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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 593 261 519
Slaughter cattle 593 261 519

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 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
1095–1120 1108 2 70.00–85.00 $77.42 $858
1045–1560 1281 16 110.00–126.00 $120.62 $1,545 -0.61
1220–1530 1333 32 134.00–140.00 $138.89 $1,851 +3.45
1110–1595 1373 27 102.00–126.00 $123.40 $1,694 -4.36
1210–1570 1433 108 127.00–133.00 $129.41 $1,854
1600–1755 1678 5 95.00–121.00 $105.19 $1,765

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1115 1090 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,254
1050–1490 1216 10 115.00–123.00 $118.99 $1,447 -8.51
1085–1600 1273 93 125.00–131.00 $128.40 $1,635 -6.17
1165–1475 1348 18 132.00–140.00 $133.89 $1,805

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 1 76.00 $76.00 $756
1080–1400 1238 3 70.00–76.00 $73.92 $915

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1595 1395 12 110.00–115.00 $112.49 $1,569
1380–1430 1405 2 98.00 $98.00 $1,377 +58.00
1240–1685 1425 25 100.00–108.00 $103.89 $1,480 +63.89

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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.