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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 26, 2023

281 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 281 459 0
Slaughter cattle 281 459 0

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers traded steady to 1.00 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
940–960 950 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,235
1090–1580 1362 84 172.00–180.00 $175.28 $2,387 -2.53
1340–1420 1375 3 160.00–170.00 $166.75 $2,293 -11.06
1115–1460 1376 7 155.00–170.00 $161.97 $2,229 -15.84
1640–1760 1686 4 140.00–165.00 $152.28 $2,567

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 1 110.00 $110.00 $990
950–1020 985 2 160.00–172.00 $165.79 $1,633 -8.21
1050–1545 1255 50 172.00–180.00 $175.01 $2,196
1195–1435 1339 7 150.00–170.00 $164.19 $2,199

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1560 1443 10 120.00–130.00 $125.36 $1,809

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1545 1445 4 120.00–132.00 $127.81 $1,847 -1.15
1290–1755 1473 17 135.00–145.00 $138.82 $2,045 +8.11
1685 1685 1 132.00 $132.00 $2,224 -18.00
1590–2195 1846 4 81.00 $81.00 $1,495

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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.