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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

594 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 594 301 571
Slaughter cattle 594 301 571

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.25 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 higher. 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
1060 1060 2 90.00 $90.00 $954
1095–1385 1228 14 91.00–102.00 $98.37 $1,208
1085–1565 1298 13 96.00–102.00 $100.89 $1,310
1065–1575 1354 214 103.00–109.00 $105.54 $1,429 -1.25
1425 1425 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,568 +9.38
1585–1625 1601 4 100.00–103.00 $101.01 $1,617

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1190 1063 3 100.00–101.00 $100.63 $1,070
1015–1365 1164 7 90.00–101.00 $97.18 $1,131
980–1545 1244 139 102.00–108.00 $105.35 $1,311 -1.88
1505 1505 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,656

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1385 1310 2 81.00–95.00 $88.40 $1,158

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1405 1385 3 88.00–90.00 $88.68 $1,228

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1485 1354 23 84.00–90.00 $87.43 $1,184
1405 1405 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,293
1355–1515 1412 3 75.00–82.00 $79.10 $1,117

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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.