Sale reports / Missouri / Green City Livestock Auction / 2024-10-02

Green City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Green City, Missouri · Wed, Oct 2
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1254
Feeder Cattle receipts
406 head
1,317 vs last sale 1,723 269 vs year ago 137 · +196.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
25 vs last sale 45 15 vs year ago 55 · +27.3%
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, a light supply of steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows 8.00 to 15.00 lower. Light numbers but good quality this week on a market that could have seemingly withstood a larger test. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb steers averaged $284.14/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits 152.12 against this barn's trailing median of $436.27.
Average price
$284.14
14 head · 628 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+21.31
vs MO average
+19.50 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1628284.141,78514thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

12 sales
474447421394median 436.2712/1702/0404/0106/2908/05
Steers 600–700 lb: high $459.52, low $408.16, median $436.27 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale14 hd
284.14
MO average15 barns · 1,733 hd
262.83
+21.31
National average161 barns · 11,109 hd
264.64
+19.50
This barn, trailing median12 sales
436.27
−152.12
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
BullsAverage2,295152.313,4953thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,524124.331,89517
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,268122.831,55720
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,143106.951,2226thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Bulls2,325159.46/cwt155.50–163.503,7072
Bulls2,235138.00/cwt138.00–138.003,0841
CowsBoner 80-85%1,268122.83/cwt117.50–126.001,55720
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,524124.33/cwt119.00–127.001,89517
CowsLean 85-90%1,143106.95/cwt104.00–111.001,2226
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950914244.35/cwt244.35–244.352,23357
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700658285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8756
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650606283.50/cwt283.50–283.501,7188
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,94020
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750726271.93/cwt270.00–272.501,97435
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900874237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,0767
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600566260.50/cwt260.50–260.501,4744
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900871219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,9127
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670239.54/cwt237.50–243.001,6058
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000958220.67/cwt220.25–222.002,11442
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700689241.62/cwt241.00–243.001,66522
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950914235.75/cwt235.75–235.752,15511
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850824248.00/cwt243.50–249.002,04448

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.