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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 13, 2021

346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 346 403 301
Slaughter cattle 346 403 301

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers traded steady. 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
965 965 1 91.00 $91.00 $878
965 965 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,071
1105–1460 1275 17 105.00–124.00 $118.70 $1,513
1235–1445 1348 3 133.00–136.00 $134.32 $1,811
1220–1530 1356 16 118.00–124.00 $121.74 $1,651 -1.84
1225–1595 1399 50 125.00–131.00 $127.31 $1,781 +3.73
1680 1680 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,949 +9.27

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1260 1122 8 100.00–123.00 $117.06 $1,313
1075–1535 1262 16 116.00–124.00 $120.93 $1,526 -8.03
1095–1495 1271 53 125.00–131.00 $127.30 $1,618 -1.66
1225–1400 1323 5 133.00–135.00 $133.82 $1,770

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 65-75% 1 50.00 $50.00 $582
1400 1400 65-75% 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,554
1145–1735 1438 65-75% 3 80.00–100.00 $93.35 $1,342

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1340 1300 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,430
1285–1540 1443 9 80.00–95.00 $89.01 $1,284
1300–1580 1487 12 98.00–105.00 $102.35 $1,522

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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.