Name: Green City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2017-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2017-11-08

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.45/cwt on 375 head.

Average price

$186.45

375 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$11.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	188.91	1,017	296
Medium and Large 1-2	526	177.21	931	79

One grade step is worth $11.70/cwt here — about $85 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 sale375 hd

186.45

—

MO average5 barns · 5,153 hd

164.05

+22.40

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	1,593	74.02	1,179	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	56.79	732	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	56.34	773	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	50.10	536	14

Every lot, as filed

42 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	Medium and Large 1	—	573	182.91/cwt	176.00–188.00	1,048	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	577	168.45/cwt	167.50–169.00	972	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	56.15/cwt	53.00–58.50	775	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,222	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	733	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	56.24/cwt	54.00–58.50	739	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	59.12/cwt	57.50–60.00	699	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	50.63/cwt	47.25–53.50	531	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	46.91/cwt	46.00–48.00	559	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	75.94/cwt	70.25–80.00	1,264	6
Bulls	—	—	1,160	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	174.30/cwt	172.50–175.00	929	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	684	156.41/cwt	154.50–157.00	1,070	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	194.46/cwt	193.00–197.50	935	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	499	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	194.03/cwt	192.00–196.50	1,015	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	801	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	210.00/cwt	200.00–213.00	981	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	608	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	991	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	604	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	146.32/cwt	144.00–152.00	787	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	146.14/cwt	143.50–147.50	976	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	178.39/cwt	174.50–186.50	669	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	155.09/cwt	153.00–157.50	805	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,145	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	153.01/cwt	151.50–154.50	721	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	145.41/cwt	144.00–146.00	840	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	160.81/cwt	158.50–163.25	756	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	167.53/cwt	162.00–172.25	729	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	787	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	611	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	886	7
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	499	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	558	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	999	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	185.89/cwt	179.00–199.50	794	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	170.54/cwt	164.00–178.00	1,057	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	210.63/cwt	201.00–217.00	880	20

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.

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