Name: Green City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale four weeks ago, steers sold 12.00 to 15.00 higher, spots sharply higher. Heifers traded 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 higher. The new year kicked off on a very positive note with some renewed optimism and a number of active buyers. Quality was really excellent all day long with several top prices coming late in the day. This sale is traditionally known as a source for reputation replacement heifers and this year was no exception with several groups returning to the farm. Supply moderate, demand good to very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $274.26/cwt on 1,279 head.

Average price

$274.26

1,279 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$80

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

$55.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.06

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	276.09	1,745	1,076
Medium and Large 1-2	608	266.62	1,621	194
Large 1-2	826	221.00	1,825	9thin

One grade step is worth $55.09/cwt here — about −$80 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 sale1,279 hd

274.26

—

MO average8 barns · 14,326 hd

243.21

+31.06

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	2,049	102.36	2,097	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	92.51	1,373	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	90.52	1,098	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	84.34	850	19

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1Unweaned	—	626	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	269.73/cwt	259.50–281.00	1,109	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	262.60/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,232	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	262.71/cwt	251.00–265.75	1,366	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	230.87/cwt	229.75–231.50	1,685	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	691	242.68/cwt	242.50–243.00	1,677	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	598	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	299.38/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,709	43
Steers	Large 1-2	—	826	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,825	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,347	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	275.71/cwt	273.00–281.00	1,599	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	314.71/cwt	307.00–318.00	1,640	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	241.72/cwt	234.50–250.00	1,762	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	293.67/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,457	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	227.55/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,761	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,627	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	321.08/cwt	314.00–336.00	1,564	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	752	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,760	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	747	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,755	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	259.52/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,713	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	461	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,277	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	236.90/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,718	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	277.58/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,743	369
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	250.43/cwt	246.50–258.00	1,225	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	217.75/cwt	217.75–217.75	1,444	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	345.34/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,516	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	239.39/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,827	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	645	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,535	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	678	241.64/cwt	238.50–243.50	1,638	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	231.95/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,431	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	819	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	282.51/cwt	272.00–294.00	1,528	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	238.04/cwt	233.00–244.50	1,383	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	224.23/cwt	216.00–231.00	1,419	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	244.63/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,287	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	232.75/cwt	232.75–232.75	1,222	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	214.31/cwt	213.25–216.50	1,552	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	228.45/cwt	223.75–231.00	1,341	40
Bulls	—	—	2,049	102.36/cwt	100.50–104.00	2,097	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	84.65/cwt	82.50–88.00	1,045	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	93.96/cwt	89.50–104.00	1,392	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	84.34/cwt	79.00–90.00	850	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	92.28/cwt	89.00–96.50	1,114	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	87.56/cwt	85.50–90.50	1,310	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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