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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 15, 2023

517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 517 399 612
Slaughter cattle 517 399 612

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1610 1358 102 174.00–182.00 $176.92 $2,403 +47.47
1175–1565 1388 14 161.00–173.00 $168.69 $2,341 -12.10
1160–1453 1408 34 170.00–172.00 $170.05 $2,394 -5.73
1850 1850 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,775

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1000 988 4 170.00–175.00 $172.77 $1,707
1065–1180 1098 5 166.00–173.00 $170.84 $1,876
1015–1500 1224 16 165.00–173.00 $169.47 $2,074 -5.11
1030–1525 1247 125 174.00–181.00 $176.99 $2,207 +2.41

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1440 1393 2 116.00–124.00 $119.86 $1,670

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1535 1400 3 80.00–118.00 $102.27 $1,432
1255–1685 1406 7 127.00–140.00 $136.53 $1,920
1495 1495 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,392
1240–1820 1521 31 145.00–155.00 $146.59 $2,230 -0.80
1425–1775 1593 3 140.00–144.00 $142.81 $2,275 +2.04
2005 2005 1 141.00 $141.00 $2,827

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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.