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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 26, 2022

468 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction report →

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 468 625 660
Slaughter cattle 468 625 660

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 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
1095–1425 1251 7 121.00–134.00 $129.60 $1,621 +3.89
1050–1560 1266 8 110.00–132.00 $123.29 $1,561 -2.42
1170–1585 1390 99 135.00–143.00 $138.44 $1,924 -0.21
1340–1520 1428 7 145.00 $145.00 $2,071 +15.65
1600–1730 1664 7 110.00–135.00 $123.89 $2,062 -3.96

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1275 1134 6 120.00–132.00 $124.88 $1,416
1180–1490 1296 8 122.00–134.00 $130.14 $1,687 -9.67
1085–1570 1314 60 135.00–143.00 $138.97 $1,826 -6.32
1255–1480 1394 6 144.00–150.00 $146.04 $2,036

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1665 1555 65-75% 2 117.00–126.00 $121.82 $1,894

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1445 1408 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,619

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1480 1412 6 120.00–130.00 $124.35 $1,756
1270–1705 1444 28 108.00–115.00 $111.21 $1,606
1445–1480 1462 3 105.00 $105.00 $1,535 -15.00

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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.