Sale reports / Missouri / Green City Livestock Auction / 2024-03-06

Green City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Green City, Missouri · Wed, Mar 6
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1254
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,066 head
522 vs last sale 3,588 1,468 vs year ago 1,598 · +91.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
33 vs last sale 90 51 vs year ago 72 · +70.8%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Feb 14, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale four weeks ago, steers under 650 lbs and all weights of heifers traded mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Steers over 650 lbs sold firm to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade was very active throughout the day as the local cash trade quickly caught up with the surging feeder market with a few weights trading sharply higher, particularly 400-450 lb steers and some 5 wt heifers. Buyers didn't take long to get comfortable but the sale really heated up by mid day as the larger strings of cattle made their way into the ring. Quality was outstanding and demand very good for both calves and yearlings. Supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $338.29/cwt on 201 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits 158.73 against this barn's trailing median of $497.02.
Average price
$338.29
201 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,825
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$56.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+25.04
vs MO average
+25.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534344.491,840179
Medium and Large 1-2584287.791,68122
One grade step is worth $56.70/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales
547499452404median 497.0212/1701/1403/1806/0307/01
Steers 500–600 lb: high $532.87, low $418.42, median $497.02 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale201 hd
338.29
MO average13 barns · 3,219 hd
313.24
+25.04
National average178 barns · 13,961 hd
313.00
+25.29
This barn, trailing median11 sales
497.02
−158.73
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,965128.452,5245thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,224111.311,36330
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,457111.301,62113
CowsLean 85-90%High1,100102.511,12722

Every lot, as filed

47 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,165111.95/cwt111.00–113.001,3042
CowsLean 85-90%1,15091.89/cwt90.00–92.501,0574
CowsBoner 80-85%1,237110.38/cwt103.00–116.001,36526
CowsBoner 80-85%1,141117.36/cwt114.00–119.001,3394
Bulls1,965128.45/cwt123.00–130.502,5245
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430110.58/cwt103.50–116.501,58112
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950905236.75/cwt236.75–236.752,14361
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650622266.96/cwt256.00–274.501,66083
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530292.99/cwt279.50–310.001,553147
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723245.56/cwt239.00–248.001,77511
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500487365.47/cwt359.00–368.001,78060
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600587325.57/cwt313.00–329.001,91126
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665286.55/cwt284.00–287.501,906154
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670254.77/cwt253.00–260.501,707316
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800758260.75/cwt254.00–267.501,976100
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy750–800751220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,65616
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600552305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,68410
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750719268.23/cwt262.00–272.001,929232
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500489348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,7027
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700655247.56/cwt244.50–250.001,62260
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600593266.62/cwt265.50–281.001,58140
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850846223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,88720
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650622306.90/cwt290.00–325.001,909264
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900883236.75/cwt236.75–236.752,09162
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750711228.50/cwt228.50–228.501,62551
HeifersLarge 1-2800–850826221.25/cwt221.25–221.251,82824
HeifersLarge 1-2Replacement800–850842225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,89541
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,775120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,1301
CowsLean 85-90%1,079103.99/cwt98.00–110.001,12216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800771257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,98137
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450435312.97/cwt309.00–340.001,36137
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428391.51/cwt391.00–394.001,67612
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815248.42/cwt247.75–249.002,025146
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement750–800785257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,02124
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement700–750722248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,79126
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800776228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,76919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631249.53/cwt240.50–261.001,57584
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750709248.91/cwt247.00–249.501,76513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550541283.57/cwt265.00–289.001,53413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450429365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,56610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700683273.27/cwt270.50–280.001,86682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650600293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,75812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850813248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,0165
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600584287.79/cwt279.00–299.001,68122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350341302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,0307
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500482278.59/cwt270.50–293.001,34343
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525347.71/cwt326.00–364.501,825153

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.