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
Bullocks—Average1,295150.001,9431thin
Bulls—Average1,530195.002,9841thin
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
Bulls——1,530195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,9841
HeifersChoice—1,277224.25/cwt220.00–230.002,864101
HeifersChoice—1,315201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,6431
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,685190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,2021
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,043209.64/cwt201.00–218.002,1872
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,730198.70/cwt185.00–212.003,4382
Dairy SteersChoice—1,425183.07/cwt180.00–188.002,60914
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,341170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2803
Bullocks——1,295150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9431
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—930181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6831
SteersChoice—1,356210.16/cwt200.00–215.002,85016
SteersSelect and Choice—1,015191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,9391
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,485175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,5991
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,345151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,0311
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,349205.39/cwt195.00–210.002,7718
SteersStandard—1,870185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,4601
SteersChoice—1,340224.45/cwt220.00–230.003,00869
Dairy SteersChoice—1,575170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,6781
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,480185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,7381
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,673183.35/cwt180.00–190.003,0673
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,433212.11/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.