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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 23, 2022

350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 350 424 497
Slaughter cattle 350 424 497

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 6.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1265 1204 5 110.00–125.00 $119.16 $1,435 -7.18
1210–1515 1404 21 138.00–142.00 $139.40 $1,957 -1.77
1305–1590 1432 11 121.00–137.00 $133.05 $1,905 -8.12
1605–1820 1688 4 105.00–130.00 $117.03 $1,975

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1150 1120 2 135.00–137.00 $135.97 $1,523 +15.81
1265 1265 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,860
1130–1470 1288 66 138.00–143.00 $139.64 $1,799
1205–1530 1422 6 131.00–137.00 $134.57 $1,914

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1550 1388 2 120.00–121.00 $120.44 $1,672

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1435 1403 2 100.00–114.00 $106.84 $1,499 -18.03
1400–1460 1430 2 125.00–127.00 $125.98 $1,802 +1.11
1245–1710 1501 27 116.00–124.00 $120.54 $1,809
1655 1655 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,887

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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.