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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 6, 2022

389 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 389 565 467
Slaughter cattle 389 565 467

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers traded steady. 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
1295 1295 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,917 +10.90
1155–1590 1361 92 140.00–146.00 $142.71 $1,942
1320–1450 1390 4 124.00–137.00 $127.59 $1,774
1365–1460 1418 3 125.00–136.00 $130.24 $1,847 -13.74
1435–1675 1562 3 115.00–120.00 $116.53 $1,820
1600–1690 1652 3 135.00–140.00 $136.95 $2,262 -3.26

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1210 1150 2 135.00–138.00 $136.58 $1,571
1040–1595 1289 70 140.00–145.00 $142.71 $1,840 +6.68
1150–1470 1314 12 125.00–138.00 $135.70 $1,783 -9.15
1610–1655 1633 2 136.00 $136.00 $2,221

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1325 1303 2 117.00–122.00 $119.54 $1,558

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1325 1288 3 108.00–113.00 $110.38 $1,422
1245–1615 1436 32 115.00–122.00 $118.46 $1,701 -0.01
1370–1640 1462 3 123.00–126.00 $124.31 $1,817 -11.69

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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.