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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

412 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 412 392 407
Slaughter cattle 412 392 407

Compared to last week, slaughter steers, slaughter dairy steers and slaughter heifers 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
1105–1515 1324 78 143.00–150.00 $146.35 $1,938 +6.39
1330 1330 1 151.00 $151.00 $2,008 +11.04
1270–1410 1340 2 140.00–141.00 $140.53 $1,883 +0.57
1650–1655 1653 2 140.00 $140.00 $2,314

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1075 1014 4 91.00–109.00 $101.53 $1,030
975–1120 1080 8 110.00–138.00 $120.61 $1,303
1140–1195 1168 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,752 +9.00
1055–1510 1266 126 142.00–149.00 $145.94 $1,848 -0.60
1125–1470 1324 4 138.00–141.00 $139.93 $1,853
1610 1610 1 131.00 $131.00 $2,109

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1350 1250 2 117.00–125.00 $120.68 $1,508
1410 1410 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,579
1555 1555 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,099

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1280 1278 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,725
1280–1570 1426 21 114.00–120.00 $116.21 $1,657
1245–1495 1432 5 110.00–113.00 $111.80 $1,601
1320–1585 1472 6 93.00–110.00 $103.13 $1,518 +25.52

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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.