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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 9, 2023

472 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 472 513 598
Slaughter cattle 472 513 598

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 3.00 higher. 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
1045–1310 1151 23 150.00–184.00 $179.74 $2,069 +16.41
1115–1235 1170 4 130.00–140.00 $135.18 $1,582 -28.15
1090–1525 1316 117 185.00–196.00 $189.82 $2,498 +8.47
1385 1385 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,745
1155–1570 1408 13 171.00–184.00 $179.66 $2,530
1615–1700 1662 3 150.00–181.00 $162.05 $2,693

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,746
995–1345 1132 8 140.00–184.00 $173.94 $1,969 -6.06
1015–1480 1206 73 185.00–196.00 $189.30 $2,283 +1.00
1065–1400 1206 11 170.00–184.00 $178.70 $2,155 -9.60

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1255 1158 2 110.00–115.00 $112.29 $1,300
1205 1205 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,446
1255–1360 1308 2 125.00–135.00 $130.20 $1,703
1640 1640 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,296

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1380 1360 2 160.00–175.00 $167.39 $2,277 +39.05
1290–1575 1422 6 116.00–125.00 $120.52 $1,714 -32.44
1205–1670 1425 19 145.00–155.00 $148.44 $2,115 -4.52
1345–1585 1438 4 130.00–142.00 $135.71 $1,952 -17.25
1295–1705 1497 9 130.00–143.00 $135.11 $2,023 -10.59
1535–1780 1650 3 120.00–130.00 $125.25 $2,067
2115 2115 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,432

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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.