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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

793 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 793 345 509
Slaughter cattle 793 345 509

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.75 to 2.25 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.75 lower. 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
1100–1425 1209 4 101.00–111.00 $107.04 $1,294
1115–1485 1276 7 108.00–112.00 $110.86 $1,415
1110–1630 1343 190 113.00–119.00 $115.61 $1,553
1360–1545 1445 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,734
1690–1820 1731 4 91.00–110.00 $103.78 $1,796

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 1 101.00 $101.00 $960
1005 1005 1 91.00 $91.00 $915
1020–1050 1035 2 100.00–108.00 $104.06 $1,077
1150 1150 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,012
1075–1600 1233 8 100.00–112.00 $109.38 $1,349
1050–1555 1269 176 113.00–119.00 $115.76 $1,469 -1.69
1355–1485 1420 2 120.00–121.00 $120.52 $1,711

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1585 1436 22 96.00–98.00 $96.72 $1,389 +3.08
1255–1745 1442 27 88.00–95.00 $91.87 $1,325 -1.77
1721 1721 16 82.50 $82.50 $1,420

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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.