Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2026-04-29

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Apr 29
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
306 head
57 vs last sale 249 9 vs year ago 315 · 2.9%
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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 sold 7.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 HeifersChoiceLow1,286240.423,09319
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,356239.413,2468thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,373205.512,8223thin
BullocksAverage1,280235.003,0081thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,138190.002,1622thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceLow1,590185.872,9553thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,555212.463,30319
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,510191.252,8884thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,286248.073,18939
SteersChoiceHigh1,396250.463,49778
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,235225.002,7791thin
SteersStandardAverage1,475190.442,8092thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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
HeifersChoice1,390230.24/cwt225.00–235.003,2003
HeifersChoice1,277249.56/cwt245.00–255.003,18736
SteersChoice1,490257.00/cwt257.00–257.003,8291
SteersSelect and Choice1,235225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,7791
SteersStandard1,475190.44/cwt190.00–191.002,8092
SteersChoice1,395250.37/cwt245.00–255.003,49377
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,545225.00/cwt225.00–225.003,4761
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,272241.28/cwt240.00–245.003,06918
Dairy HeifersChoice1,590185.87/cwt181.00–195.002,9553
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,138190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,1622
Dairy SteersChoice1,570204.63/cwt200.00–210.003,2139
Dairy SteersChoice1,541219.51/cwt215.00–220.003,38310
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,510191.25/cwt190.00–195.002,8884
Bullocks1,280235.00/cwt235.00–235.003,0081
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,356239.41/cwt235.00–242.003,2468
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,373205.51/cwt190.00–230.002,8223

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.