Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2023-12-20

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Dec 20
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
380 head
▼ 150 vs last sale 530▼ 1 vs year ago 381 · −0.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,578120.521,9022thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,572116.661,8343thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,403146.602,0573thin
Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,561141.732,21311
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,346128.871,7354thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,22583.661,0253thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,370164.322,25185
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,155144.531,6692thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,404166.372,33686
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,231138.621,7068thin
SteersSelectAverage1,515126.001,9091thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,650164.89/cwt160.00–170.002,7214
SteersSelect and Choice—1,231138.62/cwt130.00–160.001,7068
SteersSelect—1,515126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,9091
SteersChoice—1,379159.70/cwt158.00–160.002,2026
SteersChoice—1,393166.97/cwt161.00–172.002,32676
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,155144.53/cwt144.00–145.001,6692
Dairy SteersSelect—1,22583.66/cwt70.00–110.001,0253
Dairy SteersChoice—1,683135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,2724
Dairy SteersChoice—1,555155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,4101
Dairy SteersChoice—1,481144.01/cwt140.00–148.002,1336
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,346128.87/cwt115.00–137.001,7354
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,403146.60/cwt140.00–150.002,0573
HeifersChoice—1,361158.42/cwt150.00–160.002,15611
HeifersChoice—1,359165.46/cwt162.00–170.002,24971
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,658158.97/cwt155.00–161.002,6363
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,540140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,1561
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,588104.99/cwt100.00–110.001,6672
Bulls——1,578120.52/cwt120.00–121.001,9022

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.