Name: Green City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2018-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.04/cwt on 1,108 head.

Average price

$154.04

1,108 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

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

$19.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	157.25	1,010	812
Medium and Large 2	525	145.77	766	35
Medium and Large 1-2	658	145.51	958	248
Large 1-2	807	138.10	1,114	13thin

One grade step is worth $19.15/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale1,108 hd

154.04

—

MO average5 barns · 1,933 hd

152.06

+1.98

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	1,669	78.40	1,309	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,170	55.68	651	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	54.64	616	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	49.83	531	10

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Large 1-2	—	865	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,295	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	183.29/cwt	179.00–184.50	1,026	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	136.28/cwt	133.85–136.85	1,141	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	131.56/cwt	125.75–134.00	1,160	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,077	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	167.67/cwt	157.50–169.00	857	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	155.94/cwt	154.50–160.25	1,042	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	161.62/cwt	158.00–162.25	989	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	708	144.35/cwt	144.35–144.35	1,022	54
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	807	138.10/cwt	138.10–138.10	1,114	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	832	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	135.40/cwt	134.25–137.25	1,002	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	153.45/cwt	152.50–155.00	815	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	146.92/cwt	144.00–155.00	902	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	129.00/cwt	124.00–131.75	1,077	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	154.80/cwt	152.50–160.00	890	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	139.10/cwt	139.10–139.10	1,059	39
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,588	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	1,484.35/cwt	1,425.00–1,525.00	20,068	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	165.08/cwt	160.50–176.00	1,207	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	151.29/cwt	148.00–154.60	1,371	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	155.75/cwt	151.00–157.85	1,282	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	163.32/cwt	162.50–167.25	946	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	716	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,144	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	141.43/cwt	140.50–142.50	741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	148.19/cwt	144.50–154.50	688	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	160.13/cwt	152.50–168.50	676	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	181.53/cwt	174.00–187.00	1,135	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	177.53/cwt	176.00–180.25	1,168	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	951	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	153.42/cwt	148.50–156.50	1,108	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	154.22/cwt	150.25–159.00	1,198	144
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	677	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,141	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	158.86/cwt	157.75–160.50	1,149	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	176.63/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,005	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	147.99/cwt	139.50–148.75	1,322	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	160.01/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,099	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	164.92/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,027	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	161.84/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,227	39
Bulls	—	—	1,325	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	941	1
Bulls	—	—	1,694	78.93/cwt	71.25–83.50	1,337	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	54.64/cwt	52.25–58.50	616	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	55.68/cwt	52.00–59.00	651	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	54.60/cwt	52.00–57.50	659	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	48.64/cwt	45.00–52.50	501	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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