Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-03-06

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Mar 6
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
468 head
119 vs last sale 587 40 vs year ago 428 · +9.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 lower. Trade was active with 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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,260178.482,24918
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,140149.001,6991thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,025123.351,2642thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,364172.942,3594thin
BullocksLow1,334137.951,8403thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,487145.192,15920
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,375139.351,9163thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,425115.001,6391thin
Dairy SteersStandardAverage1,450109.861,5932thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,271183.812,33676
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,020158.101,6132thin
HeifersSelectAverage930131.001,2181thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,351184.132,48795
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,266155.071,9635thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,256178.10/cwt175.00–182.002,23717
SteersChoice1,345184.67/cwt180.00–190.002,48484
SteersSelect and Choice1,266155.07/cwt142.00–175.001,9635
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect1,025123.35/cwt116.00–131.001,2642
Dairy SteersSelect1,425115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,6391
Dairy SteersStandard1,450109.86/cwt100.00–120.001,5932
Bullocks1,375121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,6641
Bullocks1,313146.42/cwt145.00–148.001,9222
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,140149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6991
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,330185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,4611
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,375139.35/cwt138.00–140.001,9163
Dairy SteersChoice1,487145.19/cwt144.00–150.002,15920
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,317175.59/cwt172.00–180.002,3133
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,505165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,4831
SteersChoice1,368173.31/cwt164.00–178.002,3717
SteersChoice1,438191.79/cwt191.00–192.002,7584
HeifersChoice1,188172.69/cwt170.00–175.002,0522
HeifersChoice1,273184.11/cwt180.00–190.002,34474
HeifersSelect930131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2181
HeifersSelect and Choice1,020158.10/cwt140.00–175.001,6132

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.