Name: Greenville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Greenville, a good to attractive offering was met with good to excellent demand on a well attended auction. Notable price gains across most weight classes reflective of recent market trends.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $304.68/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −178.92 against this barn's trailing median of $483.60.

Average price

$304.68

78 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$652

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$128.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−20.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	330.86	1,736	22
Medium and Large 1-2	555	304.87	1,691	41
Medium and Large 2	560	271.09	1,517	13thin
Large 2	555	260.00	1,443	1thin
Medium and Large 3	535	202.50	1,083	1thin

One grade step is worth $128.36/cwt here — about $652 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.87, low $480.55, median $483.60 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 sale78 hd

304.68

—

IL average1 barns · 78 hd

304.68

+0.00

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−20.69

This barn, trailing median4 sales

483.60

−178.92

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

94 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	500–550	510	332.83/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,697	12
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	673	281.37/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,894	9
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	286.46/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,796	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	351.53/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,332	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	343.72/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,643	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	268.13/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,963	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	263.92/cwt	262.00–264.50	2,177	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	304.70/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,624	13
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	870	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,197	1
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	740	259.00/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,917	3
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	264.22/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	262.59/cwt	225.00–272.50	1,552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	308.21/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,738	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	248.59/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	302.49/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,404	5
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	360	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	237	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	212.57/cwt	207.50–222.50	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	277.55/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	255.96/cwt	237.50–267.50	1,856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	276.40/cwt	271.00–277.50	1,493	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	466	331.21/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	937	1
Steers	Large 2	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,214	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,236	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	523	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,203	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	781	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	288.03/cwt	272.50–294.00	1,509	21
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	662	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	373	311.76/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	250.26/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	320.07/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	274.68/cwt	252.50–295.00	1,555	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	281.97/cwt	240.00–292.50	2,208	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	321.26/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,353	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	299.47/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,120	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	301.61/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,032	3
Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	700	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	320.06/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,232	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	628	244.91/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	260.48/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,513	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	265.18/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	278.33/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,202	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	231.43/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	277.01/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,338	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	246.24/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	343.03/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,465	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	627	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,856	4
Steers	Large 1	800–850	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,188	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	290.92/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,949	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	527	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	572	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	808	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	217.28/cwt	207.50–227.50	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Steers	Large 1	850–900	892	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,252	4
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	350	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	242.79/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	368	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	568	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	964	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.

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Today at Greenville, a good to attractive offering was met with good to excellent demand on a well attended auction. Notable price gains across most weight classes reflective of recent market trends.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	342.50	342.50
3	300–350	343	350.00	350.00
11	350–400	379	332.50–365.00	351.53
19	400–450	427	320.00–357.50	343.03
10	450–500	478	322.50–357.50	343.72
12	500–550	510	322.50–337.50	332.83
1	550–600	565	322.50	322.50
16	600–650	627	271.00–290.00	286.46
14	650–700	670	285.00–295.00	290.92
31	700–750	732	265.00–277.50	268.13
2	750–800	760	267.50	267.50
21	800–850	825	262.00–264.50	263.92
10	850–900	858	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	920	260.00	260.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	625	262.50–267.50	264.22
9	650–700	673	280.00–282.50	281.37
3	700–750	740	255.00–261.00	259.00
1	800–850	820	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	870	252.50	252.50
1	1000–1050	1,015	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	237	332.50	332.50
1	250–300	295	317.50	317.50
1	300–350	300	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	425	292.50	292.50
5	450–500	464	295.00–312.50	302.49
13	500–550	533	297.50–317.50	304.70
26	550–600	564	282.50–315.00	308.21
7	600–650	615	230.00–252.50	248.59
7	650–700	680	262.50–280.00	277.55
5	700–750	725	237.50–267.50	255.96
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	840	252.00	252.00
1	900–950	940	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	985	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	279.00	279.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
8	500–550	540	271.00–277.50	276.40
5	550–600	591	225.00–272.50	262.59
3	700–750	715	207.50–222.50	212.57
1	750–800	765	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	466	330.00–337.50	331.21
3	500–550	510	327.50	327.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	627	296.00	296.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	270.00	270.00
4	850–900	892	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	372.50	372.50
2	500–550	527	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	568	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	572	262.50	262.50
3	800–850	808	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	337.50	337.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	287.50	287.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	781	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	312.50	312.50
2	350–400	385	317.50–322.50	320.06
16	400–450	421	317.50–332.50	321.26
6	450–500	480	310.00–330.00	320.07
21	500–550	524	272.50–294.00	288.03
14	550–600	566	252.50–295.00	274.68
4	600–650	642	262.50	262.50
6	650–700	665	237.50–260.00	250.26
10	750–800	783	240.00–292.50	281.97
4	850–900	882	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	662	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	327.50	327.50
5	450–500	457	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	302.50	302.50
2	250–300	290	332.50	332.50
3	300–350	342	290.00–307.50	301.61
6	350–400	374	287.50–310.00	299.47
7	400–450	432	265.00–282.50	278.33
16	450–500	483	260.00–290.00	277.01
7	500–550	529	252.50–272.50	265.18
13	550–600	581	250.00–267.50	260.48
8	600–650	619	240.00–250.00	242.79
2	650–700	668	242.50–250.00	246.24
2	700–750	720	222.50–240.00	231.43
8	750–800	766	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	628	242.50–250.00	244.91
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	680	207.50–227.50	217.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	630	202.50	202.50
1	650–700	650	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	310.00–315.00	311.76

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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