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Green City Livestock Auction Market Report

Green City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 14, 2020

583 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 583 1,044 61
Feeder cattle 963
Slaughter cattle 83 81 61
Replacement cattle 500 0

A very nice offering of young bred cows and heifers along with some fancy fall calving pairs. The demand was good as buyers were willing to own more cows even as we are heading into winter.

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 80-85% 2 67.00 $67.00 $767
1170–1380 1239 80-85% 5 53.50–59.50 $56.23 $697 +6.75
1200–1385 1271 80-85% 12 46.00–53.50 $49.99 $635 -4.79
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1210 1044 85-90% 5 22.00–37.50 $32.68 $341
1015–1270 1151 85-90% 6 46.00–52.50 $49.70 $572
1020–1340 1179 85-90% 4 40.50–45.00 $43.26 $510
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1218–1552 1409 75-80% 7 55.50–60.00 $57.92 $816 +1.15
1350–1620 1485 75-80% 2 52.50–57.00 $54.95 $816
1665 1665 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,132

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1805 1678 2 64.50–69.00 $66.92 $1,123
1815 1815 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,416

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 970.00 $970.00
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 860.00–1,110.00 $985.00
1200–1500 1281 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 88 1,150.00–1,440.00 $1,354.03
1250–1400 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 27 1,110.00–1,280.00 $1,200.74

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1100 1026 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 42 1,600.00–1,850.00 $1,747.62
1050 1050 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 thin fleshed 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 1,185.00 $1,185.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 925.00 $925.00
1100–1400 1269 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 1,420.00–1,660.00 $1,583.08
1100–1400 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 60 1,560.00–2,300.00 $1,926.42
1250–1350 1317 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 18 1,370.00–1,485.00 $1,446.67

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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.