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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 604 516 466
Slaughter cattle 604 516 466

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.25 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 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
1170–1200 1185 2 80.00 $80.00 $948
1010–1610 1266 13 90.00–110.00 $101.75 $1,288
1165–1625 1366 30 100.00–110.00 $107.56 $1,469 -6.74
1145–1615 1374 133 111.00–117.00 $113.00 $1,553 -1.30
1370–1385 1378 2 95.00 $95.00 $1,309 -19.30
1330–1460 1395 3 80.00 $80.00 $1,116 -26.41

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–995 985 3 96.00–100.00 $98.65 $972
1015–1230 1146 7 90.00–108.00 $103.85 $1,190 +0.77
1065–1330 1160 7 97.00–108.00 $104.56 $1,213
1010–1535 1250 104 110.00–116.00 $112.63 $1,408 +3.30
1325–1425 1390 3 117.00–118.00 $117.32 $1,631

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1375 1358 65-75% 3 93.00–95.00 $94.01 $1,277
1280–1535 1398 65-75% 3 61.00–82.00 $69.37 $970

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1425 1403 2 91.00–95.00 $92.97 $1,304

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1325 1290 2 61.00–65.00 $62.95 $812 -26.03
1160–1460 1310 2 75.00–80.00 $77.79 $1,019
1150–1440 1322 5 85.00–91.00 $88.90 $1,175

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,154
1308–1450 1321 11 82.00 $82.00 $1,083
1190–1565 1397 42 85.00–92.00 $89.41 $1,249
1250–1815 1422 10 70.00–82.00 $75.50 $1,074 -12.99

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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.