	—	1,365	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,461	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,426	92.15/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,314	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,366	89.17/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,218	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,780	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,335	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,303	74.24/cwt	70.00–75.00	967	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,235	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	803	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,362	84.39/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,149	35

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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction - Greenville, IL

Wed Jul 29, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)

Receipts 534Last week 503Year ago 524

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold from 1.25 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	101.00–105.00	102.91
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	95.00–98.00	96.42
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,209	99.00–105.00	101.47
6	—	1,181	95.00–98.00	96.94
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	91.00	91.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,241	86.00–98.00	93.03
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	95.00–96.00	95.33
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	1,366	100.00–106.00	102.46
18	—	1,348	93.00–99.00	96.64
3	—	1,365	107.00	107.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,426	90.00–96.00	92.15
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,366	88.00–90.00	89.17
1	—	1,780	75.00	75.00
35	—	1,362	80.00–87.00	84.39
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,303	70.00–75.00	74.24
1	—	1,235	65.00	65.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More