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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 24, 2022

474 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 474 585 314
Slaughter cattle 474 585 314

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 3.00 lower. 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
1055–1350 1146 7 125.00–145.00 $140.30 $1,608
1030–1585 1311 81 146.00–155.00 $150.25 $1,970 +9.75
1260–1440 1368 5 156.00–160.00 $157.61 $2,156 +8.54
1315–1450 1391 4 140.00–145.00 $141.18 $1,964 -7.89
1485–1820 1672 6 80.00–100.00 $90.02 $1,505

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–980 975 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,443 +6.00
1035–1115 1075 2 141.00–144.00 $142.56 $1,533
1070–1180 1125 2 81.00 $81.00 $911
1000–1415 1160 73 147.00–155.00 $149.89 $1,739
1060–1440 1213 9 140.00–146.00 $145.03 $1,759 -3.79

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1375 1358 2 94.00–110.00 $101.90 $1,384 -24.26

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1500 1374 20 117.00–125.00 $119.70 $1,645
1451 1451 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,886
1270–1590 1528 9 109.00–115.00 $110.40 $1,687 -22.19
1585–1595 1590 2 110.00–115.00 $112.49 $1,789 -5.02

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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.