Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2025-05-21

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, May 21
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
315 head
23 vs last sale 338 24 vs year ago 339 · 7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold 6.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 15.00 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 HeifersChoiceLow1,349199.352,6889thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,529197.943,0268thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,485175.002,5991thin
BullocksAverage1,295150.001,9431thin
BullsAverage1,530195.002,9841thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,435182.202,61515
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,341170.002,2803thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,281223.692,866103
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,043209.642,1872thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,352221.232,99187
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,015191.001,9391thin
SteersStandardAverage1,870185.003,4601thin
SteersSelectAverage930181.001,6831thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Bulls1,530195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,9841
HeifersChoice1,277224.25/cwt220.00–230.002,864101
HeifersChoice1,315201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,6431
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,685190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,2021
HeifersSelect and Choice1,043209.64/cwt201.00–218.002,1872
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,730198.70/cwt185.00–212.003,4382
Dairy SteersChoice1,425183.07/cwt180.00–188.002,60914
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,341170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2803
Bullocks1,295150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9431
SteersSelectReturn to Feed930181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6831
SteersChoice1,356210.16/cwt200.00–215.002,85016
SteersSelect and Choice1,015191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,9391
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,485175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,5991
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,345151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,0311
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,349205.39/cwt195.00–210.002,7718
SteersStandard1,870185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,4601
SteersChoice1,340224.45/cwt220.00–230.003,00869
Dairy SteersChoice1,575170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,6781
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,480185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,7381
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,673183.35/cwt180.00–190.003,0673
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,433212.11/cwt200.00–220.003,0404

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.