Name: Greenville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher in a light test. Trade was active with good demand on a light run.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,352	195.22	2,639	5thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	185.00	2,396	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,413	196.13	2,771	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,477	164.80	2,434	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,537	150.57	2,314	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,272	201.97	2,569	83
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,112	183.75	2,043	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,398	199.73	2,792	30
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,125	172.00	1,935	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,040	170.00	1,768	1thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Choice	—	1,213	194.32/cwt	193.00–195.00	2,357	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,112	183.75/cwt	175.00–191.00	2,043	13
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	940	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,256	201.07/cwt	197.00–208.00	2,525	68
Heifers	Choice	—	1,418	211.71/cwt	210.00–215.00	3,002	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,382	201.46/cwt	200.00–208.00	2,784	27
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,537	150.57/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,314	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,413	196.13/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,771	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,352	195.22/cwt	191.00–200.00	2,639	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,396	1
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,698	184.69/cwt	175.00–195.00	3,136	2
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,040	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,768	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,125	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,935	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,230	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,251	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,456	168.63/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,455	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,546	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,540	151.72/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,336	4

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.

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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction - Greenville, IL

Wed Feb 19, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)

Receipts 247Last week 260Year ago 352

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	193.00–195.00	194.32
68	—	1,256	197.00–208.00	201.07
11	—	1,418	210.00–215.00	211.71
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,112	175.00–191.00	183.75
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	179.00	179.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,382	200.00–208.00	201.46
1	—	1,230	183.00	183.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	175.00–195.00	184.69
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	170.00	170.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	172.00	172.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,537	140.00–154.00	150.57
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,456	160.00–172.00	168.63
1	—	1,455	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,540	150.00–154.00	151.72
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,413	195.00–200.00	196.13
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,352	191.00–200.00	195.22
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	185.00	185.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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