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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 23, 2024

473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 473 320 491
Slaughter cattle 473 320 491

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers traded steady 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
1225 1225 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,205
1240–1310 1275 2 170.00–181.00 $175.35 $2,236
1095–1615 1380 122 183.00–192.00 $187.31 $2,585 -0.23
1645–1685 1665 2 175.00–180.00 $177.47 $2,955

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1135 1051 10 153.00–180.00 $167.19 $1,757
1040–1540 1271 124 182.00–192.00 $186.76 $2,374
1335–1425 1393 3 170.00–180.00 $174.89 $2,436 -2.62

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1450 1363 2 180.00 $180.00 $2,453

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1455 1406 6 170.00–180.00 $176.67 $2,484

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1590 1450 13 140.00–148.00 $143.51 $2,081
1350–1845 1562 19 150.00–160.00 $155.20 $2,424

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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.