Name: Green City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last tested market five weeks ago, yearling cattle traded 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower. This week's offering was made up of almost entirely load lots of backgrounded yearlings. Supply light, demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $362.01/cwt on 293 head, down $3.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −5.38 against this barn's trailing median of $367.39.

Average price

$362.01

▼ 3.25 vs prior sale

293 head · 756 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.79

vs MO average

+20.95 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	756	362.01	2,737	293

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

9 sales

Heifers 700–800 lb: high $377.43, low $362.01, median $367.39 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale293 hd

362.01

—

MO average10 barns · 766 hd

350.22

+11.79

National average133 barns · 4,614 hd

341.06

+20.95

This barn, trailing median9 sales

367.39

−5.38

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	1,810	204.04	3,693	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	167.52	2,370	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	165.10	2,144	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	161.44	1,635	2thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	374.50/cwt	374.50–374.50	2,622	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	357.32/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,776	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,854	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	352.25/cwt	352.25–352.25	3,146	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	337.75/cwt	337.75–337.75	3,226	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	348.67/cwt	347.00–351.00	3,155	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,908	63
Bulls	—	—	1,810	204.04/cwt	198.00–213.00	3,693	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	167.30/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,162	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	167.52/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,370	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	161.44/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,635	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,082	2

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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