Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2025-01-01

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Jan 1
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
531 head
45 vs last sale 486 140 vs year ago 391 · +35.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers traded steady. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 5.00 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,393174.522,4312thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,493177.252,6468thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,435151.132,1696thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,422143.302,0383thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,560155.582,42640
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,535137.192,1063thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,310188.162,465135
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,107178.451,9759thin
SteersChoiceLow1,404186.912,623102
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,192171.802,04811
SteersStandardAverage1,513168.762,5532thin

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
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,422143.30/cwt135.00–148.002,0383
Dairy HeifersChoice1,398152.35/cwt150.00–156.002,1305
SteersSelect and Choice1,192171.80/cwt161.00–181.002,04811
SteersChoice1,341181.66/cwt172.00–184.002,43612
SteersChoice1,386188.66/cwt185.00–195.002,61582
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,678176.85/cwt150.00–190.002,9688
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,393174.52/cwt174.00–175.002,4312
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,493177.25/cwt175.00–184.002,6468
Dairy SteersChoice1,572155.06/cwt150.00–161.002,43838
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,535137.19/cwt135.00–143.002,1063
Dairy SteersChoice1,323165.54/cwt165.00–166.002,1902
Dairy HeifersChoice1,620145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,3491
SteersStandard1,513168.76/cwt165.00–173.002,5532
HeifersSelect and Choice1,107178.45/cwt168.00–184.001,9759
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,655167.24/cwt157.00–180.002,7683
HeifersChoice1,304189.41/cwt185.00–195.002,470122
HeifersChoice1,277177.15/cwt165.00–184.002,2629
HeifersChoice1,290197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,5411

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.