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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 6, 2024

429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 429 452 399
Slaughter cattle 429 452 399

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers traded steady. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers traded unevenly steady in a light test. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,978
1155 1155 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,721
1060–1620 1366 94 180.00–190.00 $185.94 $2,540
1655 1655 1 184.00 $184.00 $3,045

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,575 -27.75
1190 1190 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,130
1050–1500 1277 133 180.00–190.00 $186.54 $2,382 +8.42

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1295 1251 5 165.00–170.00 $167.97 $2,101
1310–1495 1387 12 175.00–182.00 $177.94 $2,468

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,194
1235–1540 1366 5 172.00–183.00 $179.99 $2,459 -2.71

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1400 1300 2 158.00–159.00 $158.54 $2,061

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1655 1365 9 150.00 $150.00 $2,048 -8.36
1205–1685 1441 19 155.00–163.00 $158.28 $2,281

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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.