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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

467 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 467 552 0
Slaughter cattle 467 552 0

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.50 to 3.25 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.50 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
1145–1355 1222 5 110.00–117.00 $114.56 $1,400 +1.56
1125–1470 1258 9 125.00–127.00 $125.21 $1,575 +13.07
1050–1460 1322 10 106.00–117.00 $112.78 $1,491
1065–1560 1354 142 118.00–124.00 $120.02 $1,625 +1.45
1605–1660 1636 4 110.00–116.00 $111.72 $1,828

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1080 1037 3 82.00–95.00 $89.44 $927
1010–1290 1142 5 96.00–116.00 $106.19 $1,213
1045–1535 1260 68 118.00–124.00 $120.62 $1,520 +3.38
1095–1580 1284 14 110.00–117.00 $113.85 $1,462 +0.73
1425 1425 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,781 +3.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1545 1393 7 98.00–100.00 $98.54 $1,373
1300–1645 1456 38 90.00–97.00 $95.01 $1,383
1450–1735 1550 3 66.00–71.00 $69.13 $1,072

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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.