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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

608 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 608 660 371
Slaughter cattle 608 660 371

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold .75 to 1.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.25 higher. Slaughter dairy heifers sold 5.50 higher in a light test. 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
1110–1545 1269 20 90.00–108.00 $99.98 $1,269 +11.56
1120–1560 1334 35 95.00–108.00 $104.14 $1,389 +1.14
1095–1590 1379 167 108.00–115.00 $111.51 $1,538 +0.97
1480 1480 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,702
1455–1525 1490 2 91.00–100.00 $95.39 $1,421
1590–1685 1619 8 100.00–108.00 $105.45 $1,707 +4.45
1655 1655 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,572

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1030 988 2 95.00–100.00 $97.39 $962
1030–1330 1217 10 90.00–108.00 $101.64 $1,237
1080–1485 1236 17 97.00–108.00 $104.91 $1,297
1020–1545 1251 91 109.00–115.00 $111.04 $1,389 +0.58

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 65-75% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,376
1490–1535 1513 65-75% 2 61.00–65.00 $63.03 $954

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1525 1406 5 85.00–90.00 $87.85 $1,235 +5.63

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1725 1447 3 80.00–82.00 $81.37 $1,177 +1.96
1275–1670 1471 33 85.00–92.00 $90.45 $1,331 +2.32
1405–1760 1520 5 93.00–94.00 $93.18 $1,416

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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.