Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2025-08-06

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Aug 6
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
425 head
192 vs last sale 233 22 vs year ago 403 · +5.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.00 higher. No test last week for slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,347219.632,9586thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,210190.002,2991thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,460209.953,0654thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceLow1,100190.002,0901thin
Dairy SteersChoiceHigh1,379197.112,71822
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,259182.502,2984thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,231237.582,925113
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,233218.132,6902thin
SteersChoiceLow1,310236.143,09493
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,242222.872,7688thin
SteersSelectAverage1,200150.001,8001thin

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
HeifersChoice1,248227.59/cwt215.00–231.002,8406
HeifersChoice1,370245.64/cwt245.00–247.003,3653
HeifersChoice1,226237.92/cwt234.00–243.002,917104
HeifersSelect and Choice1,233218.13/cwt205.00–230.002,6902
SteersChoice1,343223.82/cwt200.00–231.003,00611
SteersChoice1,220245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,9891
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,243234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,9092
Dairy SteersChoice1,348208.31/cwt205.00–210.002,8083
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,399212.44/cwt205.00–215.002,9724
Dairy SteersChoice1,185185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,1921
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,259182.50/cwt180.00–185.002,2984
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,445230.00/cwt230.00–230.003,3241
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,465203.27/cwt200.00–205.002,9783
Dairy SteersChoice1,395195.92/cwt190.00–200.002,73318
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,210190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,2991
SteersChoice1,307237.70/cwt232.00–242.003,10781
SteersSelect1,200150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8001
SteersSelect and Choice1,242222.87/cwt190.00–231.002,7688
Dairy HeifersChoice1,100190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0901

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.