Name: Green City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2017-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2017-12-13

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.07/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$170.07

243 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$8.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.02

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	171.75	1,031	197
Medium and Large 1-2	603	162.91	983	46

One grade step is worth $8.84/cwt here — about $49 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 sale243 hd

170.07

—

MO average4 barns · 6,631 hd

165.05

+5.02

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	1,941	76.90	1,493	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,487	51.18	761	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	49.71	661	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	47.99	551	7thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1-2Calves	—	628	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	165.89/cwt	163.25–170.00	1,014	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	169.37/cwt	165.00–177.00	899	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	47.86/cwt	47.25–48.50	711	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	50.12/cwt	47.50–52.75	665	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	47.81/cwt	47.00–48.50	642	3
Bulls	—	—	1,941	76.90/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	181.96/cwt	178.50–186.00	973	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	47.99/cwt	44.00–50.00	551	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,220	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	193.65/cwt	189.00–209.00	860	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,130	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	146.37/cwt	138.50–151.50	774	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	53.40/cwt	52.00–55.25	795	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	640	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	160.52/cwt	155.00–168.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	174.88/cwt	169.00–183.00	995	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,012	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	701	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,043	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	538	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	634	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	902	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	574	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	165.35/cwt	155.25–172.00	1,114	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	136.94/cwt	131.50–140.25	805	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	154.81/cwt	148.00–156.85	827	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	653	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	973	8

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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