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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

550 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 550 682 621
Slaughter cattle 550 682 621

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 3.00 to 3.25 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 3.00 lower as well. 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
1100–1135 1118 2 70.00–71.00 $70.51 $788 -5.98
1095–1350 1232 5 85.00–103.00 $95.59 $1,178
1095–1575 1300 12 90.00–104.00 $100.18 $1,302 -1.74
1120–1535 1360 105 105.00–110.00 $106.74 $1,452 -3.27
1700 1700 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,547

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1020 1000 2 80.00 $80.00 $800
1020–1210 1135 4 90.00–103.00 $94.43 $1,072
1035–1560 1182 23 90.00–104.00 $100.39 $1,187
1035–1520 1265 142 105.00–110.00 $107.22 $1,356 -3.17
1415 1415 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,585

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1545 1403 65-75% 3 55.00–70.00 $60.86 $854

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1355 1317 3 55.00 $55.00 $724
1300–1475 1388 2 80.00–85.00 $82.66 $1,147

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1580 1456 6 95.00–101.00 $97.72 $1,423 +4.31
1255–1755 1478 23 83.00–88.00 $86.43 $1,277 -6.98

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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.