Name: Green City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2017-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2017-09-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.13/cwt on 1,445 head.

Average price

$153.13

1,445 head · 835 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$110

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$15.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	812	156.23	1,268	1,003
Medium and Large 1-2	812	150.56	1,222	244
Large 1	981	140.58	1,379	198

One grade step is worth $15.65/cwt here — about −$110 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 sale1,445 hd

153.13

—

MO average4 barns · 2,617 hd

153.88

−0.75

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	—	Low	1,657	84.77	1,405	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	64.22	898	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	61.10	774	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	58.14	605	17

Every lot, as filed

52 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Large 1	—	1,027	136.42/cwt	134.85–138.00	1,401	113
Steers	Large 1	—	967	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,392	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	704	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	146.00/cwt	133.00–157.00	1,050	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	140.10/cwt	135.60–144.00	1,173	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	143.66/cwt	138.00–145.85	1,100	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	156.67/cwt	145.00–163.00	884	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	137.59/cwt	126.00–143.75	1,062	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	133.69/cwt	133.25–135.00	1,075	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	63.98/cwt	62.50–68.00	902	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	788	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	963	1
Bulls	—	—	1,381	75.95/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,049	4
Bulls	—	—	1,720	91.56/cwt	90.25–92.50	1,575	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	87.25/cwt	83.50–90.00	1,579	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	60.54/cwt	57.50–64.00	648	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	52.38/cwt	49.50–54.00	509	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	64.05/cwt	61.25–66.00	824	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	57.16/cwt	54.00–60.50	708	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	148.54/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,007	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	152.58/cwt	143.00–164.00	978	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	1,203	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,185	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	866	130.85/cwt	130.85–130.85	1,133	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	180.47/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,025	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	184.18/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,007	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	170.29/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,148	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	173.68/cwt	165.50–178.00	1,082	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	160.55/cwt	155.25–167.00	1,019	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	156.05/cwt	147.50–165.50	1,060	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	158.12/cwt	156.50–162.50	1,240	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	163.32/cwt	156.00–165.50	1,174	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	144.01/cwt	138.00–148.25	1,277	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,326	58
Steers	Large 1	—	798	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,209	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	151.06/cwt	148.50–153.50	1,313	311
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,116	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	177.81/cwt	172.00–182.50	912	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	176.00/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,047	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	164.79/cwt	163.50–174.00	1,013	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	153.71/cwt	148.00–157.25	1,293	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,178	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,305	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	151.20/cwt	145.50–152.00	1,235	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	145.59/cwt	144.25–147.50	1,355	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	151.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,182	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	921	4

How this sale compares

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 →