Name: Green City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2018-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-07-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.11/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$152.11

195 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.13

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	157.11	960	102
Medium 1-2	455	150.50	685	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	577	149.62	863	67
Medium and Large 2	635	136.12	864	21

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $96 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 sale195 hd

152.11

—

MO average7 barns · 4,701 hd

144.98

+7.13

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	1,887	81.55	1,539	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,341	56.34	756	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	55.22	698	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,126	53.98	608	37

Every lot, as filed

36 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 2	—	476	143.60/cwt	140.00–147.50	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	172.94/cwt	169.25–174.10	1,051	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	135.81/cwt	130.50–138.00	907	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,025	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	169.81/cwt	164.00–175.00	628	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	148.20/cwt	147.00–149.00	753	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	146.46/cwt	145.00–148.00	981	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	164.12/cwt	163.75–166.00	931	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	156.54/cwt	152.00–159.75	969	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,066	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	153.32/cwt	152.50–155.50	1,010	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	825	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	455	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	685	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,533	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	13,031	9
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	14,140	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,038.89/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	12,467	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	1,154.25/cwt	1,110.00–1,185.00	13,793	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,057	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	178.34/cwt	176.50–181.00	770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	141.54/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,037	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	170.71/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,004	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	170.11/cwt	168.50–173.00	883	20
Bulls	—	—	1,796	74.99/cwt	69.50–78.75	1,347	3
Bulls	—	—	1,917	83.74/cwt	80.25–87.00	1,605	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	50.93/cwt	48.00–52.50	646	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	55.47/cwt	53.00–59.00	701	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	772	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	56.59/cwt	53.50–59.00	754	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	548	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	54.32/cwt	48.00–57.00	611	35

How this sale compares

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