Cattle Market Pulse

Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 25, 2021

314 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 314 451 0
Slaughter cattle 314 451 0

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold .75 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 3.25 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1150 1061 4 80.00–90.00 $82.56 $876
1130–1290 1219 9 100.00–124.00 $114.73 $1,399 -7.28
1310 1310 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,310 -27.15
1155–1635 1338 50 125.00–131.00 $127.94 $1,712 +0.79
1215–1515 1351 6 132.00–135.00 $134.19 $1,813 +2.19

↑ Back to top

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,156
1025–1200 1113 2 122.00–124.00 $122.92 $1,368 +5.57
1035–1415 1205 58 125.00–131.00 $128.58 $1,549 +0.74
1220–1300 1260 2 132.00–134.00 $133.03 $1,676
1290–1485 1375 3 120.00–123.00 $122.02 $1,678

↑ Back to top

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1510 1385 3 95.00–104.00 $99.86 $1,383 +24.86
1405 1405 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,560
1420 1420 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,278

↑ Back to top

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1325 1280 2 70.00–81.00 $75.31 $964 +1.40
1240–1415 1312 3 85.00–97.00 $92.03 $1,207
1315–1480 1391 7 108.00–123.00 $110.60 $1,538
1320–1615 1455 24 100.00–106.00 $103.57 $1,507
1510–1730 1620 2 95.00 $95.00 $1,539 +5.00

↑ Back to top

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.