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Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Oct 16
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →
Receipts
320 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 214▼ 207 vs year ago 527 · −39.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers , slaughter heifers, and slaughter dairy steers traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower. 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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,313182.572,3972thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,397175.942,4589thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,355160.002,1682thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,446155.652,25129
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,530145.002,2191thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,250187.332,34168
SteersChoiceAverage1,358187.142,54194
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,168176.912,0662thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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
HeifersChoice—1,246187.63/cwt182.00–191.002,33866
HeifersChoice—1,368177.51/cwt175.00–180.002,4282
SteersChoice—1,353187.54/cwt183.00–192.002,53787
SteersChoice—1,330195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,5941
SteersChoice—1,434180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,5816
SteersSelect and Choice—1,168176.91/cwt175.00–179.002,0662
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,355160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,1682
Dairy SteersChoice—1,447154.79/cwt150.00–160.002,24026
Dairy SteersChoice—1,440163.06/cwt162.00–165.002,3483
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,530145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,2191
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,397175.94/cwt175.00–184.002,4589
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,313182.57/cwt181.00–184.002,3972

How this sale compares

Illinois weighted averages
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