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Green City Livestock Auction Market Report

Green City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

1,531 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $140.04/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 725 lb · 114 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.36/cwt +5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 622 lb · 101 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.73/cwt -4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 675 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,531 427 1,326
Feeder cattle 1,425 276 1,229
Slaughter cattle 106 151 97

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Nice quality throughout the offering this week and improved marketing conditions made for active trade. A pretty big percentage of unweaned calves in the mix but discounts for the fleshiest cattle or those right off the cow weren't as steep as the previous sale. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 30 185.00 $185.00 $812 +11.00
463–492 486 58 177.00–188.00 $179.41 $872 +5.91
521–528 525 25 168.00–171.50 $169.83 $892 —
545 545 3 155.00 $155.00 $845 —
583 unweaned 583 40 155.50 $155.50 $907 —
602–626 620 91 147.50–152.50 $148.67 $922 +9.67
640 640 10 145.50 $145.50 $931 +6.50
652–675 658 12 149.00 $149.00 $980 +1.50
664–679 unweaned 674 43 139.50–141.25 $140.02 $944 —
690 690 15 145.50 $145.50 $1,004 —
704–741 718 37 142.50–144.50 $143.28 $1,029 -0.47
723–736 unweaned 729 77 136.50–140.00 $138.48 $1,010 +9.98
761 761 9 142.00 $142.00 $1,081 —
825 825 7 137.50 $137.50 $1,134 —
874 874 61 137.50 $137.50 $1,202 —
967 967 61 135.50 $135.50 $1,310 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 173.00 $173.00 $649 —
457–492 467 26 168.00–176.00 $170.64 $797 —
482 482 8 159.00 $159.00 $766 —
538–545 539 30 155.00–162.00 $161.29 $869 —
557–597 586 23 148.00–158.00 $151.82 $890 —
599 599 4 149.00 $149.00 $893 —
620 unweaned 620 6 136.00 $136.00 $843 -7.50
629 629 9 144.50 $144.50 $909 —
653–668 658 12 144.00–147.50 $146.32 $963 +14.82
659 659 8 136.00 $136.00 $896 +4.50
660 unweaned 660 6 126.50 $126.50 $835 —
700–738 729 12 135.50–137.00 $135.86 $990 —
742 742 3 125.00 $125.00 $928 —
826 826 9 136.50 $136.50 $1,127 +3.20
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 unweaned 457 9 169.00 $169.00 $772 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 6 148.00 $148.00 $663 —
453–479 466 57 147.00–159.00 $152.78 $712 —
522 522 10 141.00 $141.00 $736 —
573 unweaned 573 25 135.25 $135.25 $775 +5.25
585 585 25 141.00 $141.00 $825 —
612 unweaned 612 16 129.00 $129.00 $789 —
627 627 15 134.50 $134.50 $843 —
654 654 15 131.00 $131.00 $857 —
694 694 18 132.75 $132.75 $921 —
751 751 24 136.75 $136.75 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 unweaned 425 6 136.00 $136.00 $578 —
478 478 14 144.50 $144.50 $691 —
520–548 535 27 134.50–140.00 $136.31 $729 +1.31
540 unweaned 540 4 135.00 $135.00 $729 —
551 unweaned 551 16 132.50 $132.50 $730 —
554–556 556 28 130.00–133.00 $132.57 $737 —
583 583 5 129.50 $129.50 $755 —
608 608 4 122.50 $122.50 $745 —
604–642 625 50 125.00–133.50 $130.95 $818 —
719–727 723 9 128.50–130.00 $129.16 $934 —
776–782 778 25 124.25–128.50 $125.45 $976 —
802 802 6 125.75 $125.75 $1,009 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
931 931 4 109.50 $109.50 $1,019 —
988 988 16 110.50 $110.50 $1,092 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 4 133.00 $133.00 $845 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 3 157.00 $157.00 $749 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1490 1329 75-80% 4 46.50–48.00 $46.92 $624 —
1305–1845 1502 75-80% 16 53.50–63.50 $58.28 $875 -8.93
1743–1880 1777 75-80% 4 66.00–67.50 $67.10 $1,192 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1225 1131 85-90% 18 44.50–52.50 $48.43 $548 —
1210–1275 1226 85-90% 4 44.00–45.50 $44.39 $544 -8.69
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1475 1308 80-85% 13 53.25–60.00 $56.07 $733 —
1100–1450 1313 80-85% 9 44.00–53.00 $49.74 $653 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645–2180 1833 3 71.50–80.00 $76.07 $1,394 —

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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.