Sale reports / Missouri / Green City Livestock Auction / 2024-11-13

Green City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Green City, Missouri · Wed, Nov 13
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1254
Feeder Cattle receipts
794 head
894 vs last sale 1,688 81 vs year ago 713 · +11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
22 vs last sale 125 74 vs year ago 177 · 41.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
20 vs last sale 0 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Feb 14, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower and heifers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, spots up to 10.00 higher, heavier weights steady to weak. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Mostly unweaned or short weaned calves on offer this week, with one pot load lot of backgrounded heifers and a couple other sizeable consignments ahead of the two Thanksgiving Special Sales in two weeks. Supply and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $295.09/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits 201.93 against this barn's trailing median of $497.02.
Average price
$295.09
135 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,686
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$40.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.86
vs MO average
10.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565306.161,72998
Medium and Large 1-2589265.771,56637
One grade step is worth $40.39/cwt here — about $163 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 sale135 hd
295.09
MO average18 barns · 3,365 hd
288.24
+6.86
National average190 barns · 31,255 hd
305.44
−10.35
This barn, trailing median11 sales
497.02
−201.93
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
BullsAverage1,879150.922,8367thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,541115.691,78322
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,360109.811,49317
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,124101.991,1467thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,186$3,18411
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,175$1,7502thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$3,0002thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700697244.50/cwt244.50–244.501,7047
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572263.32/cwt263.25–263.501,50636
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650607250.38/cwt249.25–252.751,52069
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700686250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,71516
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550510283.18/cwt279.50–287.001,44414
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500462318.22/cwt315.00–321.001,47026
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500493329.28/cwt327.00–331.001,62314
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525319.82/cwt315.00–327.001,67933
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600590301.12/cwt296.00–310.001,77749
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700686272.24/cwt260.00–275.751,86864
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600569293.45/cwt288.00–298.001,67016
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550522263.04/cwt261.00–265.001,37310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned550–600572242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3846
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650621268.82/cwt266.00–272.501,66928
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850813251.50/cwt251.50–251.502,04536
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450426295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2575
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800791250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,9817
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450432315.81/cwt305.00–324.001,36417
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400357329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,1753
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428337.55/cwt327.50–348.001,44512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600598260.58/cwt255.00–285.001,55832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680246.43/cwt245.00–257.001,67634
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550536268.50/cwt268.50–268.501,4397
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy650–700661227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5046
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600588250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,4733
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400396323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,2795
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,5915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,7385
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750737251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,85093
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1863,184.09/head3,175.00–3,200.003,18411
Heifer PairsMedium 21,0253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bulls1,879150.92/cwt145.00–156.502,8367
CowsBoner 80-85%1,362112.40/cwt108.50–118.001,53111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,356105.05/cwt102.00–110.001,4246
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,512103.15/cwt100.00–105.001,5603
CowsLean 85-90%1,124101.99/cwt101.00–107.001,1467
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,542115.34/cwt108.00–123.001,77915
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,558126.43/cwt125.00–128.001,9704

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.