Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-10-30

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Oct 30
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
452 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 473▼ 23 vs year ago 475 · −4.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher in a light test. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,308176.182,3043thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,378177.732,4509thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,420155.002,2011thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,165145.001,6891thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,376156.692,15623
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,284137.191,7624thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,330123.521,6433thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,252187.232,345155
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,145167.751,9219thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,320186.722,464121
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,274170.122,1677thin
SteersStandardAverage1,645165.002,7141thin
SteersSelectAverage1,245141.001,7551thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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—1,252187.47/cwt183.00–193.002,347151
HeifersChoice—1,261178.12/cwt170.00–181.002,2464
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,145167.75/cwt160.00–180.001,9219
SteersChoice—1,321187.18/cwt183.00–192.002,473115
SteersChoice—1,215179.57/cwt175.00–182.002,1825
SteersSelect and Choice—1,274170.12/cwt160.00–182.002,1677
Dairy SteersChoice—1,390158.36/cwt152.00–160.002,20122
Dairy SteersChoice—1,070120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2841
Dairy SteersSelect—1,330123.52/cwt120.00–130.001,6433
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,361182.70/cwt180.00–188.002,4875
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,400171.52/cwt170.00–172.002,4014
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,308176.18/cwt173.00–180.002,3043
SteersStandard—1,645165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,7141
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,695170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,8821
SteersSelect—1,245141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,7551
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice—1,165145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6891
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,420155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,2011
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,284137.19/cwt135.00–140.001,7624

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.