Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2025-04-02

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Apr 2
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
338 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 368▼ 103 vs year ago 441 · −23.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 1.00 higher in a light test. 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 HeifersChoiceLow1,275180.212,2983thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,390191.532,6627thin
Bullocks—Average1,450190.002,7551thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,507166.722,51234
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,368159.032,1762thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,475135.001,9911thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,267206.722,61875
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,133182.892,0724thin
SteersChoiceLow1,422204.952,91582
SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,300161.002,0931thin
SteersSelectAverage1,130141.001,5931thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
HeifersChoiceLight Weight—965196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,8911
HeifersChoice—1,424194.33/cwt165.00–203.002,7678
HeifersChoice—1,252208.38/cwt205.00–212.002,60966
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,133182.89/cwt171.00–201.002,0724
SteersChoice—1,371202.85/cwt201.00–204.002,7814
SteersChoice—1,402207.93/cwt205.00–212.002,91573
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,260176.42/cwt171.00–181.002,2232
Dairy SteersChoice—1,508166.79/cwt162.00–173.002,51531
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,268171.31/cwt161.00–180.002,1722
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,368159.03/cwt158.00–160.002,1762
Dairy SteersChoice—1,525160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,4402
Bullocks——1,450190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,7551
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,442197.58/cwt190.00–206.002,8495
Dairy SteersSelect—1,475135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,9911
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,290198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,5541
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,760163.07/cwt150.00–200.002,8705
SteersSelect—1,130141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,5931
SteersSelect and Choice—1,300161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,0931
Dairy SteersChoice—1,425178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,5371

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.