Name: Green City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2018-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-18

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.43/cwt on 644 head.

Average price

$158.43

644 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$4.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.84

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	713	159.84	1,140	459
Medium and Large 1-2	667	154.93	1,034	185

One grade step is worth $4.91/cwt here — about $107 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 sale644 hd

158.43

—

MO average4 barns · 4,559 hd

155.59

+2.84

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	1,952	79.64	1,555	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	57.95	871	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	56.54	706	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	51.24	538	28

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	521	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	808	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	51.52/cwt	49.00–53.50	682	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,319	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,354	12
Bulls	—	—	1,895	83.43/cwt	79.75–85.75	1,581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	159.33/cwt	152.00–165.50	676	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	130.69/cwt	125.00–131.85	936	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	151.71/cwt	147.50–154.50	786	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	800	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	142.07/cwt	140.00–143.00	899	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	58.30/cwt	54.00–63.25	713	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	47.70/cwt	44.00–52.00	487	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	124.10/cwt	124.10–124.10	1,201	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	151.23/cwt	148.00–156.25	714	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	156.69/cwt	155.00–159.50	965	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	186.39/cwt	181.00–200.00	710	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	148.59/cwt	145.00–150.75	1,122	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,163	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	125.33/cwt	124.85–125.85	1,162	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	194.53/cwt	191.00–195.50	1,019	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	717	132.06/cwt	130.50–133.00	947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	748	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	176.88/cwt	170.00–181.00	987	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	158.53/cwt	156.00–161.50	1,042	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	195.40/cwt	191.50–207.00	860	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	172.38/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,077	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	560	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,114	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	167.75/cwt	167.75–167.75	783	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	151.24/cwt	145.00–153.25	1,013	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	145.53/cwt	140.50–154.25	901	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	167.46/cwt	165.00–169.50	1,119	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	173.81/cwt	172.75–180.50	876	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	182.55/cwt	176.00–184.00	1,064	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,180	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	161.62/cwt	155.00–164.75	826	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	50.68/cwt	50.00–51.50	693	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	58.86/cwt	53.00–62.00	895	24
Bulls	—	—	2,000	76.48/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,530	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	54.77/cwt	51.50–60.00	590	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	140.70/cwt	139.75–141.50	1,085	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	186.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	765	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	907	11

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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