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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 21, 2022

381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 381 518 0
Slaughter cattle 381 518 0

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers trade steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 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
1240–1255 1248 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,435 +14.60
1225–1270 1253 4 125.00–140.00 $135.00 $1,692 +5.00
1280–1295 1288 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,481 -22.47
1220–1410 1308 6 115.00–143.00 $133.38 $1,745 -24.61
1135–1585 1388 61 145.00–155.00 $149.38 $2,073
1520 1520 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,432
1640–1735 1680 5 120.00–135.00 $129.92 $2,183 -9.15

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1160 1100 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,265
1170–1295 1212 3 122.00–142.00 $134.23 $1,627
1135–1400 1268 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,775 -10.60
1020–1550 1273 79 145.00–156.00 $150.34 $1,914 +14.33
1440 1440 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,304

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1420 1282 6 90.00–100.00 $95.15 $1,220

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1400 1310 2 128.00–130.00 $129.07 $1,691
1495 1495 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,719

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1370 1320 3 109.00–110.00 $109.69 $1,448 +41.34
1365–1530 1428 6 128.00–130.00 $129.17 $1,845
1370–1635 1532 15 118.00–125.00 $121.52 $1,862
1615–1805 1710 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,966

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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.