Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2025-05-28

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, May 28
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
346 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 315▼ 115 vs year ago 461 · −24.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers were lightly tested but a higher undertone noted. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,319219.082,8904thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,140169.171,9294thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,296212.822,7584thin
Bullocks—Average1,320180.002,3761thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,354184.322,49617
HeifersChoiceAverage1,220225.832,75493
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,075200.002,1501thin
HeifersSelectAverage895171.001,5301thin
SteersChoiceLow1,331225.973,00889
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,272197.892,5173thin

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
HeifersChoice—1,222225.86/cwt222.00–230.002,76092
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—895171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5301
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,075200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1501
HeifersChoiceLight Weight—995223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,2191
SteersChoice—1,430215.00/cwt215.00–215.003,0751
SteersChoice—1,326226.39/cwt222.00–232.003,00287
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,296212.82/cwt210.00–220.002,7584
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,319219.08/cwt215.00–221.002,8904
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice—1,140169.17/cwt153.00–180.001,9294
SteersSelect and Choice—1,272197.89/cwt171.00–214.002,5173
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,680200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,3601
Dairy SteersChoice—1,354184.32/cwt180.00–188.002,49617
Bullocks——1,320180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,3761

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.