Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-05-01

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, May 1
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
508 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 382▲ 40 vs year ago 468 · +8.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,318176.692,3296thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,333180.202,4026thin
Bulls—Average1,373143.001,9632thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,532109.551,6783thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,523152.232,31832
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,385128.641,7823thin
Dairy SteersStandardAverage1,475125.001,8441thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,244184.062,290152
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,107167.431,8533thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,335183.672,452102
SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,197167.272,00212
SteersStandardAverage1,395149.742,0893thin

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
Bulls——1,495160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,3921
Bulls——1,250126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,5751
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,532109.55/cwt106.00–115.001,6783
HeifersChoice—1,247184.21/cwt180.00–191.002,297149
HeifersChoice—1,180174.53/cwt170.00–178.002,0592
HeifersChoiceLight Weight—980181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,7741
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,333180.20/cwt175.00–183.002,4026
SteersChoice—1,328184.09/cwt180.00–190.002,445100
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,303180.03/cwt175.00–183.002,3464
SteersStandard—1,395149.74/cwt145.00–155.002,0893
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,385128.64/cwt120.00–135.001,7823
Dairy SteersStandard—1,475125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8441
Dairy SteersChoice—1,523152.23/cwt150.00–162.002,31832
SteersChoice—1,605175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,8091
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,348170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2922
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,107167.43/cwt150.00–175.001,8533
SteersSelect and Choice—1,065137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4591
SteersSelect and Choice—1,209170.02/cwt150.00–178.002,05611
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,775150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,6631

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.