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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 7, 2024

514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 514 670 484
Slaughter cattle 514 670 484

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 4.00 higher in a light test. 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
1150–1345 1264 10 146.00–168.00 $161.21 $2,038
1110–1625 1367 78 170.00–179.00 $173.10 $2,366 +0.51
1260–1610 1369 4 165.00–168.00 $166.35 $2,277 -6.24
1410 1410 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,833 -26.85
1685 1685 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,780

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1370 1188 8 145.00–168.00 $155.67 $1,849
1010–1555 1288 110 170.00–181.00 $173.13 $2,230 -0.33
1235–1355 1304 5 160.00–168.00 $166.00 $2,165 +4.14

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1340 1338 2 130.00–140.00 $135.01 $1,806
1360 1360 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,040
1260–1505 1365 5 110.00–120.00 $115.02 $1,570

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1400 1328 2 140.00–143.00 $141.58 $1,880 +9.02
1355 1355 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,721
1300–1430 1370 9 145.00–155.00 $147.27 $2,018
1275–1515 1378 6 135.00–143.00 $140.10 $1,931

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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.