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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

422 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 422 314 453
Slaughter cattle 422 314 453

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.75 higher in a light test. 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
1160–1375 1255 5 110.00–125.00 $118.04 $1,481
1070–1485 1301 16 110.00–125.00 $123.39 $1,605 +23.39
1245–1375 1304 4 133.00–135.00 $133.72 $1,744 +33.72
1135–1540 1375 56 126.00–132.00 $129.06 $1,775 -5.13
1365–1520 1432 3 85.00–95.00 $91.11 $1,305
1455 1455 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,091
1715 1715 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,972

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1390 1161 8 120.00–124.00 $122.49 $1,422
1015–1365 1170 47 125.00–131.00 $127.87 $1,496
1205–1315 1274 9 132.00–134.00 $132.78 $1,692 -0.25

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1305 1223 2 90.00–95.00 $92.67 $1,133

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1515 1390 8 105.00–110.00 $106.15 $1,475 -4.45
1390–1460 1430 3 90.00–95.00 $93.38 $1,335
1270–1780 1536 4 90.00 $90.00 $1,382

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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.