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Green City Livestock Auction

Name: Green City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Green City, Missouri · Wed, Dec 17

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1254

← Dec 3Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

603 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 660▲ 603 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 142▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Feb 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, a light feeder offering traded sharply higher. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Supply light, demand 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 $391.10/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits −36.68 against this barn's trailing median of $427.78.

Average price

$391.10

58 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

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

$19.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.15

vs MO average

+1.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	395.75	2,129	44
Medium and Large 1-2	593	376.50	2,233	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.25/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale58 hd

391.10

—

MO average20 barns · 3,163 hd

377.96

+13.15

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

+1.19

This barn, trailing median7 sales

427.78

−36.68

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	1,952	181.06	3,534	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	155.85	2,194	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	148.48	1,843	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	131.90	1,443	7thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	393	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,132	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	509.74/cwt	472.50–518.00	2,365	41
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	481.09/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,463	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,335	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	466.19/cwt	455.00–467.00	2,587	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,537	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	401.61/cwt	394.00–415.00	2,498	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	420.79/cwt	415.00–422.00	2,638	39
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	364.17/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,447	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	711	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,421	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,308	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	449.66/cwt	448.00–457.50	2,064	48
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	376.09/cwt	362.50–382.50	1,790	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	395.75/cwt	372.50–399.50	2,129	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	376.50/cwt	376.00–377.00	2,233	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,322	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	333.06/cwt	328.00–350.00	2,065	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	623	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,888	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,432	22
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	2,835	42
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,863	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,951	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,031	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,051	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,952	181.06/cwt	178.00–184.00	3,534	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	125.54/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,366	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	134.44/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,473	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	148.48/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,843	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	155.85/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,194	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 603Last week 660Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 142Year ago 0

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, a light feeder offering traded sharply higher. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Supply light, demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	711	340.50	340.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	450–500	464	472.50–518.00	509.74
33	500–550	512	475.00–495.00	481.09
46	550–600	555	455.00–467.00	466.19
39	600–650	627	415.00–422.00	420.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	430.00	430.00
7	550–600	597	425.00	425.00
8	600–650	622	394.00–415.00	401.61
10	650–700	672	355.00–385.00	364.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	393	542.50	542.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	317	412.50	412.50
9	450–500	476	362.50–382.50	376.09
14	550–600	593	376.00–377.00	376.50
26	600–650	620	328.00–350.00	333.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	450–500	459	448.00–457.50	449.66
44	500–550	538	372.50–399.50	395.75
5	600–650	603	385.00	385.00
22	650–700	685	355.00	355.00
42	800–850	823	344.50	344.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	623	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	498	374.00	374.00
6	500–550	533	366.00	366.00
4	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	621	327.00	327.00
8	650–700	668	307.00	307.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,952	178.00–184.00	181.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,241	141.00–154.00	148.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,408	153.00–159.00	155.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,096	131.00–137.00	134.44
2	—	1,088	125.00–126.00	125.54

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.