Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2026-01-21

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Jan 21
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
251 head
4 vs last sale 247 53 vs year ago 198 · +26.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 4.00 lower. No dairy cross steers were reported last week for a price comparison. Trade was active with moderate 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,460210.003,0662thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,513212.603,2176thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceLow1,243180.002,2372thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,521186.382,83415
HeifersChoiceLow1,294224.432,90478
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150221.002,5421thin
SteersChoiceLow1,389225.623,13565
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,338221.242,9604thin
SteersStandardAverage1,542160.352,4733thin

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
HeifersChoice1,266215.57/cwt200.00–222.002,72912
HeifersChoice1,299226.04/cwt224.00–230.002,93666
HeifersSelect and Choice1,150221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,5421
SteersChoice1,345221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,9721
SteersSelect and Choice1,338221.24/cwt220.00–222.002,9604
SteersStandard1,542160.35/cwt160.00–161.002,4733
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,552214.12/cwt210.00–220.003,3235
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,320205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,7061
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,460210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,0662
SteersChoice1,390225.69/cwt223.00–228.003,13764
Dairy HeifersChoice1,243180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2372
Dairy SteersChoice1,534186.90/cwt185.00–190.002,86713
Dairy SteersChoice1,433183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,6222

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.