Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2026-08-26

Greenville Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Wed, Aug 26
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2046
Receipts
305 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 323▼ 49 vs year ago 354 · −13.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total Cattle Receipts; 398 Head. Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers, slaughter heifers, and slaughter dairy steers sold 13.00 to 14.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers were lightly tested. Trade was active with very 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,215218.002,6491thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,449201.992,9274thin
Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,557195.663,04726
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,593186.532,9714thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,690140.002,3661thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,210217.622,63264
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,095209.692,2963thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,115186.002,0741thin
SteersChoiceLow1,357219.392,97882
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,154200.952,3196thin
SteersSelectAverage1,070186.001,9904thin

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
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,593186.53/cwt185.00–188.002,9714
Dairy SteersSelect—1,690140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,3661
Dairy SteersChoice—1,810182.63/cwt180.00–185.003,3062
Dairy SteersChoice—1,536196.75/cwt190.00–205.003,02224
SteersChoice—1,418208.12/cwt201.00–213.002,9513
SteersSelect and Choice—1,154200.95/cwt191.00–211.002,3196
SteersSelect—1,070186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,9904
SteersChoice—1,355219.82/cwt213.00–225.002,97979
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,215218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,6491
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,449201.99/cwt190.00–210.002,9274
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,095209.69/cwt208.00–211.002,2963
HeifersChoiceLight Weight—960211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,0261
HeifersSelect—1,115186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,0741
HeifersChoice—1,210208.48/cwt201.00–213.002,5237
HeifersChoice—1,380228.00/cwt228.00–228.003,1461
HeifersChoice—1,211218.71/cwt215.00–225.002,64955

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.