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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 4, 2021

355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 355 370 475
Slaughter cattle 355 370 475

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.50 to 2.50 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.00 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
1075–1200 1138 2 75.00–85.00 $79.73 $907
1030–1350 1202 6 95.00–122.00 $116.80 $1,404 +7.22
1085–1390 1216 8 105.00–122.00 $117.92 $1,434 +2.24
1155–1525 1346 56 123.00–128.00 $124.83 $1,680

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1040 995 2 80.00–90.00 $84.77 $843
1080–1360 1196 36 122.00–126.00 $124.06 $1,484 +1.65
1050–1360 1206 7 119.00–120.00 $119.85 $1,445 -8.01

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 65-75% 1 80.00 $80.00 $892
1265–1460 1363 65-75% 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,363

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1595 1553 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,553

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,326
1370–1375 1373 2 76.00 $76.00 $1,043

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1700 1451 8 108.00–110.00 $108.26 $1,571
1270–1580 1461 4 90.00–98.00 $93.87 $1,371
1500–1570 1528 4 95.00–98.00 $96.49 $1,474
1330–1825 1543 27 100.00–106.00 $103.90 $1,603

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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.