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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

474 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 474 509 0
Slaughter cattle 474 509 0

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded steady to .50 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 5.75 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
1020–1105 1053 3 85.00–90.00 $87.08 $917
1105–1310 1209 8 101.00–117.00 $110.15 $1,332
1090–1535 1315 10 100.00–118.00 $111.62 $1,468
1145–1585 1369 92 120.00–126.00 $123.35 $1,689 -0.02
1440–1550 1485 3 127.00–130.00 $128.37 $1,906
1445–1635 1528 4 86.00–91.00 $89.32 $1,365
1590–1715 1649 6 105.00–111.00 $108.61 $1,791 -4.60

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1200 1118 5 100.00–118.00 $110.50 $1,235
1075–1205 1134 6 100.00–116.00 $111.01 $1,259
1025–1610 1257 87 120.00–126.00 $122.65 $1,542 -5.07
1340 1340 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,702

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1750 1448 3 85.00–91.00 $88.67 $1,284

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1185 1170 2 71.00–75.00 $73.03 $854

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,048
1105–1330 1190 3 60.00–70.00 $66.82 $795
1265–1420 1347 10 100.00–102.00 $100.30 $1,351 -14.70
1180–1605 1380 10 75.00–87.00 $81.26 $1,121
1200–1680 1404 57 90.00–96.00 $91.43 $1,284 -5.83
1270–1590 1476 5 87.00–88.00 $87.80 $1,296
1700–1795 1743 4 85.00–88.00 $86.48 $1,507

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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.