Sale reports / Missouri / Green City Livestock Auction / 2026-07-01

Green City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Green City, Missouri · Wed, Jul 1
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1254
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,549 head
960 vs last sale 2,509 75 vs year ago 1,474 · +5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
44 vs last sale 0 49 vs year ago 93 · 52.7%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Feb 14, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Wednesday was the second day of Green City Livestock's Annual Customer Appreciation BBQ Sale. Compared to the last regular calf sale four weeks ago, Wednesday's offering traded sharply higher, catching up with big gains over the last month but also reflecting the quality on hand that this sale is always known for. Most of the cattle were in attractive condition and a little wrung out in the midst of this week's heat wave. Much like Monday's yearling sale, buyer numbers weren't excessive but the power wasn't lacking any. Really no weak spot could be detected across any weight or class of cattle but 550-650 lb heifers In particular found a pretty hot ticket. The steer to heifer price spread was much narrower on Wednesday when compared to the early week yearling trade. Supply moderate, demand very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $481.82/cwt on 250 head, up $63.40 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 11 comparable sales and sits 15.20 against this barn's trailing median of $497.02.
Average price
$481.82
63.40 vs prior sale
250 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,686
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$49.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.08
vs MO average
+12.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554492.852,729179
Medium and Large 1-2565455.032,57165
Medium 1-2590443.002,6146thin
One grade step is worth $49.85/cwt here — about $115 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 sale250 hd
481.82
MO average15 barns · 2,481 hd
474.73
+7.08
National average32 barns · 3,072 hd
468.91
+12.91
This barn, trailing median11 sales
497.02
−15.20
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
BullsAverage1,965218.214,2883thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,428185.872,65513
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203179.242,1579thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,057169.021,7863thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1300–350305587.50/cwt587.50–587.501,7925
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750726384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,78810
SteersMedium 1-2550–600590443.00/cwt443.00–443.002,6146
SteersLarge 1-2Unweaned650–700668416.00/cwt416.00–416.002,7793
HeifersLarge 1-2750–800761346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,6334
Bulls1,965218.21/cwt205.00–227.004,2883
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550529500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,6457
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450407597.50/cwt597.50–597.502,4327
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720427.17/cwt413.00–435.003,07643
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800765424.47/cwt421.00–425.003,24722
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650615425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,61410
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450431527.52/cwt510.00–537.002,2748
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850841362.50/cwt362.50–362.503,0498
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700669426.07/cwt410.00–435.002,85059
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500483510.66/cwt480.00–528.002,46643
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned550–600588383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,25219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750720353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,5429
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576450.71/cwt431.00–480.002,59652
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800769392.39/cwt382.50–400.003,01714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650629409.50/cwt402.50–415.002,57613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750703400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,8128
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650615385.22/cwt384.50–385.502,36941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500469486.41/cwt447.50–493.002,28132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600587419.88/cwt409.00–432.002,46527
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550536441.23/cwt431.00–457.502,36518
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700671380.30/cwt370.00–385.002,55213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned450–500498455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,2669
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned500–550512440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2536
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850842313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,6356
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400384506.00/cwt506.00–506.001,9435
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500479542.58/cwt512.50–562.502,59931
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350349647.50/cwt647.50–647.502,2607
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650623411.17/cwt392.50–425.002,56277
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650621451.25/cwt432.50–475.002,802117
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600572488.18/cwt462.50–500.002,792106
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550527499.62/cwt481.50–507.502,63373
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450437581.98/cwt570.00–590.002,54312
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550527454.83/cwt438.00–475.002,39796
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600584437.94/cwt422.50–470.002,55877
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470489.11/cwt485.00–492.502,29936
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700672386.87/cwt362.50–412.502,60030
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670435.50/cwt430.00–441.002,91894
CowsLean 85-90%1,100174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,9141
CowsLean 85-90%1,035166.53/cwt165.00–168.001,7242
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,380198.81/cwt182.00–208.002,7444
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,450180.12/cwt175.00–187.002,6129
CowsBoner 80-85%1,173185.49/cwt181.00–190.002,1762
CowsBoner 80-85%1,212177.45/cwt168.00–185.002,1517

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.