Sale reports / Illinois / Greenville Livestock Auction / 2026-03-07

Greenville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Greenville, Illinois · Sat, Mar 7
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2043
Receipts
1,125 head
1,125 vs last sale 0 1,125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Greenville, producers took advantage of a quality offering, that was mostly long timed weaned and multiple vaccinated. Pasture ready and mostly attractive. Trade reflected recent highs in the market, with good to very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $480.55/cwt on 133 head, down $3.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits 3.06 against this barn's trailing median of $483.60.
Average price
$480.55
3.40 vs prior sale
133 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$967
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2-3
$192.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.00
vs IL average
+4.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544510.412,77750
Large 1532500.002,6606thin
Medium and Large 1-2552464.992,56772
Large 1-2550447.502,4612thin
Medium and Large 2583350.102,0412thin
Large 2-3570317.501,8101thin
One grade step is worth $192.91/cwt here — about $967 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
527507487467median 483.6001/1703/0704/0406/0606/06
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 sale133 hd
480.55
IL average1 barns · 133 hd
480.55
−0.00
National average177 barns · 11,580 hd
475.56
+4.99
This barn, trailing median4 sales
483.60
−3.06
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

77 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800772376.89/cwt360.00–387.502,91011
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600576448.89/cwt422.50–477.502,58642
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700677373.67/cwt367.50–381.002,53018
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500481490.82/cwt485.00–502.502,36118
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718374.77/cwt373.00–380.002,69112
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850805341.67/cwt340.00–342.502,7503
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350321528.68/cwt502.50–560.001,6977
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300295552.50/cwt552.50–552.501,6301
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450427515.48/cwt490.00–535.002,20116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400352460.75/cwt442.50–470.001,6223
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377548.77/cwt521.00–572.502,06932
HeifersMedium 1-2450–500465447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,0811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525431.52/cwt410.00–445.002,2653
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528469.37/cwt435.00–487.502,47835
HeifersMedium 1-2250–300250497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,2441
HeifersLarge 2900–950925225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0811
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850816371.54/cwt360.00–374.003,03227
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400372604.14/cwt562.50–632.502,2478
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350339600.13/cwt562.50–622.502,0345
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550526519.59/cwt487.50–537.502,73330
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300273509.93/cwt482.50–540.001,3922
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700674440.42/cwt402.50–450.002,96847
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800758391.56/cwt380.00–400.002,96811
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,016315.63/cwt300.00–316.003,20744
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500481536.68/cwt500.00–560.002,58127
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600571496.65/cwt460.00–502.502,83620
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500468498.43/cwt480.00–525.002,3333
SteersLarge 1-2500–550540417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,2551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670395.05/cwt372.50–406.002,64722
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900890341.00/cwt341.00–341.003,0356
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450414513.87/cwt502.50–517.502,1274
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650616440.17/cwt420.00–450.002,71137
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750712379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,6987
SteersLarge 1-2450–500480434.06/cwt410.00–480.002,0833
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350330550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8151
SteersLarge 1-2550–600560477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,6741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400371530.91/cwt467.50–550.001,9705
HeifersLarge 1400–450410427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,7531
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450426566.90/cwt525.00–585.002,41528
SteersLarge 2-3550–600570317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,8101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571455.64/cwt420.00–500.002,60235
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550534473.83/cwt441.00–501.002,53037
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600583350.10/cwt327.50–372.502,0412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6631
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650629377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,3744
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900870350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,0451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850815340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7711
SteersLarge 2700–750730367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,6831
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850823321.06/cwt300.00–342.502,6422
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800760372.94/cwt362.50–380.002,8346
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,3592
SteersLarge 21000–10501,010267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,7021
Dairy SteersLarge 2-3750–800795240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9081
Dairy SteersLarge 2-3550–600567367.12/cwt350.00–383.002,08219
Dairy SteersLarge 2-3500–550509377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,9196
Dairy SteersLarge 2-3800–850832230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9144
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650623402.02/cwt390.00–411.002,50528
HeifersLarge 1650–700687380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6112
HeifersLarge 1700–750712360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5632
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950925232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,1461
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800780304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,3711
HeifersLarge 2-3500–550520346.67/cwt302.50–432.501,8033
SteersLarge 1-2900–950920322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,9672
SteersLarge 1600–650617447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,7612
SteersLarge 1500–550532500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,6606
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300295602.50/cwt602.50–602.501,7771
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750734402.13/cwt385.00–425.002,95244
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500485342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,6611
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000963320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,08214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450431465.12/cwt452.50–480.002,0054
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800760352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,6791
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,7242
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500483470.10/cwt422.50–480.002,27117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650640375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4004
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,9761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300290492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,4281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600552425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3462

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.