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Green City Livestock Auction

Name: Green City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Green City, Missouri · Wed, Dec 16

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1254

← Dec 2Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,430 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 1,386▲ 375 vs year ago 1,055 · +35.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

153 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 106▲ 22 vs year ago 131 · +16.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, except lean cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.97/cwt on 561 head.

Average price

$151.97

561 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2

$23.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.26

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	156.13	1,053	372
Medium and Large 1-2	634	146.12	926	157
Large 1-2	737	132.24	974	32

One grade step is worth $23.89/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale561 hd

151.97

—

MO average18 barns · 11,829 hd

147.71

+4.26

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,680	73.40	1,233	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	50.94	764	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	48.49	633	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,156	41.51	480	28

Every lot

55 lots · USDA AMS · Green City Livestock Auction - Green City, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	642	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	731	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	195.16/cwt	192.25–200.00	839	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	172.89/cwt	171.00–176.00	821	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	177.99/cwt	175.00–180.00	861	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	487	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	765	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	170.42/cwt	160.00–181.00	896	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	564	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	880	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	164.64/cwt	160.00–166.00	960	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	159.25/cwt	159.00–159.50	940	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	160.47/cwt	153.50–164.50	977	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	897	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	146.61/cwt	140.00–151.50	924	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	136.01/cwt	133.25–147.50	898	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	863	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	979	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	669	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	823	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	671	139.74/cwt	138.50–141.00	938	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	698	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	946	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	981	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,078	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	137.47/cwt	135.50–138.00	1,081	19
Steers	—	Large 1-2	788	126.41/cwt	120.50–138.50	996	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,172	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,256	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	615	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	151.47/cwt	150.00–154.50	621	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	667	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	152.99/cwt	152.50–153.25	722	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	146.61/cwt	138.00–153.50	705	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	501	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	716	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	149.55/cwt	145.75–152.50	782	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	140.13/cwt	138.00–144.00	757	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	140.35/cwt	137.25–142.50	806	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	815	20
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	603	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	796	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	132.31/cwt	131.00–133.25	815	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	134.65/cwt	133.50–135.75	836	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	143.44/cwt	141.25–144.75	954	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	136.20/cwt	136.00–136.50	906	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	923	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	133.60/cwt	133.60–133.60	1,046	65
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	721	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	849	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	762	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,680	73.40/cwt	72.00–74.50	1,233	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	43.45/cwt	40.00–48.00	498	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	38.02/cwt	34.50–39.50	445	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	42.61/cwt	40.00–44.00	535	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	49.47/cwt	44.50–56.00	650	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	51.62/cwt	46.50–56.50	747	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	44.29/cwt	41.50–46.50	646	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,694	58.48/cwt	57.50–60.50	991	5

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Green City Livestock Auction - Green City, MO

Wed Dec 16, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,430Last week 1,386Year ago 1,055

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 106Year ago 131

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, except lean cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	72.00–74.50	73.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,459	41.50–46.50	44.29
13	—	1,447	46.50–56.50	51.62
5	—	1,694	57.50–60.50	58.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,171	34.50–39.50	38.02
18	—	1,147	40.00–48.00	43.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,314	44.50–56.00	49.47
4	—	1,256	40.00–44.00	42.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	526	160.00–181.00	170.42
58	—	917	137.00	137.00
10	—	484	175.00–180.00	177.99
46	—	583	160.00–166.00	164.64
57	—	609	153.50–164.50	160.47
63	—	807	145.25	145.25
14	—	666	147.00	147.00
10	—	430	192.25–200.00	195.16
29	—	716	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	156.00	156.00
4	—	669	123.00	123.00
3	—	487	157.00	157.00
4	—	615	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	698	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	144.00	144.00
6	—	664	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	630	140.00–151.50	146.61
13	—	708	138.50	138.50
13	—	475	171.00–176.00	172.89
10	—	590	159.00–159.50	159.25
36	—	660	133.25–147.50	136.01
4	—	406	180.00	180.00
19	—	786	135.50–138.00	137.47
5	—	349	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	671	138.50–141.00	139.74
18	—	788	120.50–138.50	126.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	414	161.00	161.00
74	—	523	145.75–152.50	149.55
5	—	362	170.00	170.00
107	—	665	141.25–144.75	143.44
18	—	472	152.50–153.25	152.99
14	—	621	133.50–135.75	134.65
65	—	783	133.60	133.60
20	—	579	140.00–142.00	140.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	574	137.25–142.50	140.35
39	—	540	138.00–144.00	140.13
10	—	665	136.00–136.50	136.20
19	—	410	150.00–154.50	151.47
12	—	616	131.00–133.25	132.31
4	—	766	120.50	120.50
15	—	481	138.00–153.50	146.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	603	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	501	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	811	94.00	94.00
7	—	557	129.50	129.50
7	—	679	125.00	125.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.