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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 1, 2021

735 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 735 552 0
Slaughter cattle 735 552 0

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 6.00 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
1150–1415 1258 10 110.00–133.00 $127.05 $1,598
1130–1575 1389 19 128.00–133.00 $131.48 $1,826 +0.74
1175–1595 1399 176 134.00–142.00 $137.95 $1,930 +7.21
1325–1535 1465 14 143.00–151.00 $146.36 $2,144 +7.38
1605–1655 1622 5 125.00–136.00 $129.79 $2,105
1645–1710 1678 2 105.00–126.00 $115.30 $1,935 -1.37

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1470 1257 99 134.00–142.00 $137.87 $1,733 +5.93
1020–1510 1267 11 126.00–133.00 $130.44 $1,653 -1.50
1195–1465 1290 11 143.00–151.00 $146.09 $1,885 +14.15

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1460 1384 65-75% 4 70.00–77.00 $73.13 $1,012
1295–1585 1442 65-75% 3 85.00–90.00 $88.50 $1,276
1475 1475 65-75% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,770 +56.06

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1325 1208 2 66.00–86.00 $75.03 $906
1275–1495 1379 4 115.00–125.00 $119.01 $1,641 +19.01
1400–1570 1485 2 105.00–108.00 $106.59 $1,583

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1700 1452 3 115.00–121.00 $117.22 $1,702
1190–1765 1473 35 105.00–112.00 $107.78 $1,588
1590–1605 1598 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,598

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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.