Name: Greenville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today in Greenville, an overall solid offering of well conditioned central and southern Illinois feeders was met with good to very good demand on active trade with notable price gains across most weights.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.88/cwt on 161 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −183.57 against this barn's trailing median of $455.45.

Average price

$271.88

161 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$68.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

+3.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	283.07	1,535	107
Large 1	577	252.50	1,457	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	544	251.93	1,371	46
Large 1-2	561	249.00	1,397	3thin
Medium and Large 2	559	214.17	1,196	3thin

One grade step is worth $68.91/cwt here — about $339 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $473.22, low $431.00, median $455.45 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale161 hd

271.88

—

IL average1 barns · 161 hd

271.88

+0.00

National average181 barns · 16,149 hd

268.88

+3.00

This barn, trailing median4 sales

455.45

−183.57

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

91 lots · USDA AMS · Greenville Livestock Cattle Special - Greenville, IL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	239.35/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,939	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	638	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,786	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	272.98/cwt	257.00–286.00	1,837	41
Steers	Large 1	550–600	565	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	329.84/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,412	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	258.04/cwt	247.50–274.00	1,889	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	277.46/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,446	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	260.47/cwt	259.00–261.00	2,050	30
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	660	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	277.04/cwt	257.50–295.00	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	316.39/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,658	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	350.43/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,149	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	248.86/cwt	231.00–252.50	1,727	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	326.67/cwt	300.00–353.00	1,552	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	218.76/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	352.77/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,351	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	298.33/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,695	28
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	273.08/cwt	247.50–292.50	1,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	276.34/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,614	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	225.04/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,429	7
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	600	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	243.70/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,547	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	309.78/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,038	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	450–500	480	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	237.57/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,235	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	850–900	868	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,779	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	650–700	665	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,347	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2	500–550	549	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,345	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	600–650	609	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,340	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	791	214.03/cwt	191.00–222.50	1,693	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	750–800	795	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	274.90/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	700–750	705	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	212.74/cwt	202.50–222.50	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	577	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	233.66/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,766	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	253.78/cwt	235.00–266.00	1,573	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	311.63/cwt	299.00–322.50	1,321	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	311.55/cwt	307.50–317.50	969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	242.03/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,636	60
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	493	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	258.14/cwt	237.50–280.00	1,229	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	700	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	275.83/cwt	260.00–297.50	1,454	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	275.16/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,544	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	293.60/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,392	43
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	561	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,684	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	322.84/cwt	302.50–345.00	1,185	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	293.83/cwt	292.50–295.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	253.66/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,324	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	225.45/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,637	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	226.15/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	291.42/cwt	275.00–307.50	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	750	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	975	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	663	247.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,641	2
Steers	Large 1	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	227.73/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	279.65/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,728	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	218.72/cwt	202.50–227.50	1,363	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	528	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	238.86/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,481	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	218.05/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	223.77/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	278.80/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,051	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	262.99/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,110	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	249.48/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,437	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	234.74/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,582	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	2

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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	342.50–355.00	350.43
34	350–400	383	330.00–367.50	352.77
38	400–450	428	300.00–350.00	329.84
78	450–500	475	300.00–353.00	326.67
46	500–550	524	300.00–330.00	316.39
28	550–600	568	285.00–317.50	298.33
29	600–650	618	265.00–300.00	279.65
41	650–700	673	257.00–286.00	272.98
83	700–750	732	247.50–274.00	258.04
30	750–800	787	259.00–261.00	260.47
17	800–850	810	235.00–240.00	239.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	528	331.00	331.00
23	600–650	638	280.00	280.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	565	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	307.50	307.50
2	300–350	335	302.50–317.50	309.78
2	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	423	257.50–295.00	277.04
6	450–500	475	247.50–292.50	273.08
16	500–550	521	250.00–295.00	277.46
29	550–600	584	250.00–285.00	276.34
10	600–650	635	232.50–250.00	243.70
12	650–700	694	231.00–252.50	248.86
1	750–800	790	222.50	222.50
2	800–850	823	217.50–220.00	218.76
1	850–900	850	232.50	232.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	600	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	660	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	460	202.50	202.50
2	500–550	520	235.00–240.00	237.57
1	550–600	575	237.50	237.50
7	600–650	635	217.50–227.50	225.04
4	750–800	791	191.00–222.50	214.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	663	245.00–250.00	247.49
1	950–1000	975	187.50	187.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	232.50	232.50
7	600–650	609	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	795	222.50	222.50
3	850–900	868	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	549	245.00	245.00
5	650–700	665	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	347.50	347.50
5	400–450	418	337.50	337.50
15	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	202.50	202.50
3	450–500	478	202.50–222.50	212.74
1	500–550	540	197.50	197.50
2	550–600	568	222.50	222.50
11	600–650	623	202.50–227.50	218.72
2	650–700	660	215.00–221.00	218.05
2	700–750	725	220.00–225.00	222.55
1	750–800	782	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
5	300–350	311	307.50–317.50	311.55
12	350–400	367	302.50–345.00	322.84
42	400–450	424	299.00–322.50	311.63
43	450–500	474	270.00–305.00	293.60
36	500–550	527	260.00–297.50	275.83
56	550–600	561	260.00–300.00	275.16
25	600–650	620	235.00–266.00	253.78
60	650–700	676	230.00–250.00	242.03
2	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
15	750–800	756	231.00–235.00	233.66
7	800–850	803	224.00–229.00	226.15
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	292.50	292.50
2	550–600	577	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	275.00–307.50	291.42
2	250–300	268	292.50–295.00	293.83
1	300–350	315	302.50	302.50
13	350–400	377	270.00–285.00	278.80
10	400–450	422	250.00–280.00	262.99
15	450–500	476	237.50–280.00	258.14
27	500–550	522	240.00–267.50	253.66
19	550–600	576	240.00–272.50	249.48
38	600–650	620	220.00–247.50	238.86
30	650–700	674	220.00–252.50	234.74
11	700–750	726	212.50–230.00	225.45
9	750–800	770	222.50–230.00	227.73
2	800–850	825	222.50–225.00	223.77
53	900–950	933	180.50	180.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	561	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	260.00–290.00	274.90
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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