Name: Green City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported market four weeks ago, steers and heifers of all weights traded sharply lower. Slaughter cows 15.00 lower. The cattle market has taken some pretty large steps back the last several weeks and today's action was a concentrated effort to bring the local trade In line with those setbacks. Consignments ranged from weaned calves to backgrounded yearlings and quality as a whole was excellent. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $411.44/cwt on 49 head, down $70.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −82.31 against this barn's trailing median of $493.75.

Average price

$411.44

▼ 70.37 vs prior sale

49 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,299

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$19.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.39

vs MO average

+40.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	414.65	2,305	41
Medium and Large 1-2	573	395.00	2,263	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.65/cwt here — about $42 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $532.87, low $411.44, median $493.75 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 sale49 hd

411.44

—

MO average12 barns · 666 hd

380.05

+31.39

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

+40.05

This barn, trailing median10 sales

493.75

−82.31

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	1,723	193.78	3,339	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	153.17	1,898	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	151.00	2,023	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	144.39	1,531	3thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Bulls	—	—	1,723	193.78/cwt	176.00–204.50	3,339	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	153.17/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,898	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,023	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	144.39/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,531	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	930	294.84/cwt	294.50–295.00	2,742	36
Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	979	282.84/cwt	280.00–287.00	2,769	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	422.00/cwt	419.00–425.00	2,431	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	337.04/cwt	335.50–338.00	2,737	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,450	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	344.63/cwt	339.50–345.50	2,695	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	396.39/cwt	381.00–401.00	2,434	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,698	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	303.68/cwt	303.00–304.50	2,235	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,263	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	374.46/cwt	366.00–379.00	2,674	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,657	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	381.54/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,392	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	336.80/cwt	327.00–350.00	2,644	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	366.95/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,209	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,900	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,108	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	961	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,825	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	320.17/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,526	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	352.45/cwt	339.00–355.00	2,358	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	358.60/cwt	345.00–376.00	2,417	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	365.11/cwt	358.00–369.00	2,140	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	381.19/cwt	379.00–383.00	2,615	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,950	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	2,978	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	400.48/cwt	390.00–406.50	2,070	14

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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