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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 25, 2023

491 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 491 527 561
Slaughter cattle 491 527 561

Compared to last week, slaughter steers, slaughter dairy steers, and slaughter heifers traded steady to 1.00 lower. 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
980–1340 1182 5 155.00–171.00 $161.63 $1,910
1150–1525 1331 14 161.00–177.00 $174.11 $2,317 -1.56
1005–1560 1339 142 180.00–188.00 $183.92 $2,463 +8.25
1620 1620 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,754

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 2 180.00–182.00 $181.00 $1,774 +11.00
1005–1505 1200 128 180.00–188.00 $183.78 $2,205
1355–1540 1464 4 176.00 $176.00 $2,577

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1620 1543 65-75% 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,852
1940 1940 65-75% 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,134

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,534
1390 1390 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,265
1290–1575 1433 4 145.00–148.00 $146.25 $2,096

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,809
1420–1475 1448 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,593 -26.62
1265–1765 1530 26 142.00–150.00 $146.09 $2,235 -0.62
1725 1725 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,415 +2.00

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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.