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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 3, 2023

468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 468 281 440
Slaughter cattle 468 281 440

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 7.00 higher on a better kind. 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
955 955 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,432 +20.00
1120–1345 1201 4 154.00–160.00 $157.85 $1,896
1160–1305 1233 3 120.00–130.00 $124.15 $1,531
970–1445 1240 15 141.00–165.00 $152.20 $1,887
1270 1270 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,270
1085–1590 1345 53 170.00–180.00 $175.56 $2,361
1435–1635 1535 2 120.00–130.00 $125.33 $1,924
1620–1775 1690 3 140.00–170.00 $158.18 $2,673 +5.90

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,283 +31.00
945–1210 1067 9 150.00–165.00 $158.26 $1,689
1010–1575 1244 155 170.00–181.00 $176.16 $2,191
1230–1310 1270 2 182.00 $182.00 $2,311 +6.99
1280–1570 1390 5 151.00–166.00 $158.11 $2,198

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1485 1333 3 125.00–133.00 $127.97 $1,706
1285–1575 1446 28 140.00–151.00 $145.39 $2,102 +17.58
1455–1525 1490 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,937 -8.82

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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.