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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 16, 2021

440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 440 625 341
Slaughter cattle 440 625 341

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded steady to .75 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.50 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
1095–1590 1320 109 118.00–124.00 $120.97 $1,597 -0.90
1260–1480 1339 12 105.00–117.00 $113.13 $1,515 -8.74
1045–1570 1354 4 105.00–112.00 $108.47 $1,469 -6.48
1280–1530 1407 8 125.00–126.00 $125.13 $1,761

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1390 1177 107 118.00–124.00 $121.41 $1,429 +11.14
1110–1525 1261 5 105.00–117.00 $112.83 $1,423 -8.60
1130–1430 1264 7 125.00 $125.00 $1,580 +3.57

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1335 1258 65-75% 5 105.00–107.00 $105.61 $1,329

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,024
1260–1530 1395 2 90.00–98.00 $94.39 $1,317

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1315 1258 4 75.00–85.00 $80.28 $1,010 -10.21
1265–1790 1473 29 93.00–100.00 $97.09 $1,430
1360–1840 1596 6 101.00–105.00 $102.59 $1,637
1290–1810 1608 21 90.00–92.00 $90.34 $1,453

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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.