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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

639 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction report →

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 639 262 663
Slaughter cattle 639 262 663

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 2.25 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1520 1249 7 80.00–102.00 $94.68 $1,183
1120–1645 1379 172 103.00–109.00 $105.98 $1,461 +2.12
1175–1645 1397 7 96.00–102.00 $99.48 $1,390
1335–1515 1412 10 110.00–112.00 $110.50 $1,560
1655–1715 1685 2 92.00–96.00 $93.96 $1,583 +2.96

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 1 71.00 $71.00 $785
980–1270 1128 7 81.00–102.00 $94.59 $1,067
1030–1315 1154 6 100.00–102.00 $100.46 $1,159
1040–1535 1236 175 103.00–109.00 $106.04 $1,311 +2.10
1140–1355 1260 13 110.00–111.00 $110.07 $1,387

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1520 1447 3 85.00–87.00 $85.98 $1,244

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1615 1415 29 85.00–92.00 $88.09 $1,246 +2.63
1435 1435 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,177 -3.46
1515 1515 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,439

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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.