Name: Greenville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 6.00 lower. 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%	High	1,312	129.82	1,703	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,422	128.55	1,828	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,411	117.27	1,655	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,468	133.16	1,955	42
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,528	120.00	1,834	2thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,338	166.70	2,230	100
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,237	152.86	1,891	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	164.64	2,338	99
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,331	152.84	2,034	17
Steers	Standard	Average	1,523	137.32	2,091	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,190	129.64	1,543	3thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,280	144.73/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,853	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,468	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	168.55/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,233	83
Heifers	Choice	—	1,272	157.98/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,010	11
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,685	153.48/cwt	141.00–160.00	2,586	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,463	142.02/cwt	136.00–150.00	2,078	12
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,331	152.84/cwt	135.00–162.00	2,034	17
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,834	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,421	166.53/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,366	73
Steers	Choice	—	1,351	159.29/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,152	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,422	128.55/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,828	6
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,411	117.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,655	4
Steers	Standard	—	1,523	137.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,091	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,470	129.62/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,905	30
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,237	152.86/cwt	136.00–162.00	1,891	5
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,050	129.46/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,359	2
Steers	Select	—	1,470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,911	1
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,637	159.47/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,611	6

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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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction - Greenville, IL

Wed Mar 29, 2023

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

Receipts 530Last week 311Year ago 565

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 6.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	135.00–155.00	144.73
1	—	1,375	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	175.00	175.00
83	—	1,325	163.00–174.00	168.55
11	—	1,272	155.00–162.00	157.98
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,685	141.00–160.00	153.48
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,237	136.00–162.00	152.86
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,463	136.00–150.00	142.02
30	—	1,470	125.00–135.00	129.62
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	120.00	120.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,331	135.00–162.00	152.84
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,421	163.00–173.00	166.53
20	—	1,351	155.00–162.00	159.29
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	135.00–140.00	137.32
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	129.00–130.00	129.46
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	130.00	130.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,637	155.00–162.00	159.47
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,422	128.00–130.00	128.55
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	110.00–120.00	117.27

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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