Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2024-12-04

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Dec 4
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
528 head
61 vs last sale 467 77 vs year ago 605 · 12.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers traded steady. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher to last weeks light test. Trade was active with very 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 HeifersChoiceHigh1,323178.852,36613
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,423178.862,54617
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,383170.002,3512thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceLow1,406148.002,0811thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,509154.742,33537
HeifersChoiceLow1,260187.892,368156
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,166171.832,0047thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,363188.082,563145
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,287172.392,21911
SteersStandardAverage1,540150.002,3101thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,383170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3512
HeifersChoice1,230181.05/cwt180.00–182.002,2272
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,660180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,9881
HeifersChoiceLight Weight983176.91/cwt172.00–182.001,7392
HeifersSelect and Choice1,166171.83/cwt166.00–181.002,0047
HeifersChoice1,260188.13/cwt183.00–193.002,370150
Dairy SteersChoice1,513153.86/cwt150.00–160.002,32834
Dairy SteersChoice1,463164.69/cwt164.00–165.002,4093
SteersStandard1,540150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3101
SteersChoice1,354188.55/cwt183.00–194.002,553137
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,275184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,3461
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,327178.42/cwt172.00–182.002,36812
SteersSelect and Choice1,287172.39/cwt160.00–182.002,21911
Dairy HeifersChoice1,406148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,0811
SteersChoice1,395195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,7201
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,648179.38/cwt170.00–185.002,9564
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,373168.99/cwt168.00–170.002,3202
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,430180.18/cwt173.00–185.002,57715
HeifersChoice1,500195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,9251
SteersChoice1,362175.85/cwt166.00–181.002,3953

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.