Green City Livestock Auction Market Report

Green City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

1,858 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $144.82/cwt ≈ $1,273/hd at 879 lb · 135 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $153.92/cwt ≈ $1,162/hd at 755 lb · 121 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.02/cwt ≈ $967/hd at 681 lb · 117 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,858	3,133
Feeder cattle	1,631	—
Slaughter cattle	135	—
Replacement cattle	92	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recently tested market for a true price comparison, undertone higher. Good demand for the yearling cattle on offer as well as the long time weaned calves. Buyers were a little more selective for anything short weaned or carrying too much flesh. A couple groups of replacement quality heifers generated quite a bit of interest, ringing up right about 1050.00-1100.00 per head. Supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
475	475	7	174.50	$174.50	$829
548	548	4	165.50	$165.50	$907
572	572	6	160.00	$160.00	$915
588	588	5	161.00	$161.00	$947
613–624	615	20	154.75–159.75	$158.74	$976
661–695	679	79	152.50–159.50	$156.65	$1,064
702	702	10	152.00	$152.00	$1,067
751–756	754	113	152.50–156.00	$154.83	$1,167
769	769	8	141.00	$141.00	$1,084
844	844	22	144.75	$144.75	$1,222
876–879	878	120	146.00–146.50	$146.25	$1,284
888	888	15	133.35	$133.35	$1,184
914	914	62	143.00	$143.00	$1,307
961	961	60	135.25	$135.25	$1,300

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
393	393	3	167.00	$167.00	$656
512–545	526	7	165.00	$165.00	$868
565	565	6	147.00	$147.00	$831
576–589	580	21	146.50–155.25	$152.71	$886
640	640	16	144.00	$144.00	$922
664–684	672	58	144.25–151.75	$147.43	$991
712–744	734	37	138.50–151.50	$143.96	$1,057
759	759	4	143.00	$143.00	$1,085
793	793	20	140.50	$140.50	$1,114
805–837	819	16	130.00–143.25	$135.64	$1,111
941	941	18	131.50	$131.50	$1,237

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755	755	4	143.25	$143.25	$1,082
869	869	7	136.00	$136.00	$1,182
932	932	8	121.00	$121.00	$1,128

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
473	473	3	152.00	$152.00	$719

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
488–498	492	14	152.50–155.00	$154.10	$758
570	570	13	147.25	$147.25	$839
620	620	11	135.50	$135.50	$840
612–635	628	37	138.50–147.50	$143.50	$901
658–677	667	65	139.50–147.25	$145.63	$971
698	698	52	137.50	$137.50	$960
703–722	706	38	140.25–141.75	$141.51	$999
777	777	36	142.25	$142.25	$1,105
847	847	14	137.50	$137.50	$1,165

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
378	378	3	155.50	$155.50	$588
498 thin fleshed	498	13	148.75	$148.75	$741
513–532	522	19	143.00–144.25	$143.52	$749
573	573	7	135.00	$135.00	$774
582–585	583	14	138.00–151.75	$145.84	$850
607–630	614	19	127.00–134.50	$131.03	$805
623	623	3	127.50	$127.50	$794
674–692	685	62	130.35–143.00	$134.30	$920
705	705	26	149.75	$149.75	$1,056
717	717	7	125.25	$125.25	$898
713–742	731	8	122.50–129.50	$126.94	$928
752	752	6	129.50	$129.50	$974
947	947	8	127.25	$127.25	$1,205

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
792	792	6	130.50	$130.50	$1,034
926	926	5	130.25	$130.25	$1,206

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005–1415	1217	80-85%	24	51.00–61.00	$55.17	$671
1130–1342	1259	80-85%	5	46.00–50.50	$47.29	$595

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1200–1420	1328	75-80%	4	45.00–52.00	$47.84	$635
1360–1715	1538	75-80%	13	55.50–60.00	$58.06	$893
1455–1760	1648	75-80%	6	61.50–68.25	$66.22	$1,091

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1260	1097	85-90%	5	44.00–46.50	$45.45	$499

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1470–2390	1868	5	77.00–88.00	$80.72	$1,508

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,675.00	$1,675.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1500	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,650.00	$1,650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1300–1400	1364	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	48	1,975.00–2,210.00	$2,103.85
1425	1425	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400–1500	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,850.00–1,960.00	$1,905.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.