Sale reports / Missouri / Green City Livestock Auction / 2026-03-18

Green City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Green City, Missouri · Wed, Mar 18
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1254
Feeder Cattle receipts
691 head
732 vs last sale 1,423 193 vs year ago 498 · +38.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
2 vs last sale 52 29 vs year ago 79 · 36.7%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Feb 14, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last tested market four weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 25.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Lots of volatility in the cattle sector since the last sale and the local cash trade took a step back in reflection of that. Supply light, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.74/cwt on 87 head, down $70.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 10 comparable sales and sits 26.32 against this barn's trailing median of $429.06.
Average price
$402.74
70.25 vs prior sale
87 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,252
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$312
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$32.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
24.14
vs MO average
13.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1574417.842,39847
Medium and Large 1-2542385.002,08740
One grade step is worth $32.84/cwt here — about $312 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

10 sales
487450414377median 429.0612/1701/1403/1805/0607/01
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 sale87 hd
402.74
MO average14 barns · 1,181 hd
426.88
−24.14
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
−13.38
This barn, trailing median10 sales
429.06
−26.32
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
BullsAverage1,723199.953,4455thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,380167.832,3167thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,280163.282,09111
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,113152.001,6925thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850809348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,81515
Bulls1,723199.95/cwt195.00–207.003,4455
CowsBoner 80-85%1,271161.65/cwt160.00–164.002,0558
CowsBoner 80-85%1,368176.93/cwt173.00–180.002,4202
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,7581
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,384165.36/cwt164.00–168.002,2895
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,370174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,3842
CowsLean 85-90%1,113152.00/cwt145.00–155.001,6925
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650621389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,416123
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400351625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,1943
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650631437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,7614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,6003
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800773348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,6903
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400–450432512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,2144
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800765363.50/cwt363.50–363.502,78116
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550530532.00/cwt532.00–532.002,82034
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700664446.17/cwt431.00–449.502,96364
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600567479.54/cwt460.00–490.002,71912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650630433.00/cwt433.00–433.002,72821
SteersLarge 1-2900–950926321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,9723
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600574417.84/cwt392.50–429.002,39847
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement700–750715387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,7715
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement750–800759367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,78621
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600559492.00/cwt492.00–492.002,75010
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750705414.50/cwt414.50–414.502,92210
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700682384.41/cwt357.00–390.002,62284
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,5176
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479447.81/cwt407.50–472.002,14519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550542385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,08740
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850819320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,62161

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.