Name: Greenville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.00 lower to last weeks light test. 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
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,245	150.00	1,868	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,325	115.00	1,524	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,635	142.26	2,326	38
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,400	131.73	1,844	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,355	110.00	1,491	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,281	167.96	2,152	113
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	155.00	1,953	2thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,339	166.15	2,226	55
Steers	Standard	Average	1,605	144.88	2,325	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	132.55	1,617	2thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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 Heifers	Select	—	1,325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,524	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,868	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,220	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,617	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,418	156.88/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,225	4
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,400	131.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,844	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,491	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,635	142.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,326	38
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,722	149.92/cwt	140.00–160.00	2,582	3
Steers	Standard	—	1,605	144.88/cwt	135.00–155.00	2,325	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,309	167.94/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,198	48
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,392	158.04/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,200	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,275	168.52/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,149	107

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 Dec 27, 2023

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

Receipts 395Last week 380Year ago 366

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.00 lower to last weeks light test. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	115.00	115.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	150.00	150.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	130.00–135.00	132.55
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	155.00–160.00	156.88
48	—	1,309	162.00–170.00	167.94
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,722	140.00–160.00	149.92
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	135.00–155.00	144.88
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	125.00–135.00	131.73
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,635	140.00–150.00	142.26
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,392	155.00–160.00	158.04
107	—	1,275	165.00–171.00	168.52

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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