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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 13, 2024

466 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 466 429 517
Slaughter cattle 466 429 517

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers sold 5.00 lower, while dairy cross heifers 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
1115 1115 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,884 -6.00
1040–1220 1140 5 151.00–174.00 $165.30 $1,884 -9.70
1145 1145 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,660 -30.00
1280–1430 1355 2 170.00 $170.00 $2,304 -15.94
1085–1635 1383 112 175.00–185.00 $180.82 $2,501 -5.12
1585–1635 1610 2 160.00 $160.00 $2,576
1860 1860 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,790

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,447
965–1215 1097 3 152.00–167.00 $160.24 $1,758
1085–1635 1299 99 175.00–185.00 $181.42 $2,357 -5.12
1120–1545 1384 8 130.00–173.00 $166.30 $2,302
1740 1740 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,610

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1255 1238 3 175.00–178.00 $177.00 $2,191

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1585 1467 10 170.00–180.00 $174.69 $2,563

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1670 1391 22 150.00–158.00 $152.40 $2,120 +2.40
1395–1565 1478 3 140.00–145.00 $141.76 $2,095
1215–1745 1481 11 130.00–145.00 $138.51 $2,051

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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.