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Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Greenville, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 8, 2025

325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 325 531 563
Slaughter cattle 325 531 563

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 14.00 higher. Not included below , but selling today were two groups of mixed dairy cross steers and heifers. One group of 36 head weighing 1422 selling for 195.00/ cwt and a group of 20 head, weighing 1260 selling for 195/cwt. Trade was active with very good demand.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,009 -0.80
1125–1675 1386 61 191.00–201.00 $195.57 $2,711 +6.91
1720 1720 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,924

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,841
1040 1040 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,882
1195 1195 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,984
1000–1535 1241 53 191.00–198.00 $194.20 $2,410

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1440 1267 5 187.00–190.00 $187.93 $2,381

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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
1315–1650 1487 5 187.00–188.00 $187.37 $2,786 +10.12

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,348

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1650 1346 20 154.00–165.00 $158.83 $2,138 -6.71
1200–1685 1358 4 130.00–145.00 $136.98 $1,860
1310–1495 1411 4 167.00–170.00 $168.21 $2,373

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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.