Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2025-08-27

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Aug 27
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
354 head
83 vs last sale 271 70 vs year ago 284 · +24.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers and slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers were lightly tested compared to the light number offered last week. 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 HeifersChoiceLow1,355226.553,0704thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,160205.002,3781thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,495234.153,50217
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,605205.003,2901thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,474195.302,87917
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,282186.432,3907thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,185140.001,6591thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,120235.312,6353thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,177234.512,760108
SteersChoiceHigh1,303241.563,14781
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,183222.262,6298thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
HeifersChoice1,172241.83/cwt238.00–248.002,83492
HeifersChoice1,245250.00/cwt250.00–250.003,1131
HeifersChoice1,260175.72/cwt150.00–236.002,21412
HeifersChoiceLight Weight967240.05/cwt238.00–242.002,3213
HeifersSelect and Choice1,120235.31/cwt235.00–236.002,6353
SteersChoice1,405250.00/cwt250.00–250.003,5131
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,487235.66/cwt230.00–240.003,50416
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,630210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,4231
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,605205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,2901
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,265210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,6571
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,385232.06/cwt225.00–235.003,2143
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,160205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,3781
SteersChoice1,346234.70/cwt233.00–236.003,1594
SteersSelect and Choice1,183222.26/cwt211.00–236.002,6298
SteersChoice1,299241.81/cwt237.00–248.003,14176
Dairy SteersChoice1,474195.30/cwt195.00–200.002,87917
Dairy SteersSelect1,185140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6591
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,282186.43/cwt180.00–190.002,3907

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.