Name: Green City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2018-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.91/cwt on 423 head.

Average price

$144.91

423 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$21.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.07

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	652	147.40	961	144
Medium and Large 1-2	663	144.29	957	269
Medium and Large 2	540	125.50	678	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.90/cwt here — about $284 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 sale423 hd

144.91

—

MO average5 barns · 3,309 hd

138.84

+6.07

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	1,780	70.40	1,253	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,332	47.73	636	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	45.87	544	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	43.35	473	16

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1	—	611	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	924	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	140.27/cwt	137.00–141.50	828	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,226	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	975	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	141.60/cwt	141.60–141.60	1,167	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	160.49/cwt	155.75–161.25	783	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	9
Bulls	—	—	1,780	70.40/cwt	67.00–73.50	1,253	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	618	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	42.44/cwt	40.25–43.25	512	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	45.81/cwt	44.25–47.00	540	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	47.73/cwt	45.50–52.25	636	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	43.35/cwt	40.00–47.50	473	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	693	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,031	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	563	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	637	126.28/cwt	120.00–137.00	804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	728	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	860	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	822	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	715	130.60/cwt	126.00–134.00	934	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	707	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	587	162.90/cwt	160.00–164.00	956	11
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	468	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	157.50/cwt	155.50–158.25	1,170	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,187	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	628	127.81/cwt	127.00–128.50	803	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	684	128.16/cwt	128.00–128.50	877	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,044	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	990	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,013	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	806	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,197	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,309	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	182.25/cwt	182.25–182.25	902	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	169.41/cwt	166.00–169.75	1,001	93
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	958	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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