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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 262 519 473
Slaughter cattle 262 519 473

Compared to last week slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold 3.50 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1380 1260 4 95.00–100.00 $98.13 $1,236
1080–1545 1355 35 101.00–107.00 $103.86 $1,407 +0.14
1440–1475 1457 3 108.00–110.00 $108.67 $1,583
1610–1650 1630 2 80.00 $80.00 $1,304
1675 1675 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,524

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 1 90.00 $90.00 $846 -7.00
1015–1465 1246 68 101.00–107.00 $103.94 $1,295
1105–1635 1306 10 91.00–100.00 $97.63 $1,275 +2.12
1320–1340 1332 3 108.00 $108.00 $1,439 +12.49

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1295 1228 2 80.00–85.00 $82.36 $1,011

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1660 1435 25 83.00–90.00 $85.46 $1,226 +10.92
1450 1450 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,189 -7.08

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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.