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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

360 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 360 407 351
Slaughter cattle 360 407 351

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold .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
1030–1205 1150 4 107.00–115.00 $110.64 $1,272
1200 1200 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,380
1055–1555 1326 118 118.00–124.00 $121.11 $1,606 +7.44
1345–1475 1401 4 125.00–127.00 $125.53 $1,759 +11.06
1620 1620 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,879 +1.66

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1330 1206 4 115.00–117.00 $116.06 $1,400 -5.00
1025–1575 1246 81 118.00–124.00 $121.28 $1,511
1240–1435 1319 5 125.00–126.00 $125.20 $1,651

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,550

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1400 1353 3 80.00–85.00 $83.03 $1,123
1195–1545 1361 9 75.00–85.00 $82.02 $1,116
1300–1645 1403 12 89.00–97.00 $93.63 $1,314 -5.44
1340–1600 1427 15 98.00–105.00 $99.05 $1,413 +5.72
1200–1570 1437 3 70.00–75.00 $73.61 $1,058 -19.72

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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.