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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 12, 2023

511 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction report →

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 511 490 546
Slaughter cattle 511 490 546

Today in Greenville, as compared to a week ago, good demand for a well conditioned offering saw slaughter steers and heifers trading even. Slaughter dairy steers traded higher 4.00.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1590 1310 215 180.00–190.00 $184.57 $2,418 -0.53
1125–1565 1345 8 120.00–160.00 $146.57 $1,971 -38.53
1000–1745 1347 24 145.00–178.00 $163.28 $2,199 -21.82

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1670 1128 5 135.00–156.00 $146.93 $1,657
1035–1275 1155 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,964
995–1590 1226 172 170.00–190.00 $183.32 $2,248 +12.42
1100–1570 1231 5 144.00–165.00 $154.95 $1,907 -15.95

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1615 1419 6 115.00–130.00 $122.68 $1,741 -21.28
1285–1610 1422 5 121.00–135.00 $130.19 $1,851 -13.77
1195–1525 1424 48 140.00–159.00 $146.40 $2,085 +2.44

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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.