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
HeifersChoice1,252187.47/cwt183.00–193.002,347151
HeifersChoice1,261178.12/cwt170.00–181.002,2464
HeifersSelect and Choice1,145167.75/cwt160.00–180.001,9219
SteersChoice1,321187.18/cwt183.00–192.002,473115
SteersChoice1,215179.57/cwt175.00–182.002,1825
SteersSelect and Choice1,274170.12/cwt160.00–182.002,1677
Dairy SteersChoice1,390158.36/cwt152.00–160.002,20122
Dairy SteersChoice1,070120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2841
Dairy SteersSelect1,330123.52/cwt120.00–130.001,6433
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,361182.70/cwt180.00–188.002,4875
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,400171.52/cwt170.00–172.002,4014
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,308176.18/cwt173.00–180.002,3043
SteersStandard1,645165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,7141
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,695170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,8821
SteersSelect1,245141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,7551
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,165145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6891
Dairy HeifersChoice1,420155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,2011
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,284137.19/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.