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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 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 360 446 399
Slaughter cattle 360 446 399

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.75 lower. Slaughter heifers sold .25 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold .25 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,092
935–1525 1159 4 75.00–90.00 $85.89 $995 +1.20
1060–1465 1175 8 100.00–115.00 $104.45 $1,227 +19.76
1095–1395 1304 4 105.00–116.00 $109.50 $1,428 -22.15
1135–1575 1336 73 120.00–126.00 $123.58 $1,651 +1.13
1240–1500 1404 11 127.00–130.00 $128.09 $1,798
1585–1695 1642 3 100.00–115.00 $109.84 $1,804

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1145 1073 5 105.00–115.00 $109.12 $1,171
1080–1300 1200 3 106.00–115.00 $111.75 $1,341
980–1515 1208 57 121.00–126.00 $124.07 $1,499
1105–1410 1276 4 127.00–129.00 $127.70 $1,629 -1.68

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1525 1410 65-75% 2 66.00–70.00 $68.16 $961

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725–1800 1763 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,939

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1470 1400 7 108.00–110.00 $109.01 $1,526
1295–1735 1436 16 100.00–106.00 $102.51 $1,472

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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.