Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-04-17

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Apr 17
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
450 head
19 vs last sale 431 9 vs year ago 459 · 2.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,292173.912,24715
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,460173.592,53511
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,409160.002,2544thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceHigh1,440161.012,3193thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,464150.992,21134
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,576135.922,1424thin
Dairy SteersStandardAverage2,360100.002,3601thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,205181.102,18144
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,030174.001,7921thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,353182.182,46584
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,391160.822,2375thin
SteersStandardAverage1,433139.111,9935thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Dairy SteersChoice1,447151.02/cwt148.00–159.002,18528
Dairy SteersChoice1,601146.02/cwt145.00–147.002,3384
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,575150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3631
SteersSelect and Choice1,316163.53/cwt155.00–170.002,1524
SteersChoice1,353182.18/cwt175.00–185.002,46584
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,690150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,5351
Dairy HeifersChoice1,350178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,4031
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,409160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,2544
HeifersChoice1,210181.13/cwt175.00–185.002,19242
HeifersChoice1,215189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,2961
HeifersChoiceLight Weight965172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6601
HeifersSelect and Choice1,030174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,7921
SteersStandard1,433139.11/cwt130.00–145.001,9935
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,449175.95/cwt170.00–180.002,55010
Dairy HeifersChoice1,485152.52/cwt152.00–153.002,2652
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,292173.91/cwt160.00–178.002,24715
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,576135.92/cwt130.00–145.002,1424
Dairy SteersStandard2,360100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,3601
Dairy SteersChoice1,435160.48/cwt160.00–161.002,3032

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.