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Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Mar 19
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →
Receipts
288 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 400▼ 310 vs year ago 598 · −51.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers sold mixed to a light number last week. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,403192.002,69412
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,450195.802,8397thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,405170.002,3891thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,482170.362,52518
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,391162.342,2584thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,298204.352,65366
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,102192.182,1183thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,397202.512,82972

Every lot, as filed

13 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 SteersChoice—1,482170.36/cwt168.00–175.002,52518
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,405170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3891
SteersChoice—1,400210.67/cwt209.00–215.002,9496
SteersChoice—1,379203.63/cwt196.00–207.002,80861
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,403192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,69412
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,450195.80/cwt195.00–200.002,8397
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,391162.34/cwt155.00–165.002,2584
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,735175.54/cwt150.00–190.003,0464
SteersChoice—1,115193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,1521
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,678183.32/cwt170.00–195.003,0763
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,102192.18/cwt186.00–196.002,1183
HeifersChoice—1,302210.69/cwt210.00–215.002,74312
HeifersChoice—1,275204.09/cwt197.00–208.002,60251

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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