Name: Green City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2018-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.31/cwt on 922 head.

Average price

$157.31

922 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$13.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.48

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	606	161.83	981	606
Medium and Large 1-2	646	148.64	960	316

One grade step is worth $13.19/cwt here — about $20 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 sale922 hd

157.31

—

MO average5 barns · 6,421 hd

151.83

+5.48

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	1,819	84.96	1,545	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	63.05	821	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,268	62.05	787	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	60.73	872	19

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	612	189.70/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,161	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	636	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	176.74/cwt	169.00–184.00	924	140
Steers	Large 1-2	—	935	126.45/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,182	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	215.37/cwt	208.00–219.00	810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,148	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	14,684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	232.53/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,018	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,198.37/cwt	1,025.00–1,300.00	15,998	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	55.50/cwt	52.50–60.50	866	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	65.63/cwt	60.50–71.50	874	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,195	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	722	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	238.26/cwt	235.00–240.00	870	20
Bulls	—	—	1,928	87.96/cwt	85.50–93.75	1,696	11
Bulls	—	—	1,647	80.24/cwt	72.00–83.75	1,322	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	212.38/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,119	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	152.40/cwt	148.50–153.75	965	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	155.92/cwt	145.00–162.25	900	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	222.89/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,065	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	165.42/cwt	163.00–168.75	1,181	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,242	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	196.18/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,128	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	970	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	153.07/cwt	152.85–154.00	1,024	137
Steers	Large 1-2	—	686	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,170	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	641	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	176.74/cwt	175.50–181.00	1,121	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	825	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	630	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,010	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	151.67/cwt	143.50–153.50	1,007	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	158.19/cwt	151.25–163.75	984	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	169.59/cwt	163.50–175.25	958	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,009	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	533	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	733	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,073	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	154.65/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,124	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	190.73/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,009	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	136.01/cwt	134.75–137.00	1,114	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	145.10/cwt	145.10–145.10	1,111	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	184.63/cwt	170.00–192.50	1,091	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	708	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,197	7
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,495	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	13,605	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,084	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,737	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,243	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	954	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	57.19/cwt	55.00–59.00	686	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	65.44/cwt	63.00–69.50	866	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,289	63.00/cwt	61.50–65.50	812	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	784	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	58.24/cwt	54.00–60.50	741	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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