Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2026-02-25

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Feb 25
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
314 head
138 vs last sale 452 107 vs year ago 421 · 25.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 4.00 higher. There were no slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers last week for a price comparison this week. Trade was active with very 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,310225.002,9482thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,125210.002,3631thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,372221.143,0355thin
BullocksHigh1,255230.002,8872thin
BullsHigh1,428217.503,1052thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,465196.002,8712thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,540202.003,1111thin
Dairy SteersChoiceHigh1,552203.423,15722
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,416185.882,6324thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,279239.673,066102
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,095221.072,4212thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,376239.573,29777
SteersSelectAverage975235.002,2911thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Dairy HeifersChoice1,540202.00/cwt202.00–202.003,1111
SteersChoice1,343241.92/cwt240.00–250.003,24962
SteersSelectReturn to Feed975235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2911
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,755212.49/cwt210.00–220.003,7294
HeifersSelect and Choice1,095221.07/cwt210.00–235.002,4212
HeifersChoice1,346230.90/cwt221.00–236.003,1089
Bullocks1,255230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,8872
HeifersChoiceLight Weight905225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0361
Dairy SteersChoice1,730220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,8061
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,416185.88/cwt181.00–191.002,6324
Dairy SteersChoice1,533204.66/cwt200.00–213.003,13717
Dairy SteersChoice1,588194.03/cwt191.00–195.003,0814
SteersChoice1,426236.14/cwt231.00–238.003,36711
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,125210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3631
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,310225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,9482
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,393218.93/cwt215.00–225.003,0504
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,290230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,9671
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,735201.00/cwt201.00–201.003,4871
HeifersChoice1,272241.12/cwt238.00–250.003,06791
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,585211.00/cwt211.00–211.003,3441
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,345181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,4341
Bulls1,550220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,4101
Bulls1,305215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,8061

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.