Name: Green City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold sharply higher with nearly all weights enjoying a double digit gain. Slaughter cows 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Really high quality offering this week including several reputation consignments. While certainly not a weak spot, steer cattle over 650 lbs didn't see much advance and traded with a firm undertone, allowing their sisters to narrow the steer to heifer price spread significantly. Supply moderate, demand very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $223.65/cwt on 793 head.

Average price

$223.65

793 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

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

$51.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.53

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	230.86	1,357	641
Medium and Large 1-2	688	194.03	1,335	144
Large 1-2	769	179.00	1,377	8thin

One grade step is worth $51.86/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale793 hd

223.65

—

MO average15 barns · 10,931 hd

212.12

+11.53

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	—	High	1,773	107.73	1,910	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	90.56	1,304	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	85.31	1,083	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	74.74	783	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,379	$1,758	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,650	5

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1-2	—	695	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,244	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	185.07/cwt	183.00–190.50	1,249	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,161	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	208.45/cwt	199.00–213.50	1,105	32
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	797	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	195.25/cwt	187.50–197.00	1,216	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	311	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,421	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,120	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	190.63/cwt	183.50–197.50	1,300	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,410	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	386	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	227.81/cwt	221.00–230.50	1,424	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	234.62/cwt	231.50–243.00	1,340	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	190.73/cwt	184.50–191.50	1,512	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	258.20/cwt	242.50–268.00	1,234	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	270.40/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,133	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	238.52/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,269	49
Steers	Large 1-2	—	769	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,377	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,487	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,302	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,328	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	194.51/cwt	193.50–197.50	1,031	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	227.49/cwt	219.00–231.50	880	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	196.39/cwt	195.50–198.50	1,326	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	194.73/cwt	190.00–196.50	1,114	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	203.66/cwt	202.00–206.00	786	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	224.62/cwt	214.50–230.00	1,058	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,325	3
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,450	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	5
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,419	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	114.43/cwt	113.50–115.50	1,888	2
Bulls	—	—	1,804	106.06/cwt	103.50–111.50	1,913	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	86.42/cwt	81.50–90.00	1,073	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	94.61/cwt	91.50–96.50	1,089	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,082	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	87.83/cwt	85.50–89.50	1,235	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	94.39/cwt	93.50–96.00	1,404	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	74.74/cwt	69.00–81.00	783	7

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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