Name: Green City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough feeder cattle on offer for a price comparison. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. This week's offering included several consignments of breeding stock, with some cow/calf pairs in particular finding several interested bidders. Supply light, demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.73/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −169.33 against this barn's trailing median of $429.06.

Average price

$259.73

11 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,464

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$34.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

vs MO average

−4.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	269.00	1,514	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	565	235.00	1,328	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.00/cwt here — about $187 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $472.99, low $391.10, median $429.06 across 10 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 sale11 hd

259.73

—

MO average17 barns · 2,345 hd

263.69

−3.96

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−4.79

This barn, trailing median10 sales

429.06

−169.33

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	1,995	152.76	3,048	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	125.35	1,797	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	123.86	1,439	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	109.36	1,167	39

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,422	27
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,249	$1,925	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,344	$3,350	16
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,009	$3,282	11

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	109.36/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,167	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	128.67/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,512	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	131.85/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,962	20
Bulls	—	—	1,994	154.70/cwt	149.00–162.00	3,085	4
Bulls	—	—	2,000	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,560	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	121.41/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,700	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,375	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	3,281.82/head	3,200.00–3,650.00	3,282	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,514	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,422.14/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,422	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	442	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,209	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,742	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,366	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	561	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,532	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	110.07/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,360	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	121.12/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,388	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,545	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	360.74/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,555	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	325.47/cwt	314.00–333.00	1,738	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,483	11

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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