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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

301 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 301 403 470
Slaughter cattle 301 403 470

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.25 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold .25 lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1575 1365 57 103.00–109.00 $106.79 $1,458 -1.24
1355–1395 1377 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,515 +1.97
1300–1485 1402 5 100.00–102.00 $100.62 $1,411 +12.80
1645 1645 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,661

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1435 1242 70 103.00–109.00 $107.23 $1,332
1310–1495 1408 13 110.00–112.00 $110.38 $1,554
1405–1445 1425 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,425

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1530 1480 65-75% 2 70.00 $70.00 $1,036 +7.63

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1310 1245 2 75.00–78.00 $76.42 $951

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1515 1323 4 74.00–82.00 $77.25 $1,022
1320–1700 1487 27 83.00–90.00 $86.59 $1,288
1390–1620 1505 2 80.00–82.00 $80.92 $1,218

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.