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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 2, 2022

600 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 600 516 516
Slaughter cattle 600 516 516

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers and slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 lower. 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
1095–1410 1270 12 112.00–140.00 $134.15 $1,704
1120–1580 1350 157 142.00–150.00 $145.29 $1,961
1210–1525 1383 19 130.00–141.00 $137.60 $1,903 -8.60
1260–1545 1398 9 151.00–155.00 $151.76 $2,122 +5.56
1595–1620 1610 3 136.00–140.00 $138.68 $2,233

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1000 987 3 120.00–132.00 $127.42 $1,258 -12.58
1040–1565 1265 102 142.00–150.00 $146.31 $1,851 -1.28
1230–1295 1269 5 151.00–155.00 $152.60 $1,936 +5.01
1295–1470 1401 5 130.00–141.00 $137.38 $1,925 -17.62

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 65-75% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,183
1545–1570 1558 65-75% 2 131.00–138.00 $134.47 $2,095

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1475 1401 8 121.00–130.00 $124.42 $1,743 -14.28
1171–1690 1442 31 110.00–120.00 $114.15 $1,646 -24.55
1691 1691 14 100.00 $100.00 $1,691

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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.