Name: Green City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2018-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-24

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.70/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$160.70

256 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$13.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.89

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	727	163.35	1,187	165
Medium 1-2	562	159.50	896	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	689	156.14	1,076	83
Large 1-2	699	149.50	1,045	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.85/cwt here — about $142 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 sale256 hd

160.70

—

MO average6 barns · 3,473 hd

158.81

+1.89

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	1,633	72.91	1,190	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,346	55.52	747	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	54.95	708	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	49.31	510	19

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	154.94/cwt	154.00–155.50	1,109	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	539	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	707	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	577	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	941	3
Steers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	699	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.20/cwt	142.00–157.00	781	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	630	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	169.80/cwt	167.00–173.50	970	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	160.72/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,180	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	168.38/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,116	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	670	153.41/cwt	149.00–154.50	1,028	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	562	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	171.38/cwt	164.00–175.50	1,083	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	782	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,239	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	148.93/cwt	147.00–151.00	626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,051	7
Heifers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	609	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	607	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	716	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	920	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	623	153.91/cwt	151.00–160.00	959	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	813	143.29/cwt	142.50–144.25	1,165	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,335	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	162.50/cwt	158.50–163.50	1,003	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,383	65
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	752	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,124	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	148.73/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,056	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	885	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	147.16/cwt	145.00–150.00	814	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	878	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	999	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,214	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	649	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	161.03/cwt	160.50–161.25	1,010	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,039	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,010	6
Bulls	—	—	1,696	74.27/cwt	71.00–80.25	1,260	9
Bulls	—	—	1,347	66.77/cwt	66.50–67.00	899	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	50.63/cwt	47.50–53.50	540	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	48.13/cwt	47.00–49.00	686	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	61.86/cwt	60.00–62.50	800	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	54.39/cwt	52.00–59.75	676	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	55.52/cwt	52.00–59.50	747	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	45.61/cwt	44.00–47.00	431	5

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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