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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 1, 2023

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 426 326 468
Slaughter cattle 426 326 468

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 10.00 higher on a higher quality supply. 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
1120–1485 1304 8 130.00–154.00 $146.39 $1,909
1200–1530 1337 13 149.00–154.00 $151.94 $2,031
1140–1600 1463 116 155.00–164.00 $157.87 $2,310
1615–1690 1654 8 145.00–156.00 $147.82 $2,445

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,333
1020–1300 1169 4 135.00–150.00 $146.73 $1,715
1045–1455 1251 14 145.00–153.00 $150.48 $1,883
1030–1600 1292 68 155.00–166.00 $158.08 $2,042
1610–1655 1630 3 145.00–155.00 $150.02 $2,445

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,720
1155–1615 1399 38 125.00–135.00 $130.70 $1,828
1435 1435 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,722 +5.00
1390–1685 1530 3 100.00–115.00 $109.36 $1,673 -10.77

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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.