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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 16, 2022

670 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 670 420 345
Slaughter cattle 670 420 345

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 higher. The price spread on Choice beef cattle remains large. 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
1200–1460 1305 9 120.00–135.00 $127.61 $1,665 -6.01
1310 1310 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,244 -38.62
1390 1390 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,738
1345–1540 1413 5 151.00–152.00 $151.19 $2,136 +9.75
1205–1590 1420 96 140.00–150.00 $144.24 $2,048 +2.80
1320–1570 1425 10 132.00–139.00 $135.91 $1,937 -5.53
1600–1755 1644 12 115.00–140.00 $133.26 $2,191

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,377
1010–1445 1129 6 118.00–136.00 $124.90 $1,410 -1.04
1125–1540 1298 76 140.00–150.00 $144.30 $1,873 +11.67
1235–1475 1368 4 151.00–154.00 $151.97 $2,079 +8.64
1335–1560 1412 5 130.00–136.00 $132.10 $1,865 -16.63

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,472
1340 1340 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,675

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1400 1349 4 86.00–100.00 $93.09 $1,256 +0.29
1325–1690 1438 15 120.00–131.00 $125.62 $1,806 -7.68
1380–1655 1482 34 110.00–117.00 $113.38 $1,680
1385–1895 1675 4 103.00–107.00 $104.51 $1,751

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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.