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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 12, 2023

443 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 443 391 512
Slaughter cattle 443 391 512

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 higher. Trade was active with very good demand.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1150 1120 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,400
1050–1530 1274 5 140.00–172.00 $165.76 $2,112 +18.98
1320–1580 1398 4 165.00–172.00 $170.06 $2,377
1070–1579 1423 95 173.00–181.00 $176.06 $2,505
1475 1475 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,729 +73.74
1635 1635 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,632

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,224
1000–1355 1116 7 130.00–172.00 $160.78 $1,794 +5.77
1060–1455 1224 68 173.00–182.00 $176.91 $2,165 +6.47
1295–1370 1333 2 185.00–186.00 $185.49 $2,473 +28.01
1120–1510 1346 4 170.00–172.00 $171.44 $2,308

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1670 1436 4 115.00–126.00 $120.89 $1,736

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1670 1433 36 130.00–140.00 $137.56 $1,971 +17.16
1775 1775 1 120.00 $120.00 $2,130

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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.