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Green City Livestock Auction

Name: Green City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Green City, Missouri · Wed, May 15

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1254

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Feeder Cattle receipts

909 head

▼ 703 vs last sale 1,612▲ 156 vs year ago 753 · +20.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

202 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 172▼ 18 vs year ago 220 · −8.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves under 500 lbs sold sharply higher, calves over 500 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Mostly calves on offer this week with only a handful of yearlings offered in small lots. Buyers were aggressive on nearly all weights of cattle with bidding reaching some prices that might make one do a double take, particularly on some light heifer calves. Supply light, demand very good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $285.81/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −141.97 against this barn's trailing median of $427.78.

Average price

$285.81

153 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$26.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.21

vs MO average

+15.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	294.96	1,649	100
Medium and Large 1-2	577	268.55	1,550	53

One grade step is worth $26.42/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale153 hd

285.81

—

MO average18 barns · 3,805 hd

279.61

+6.21

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

+15.81

This barn, trailing median7 sales

427.78

−141.97

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $465.77, low $363.10, median $427.78 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	2,023	167.11	3,381	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,345	132.28	1,780	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	127.23	1,555	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	119.15	1,310	26

Every lot

39 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,076	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	408.99/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,681	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	386.66/cwt	372.50–393.00	1,786	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	340.18/cwt	331.00–342.50	1,612	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,740	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	345.89/cwt	339.00–348.00	1,767	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	343.17/cwt	331.00–355.00	1,922	76
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	304.98/cwt	303.00–309.00	1,805	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	309.39/cwt	300.00–310.50	1,921	45
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,821	3
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	730	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,792	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	248.27/cwt	245.50–256.50	1,830	16
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	890	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	2,051	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	400.40/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,437	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	387.36/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,596	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	415	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,421	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	351.16/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,668	49
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	298.36/cwt	280.00–327.00	1,477	49
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,513	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	304.99/cwt	290.00–314.50	1,592	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	266.06/cwt	256.00–287.00	1,551	49
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	288.28/cwt	285.50–294.00	1,684	60
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,505	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	659	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,591	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,574	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,694	4
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	736	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,730	15
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	772	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,660	3
Heifers	800–850	Large 1-2	813	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,817	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,023	167.11/cwt	159.00–173.50	3,381	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	104.30/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,119	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	128.76/cwt	124.00–129.50	1,389	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	120.16/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,354	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	135.17/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,584	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	127.53/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,569	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	116.17/cwt	115.50–117.00	1,431	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,291	131.47/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,697	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	137.63/cwt	136.00–142.50	1,957	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	120.16/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,727	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 May 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 909Last week 1,612Year ago 753

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 172Year ago 220

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	411	402.50–420.00	408.99
24	450–500	462	372.50–393.00	386.66
22	500–550	511	339.00–348.00	345.89
76	550–600	560	331.00–355.00	343.17
45	600–650	621	300.00–310.50	309.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	350	307.50	307.50
15	450–500	474	331.00–342.50	340.18
21	550–600	592	303.00–309.00	304.98
3	650–700	677	269.00	269.00
16	700–750	737	245.50–256.50	248.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	730	245.50	245.50
12	850–900	890	230.50	230.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	490	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	450–500	495	280.00–327.00	298.36
4	500–550	506	299.00	299.00
49	550–600	583	256.00–287.00	266.06
3	600–650	635	237.00	237.00
10	650–700	677	232.50	232.50
4	700–750	735	230.50	230.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	359	385.00–410.00	400.40
20	400–450	412	382.50–390.00	387.36
49	450–500	475	345.00–380.00	351.16
40	500–550	522	290.00–314.50	304.99
60	550–600	584	285.50–294.00	288.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	736	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	772	215.00	215.00
10	800–850	813	223.50	223.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	659	241.50	241.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,023	159.00–173.50	167.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,230	118.00–134.00	127.53
7	—	1,172	134.00–138.00	135.17
6	—	1,232	115.50–117.00	116.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,437	119.00–121.00	120.16
16	—	1,422	136.00–142.50	137.63
31	—	1,291	122.00–136.00	131.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,073	102.00–107.00	104.30
8	—	1,079	124.00–129.50	128.76
12	—	1,127	115.00–123.00	120.16

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.