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Green City Livestock Auction Market Report

Green City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

1,492 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.08/cwt ≈ $912/hd at 536 lb · 115 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.38/cwt ≈ $683/hd at 483 lb · 78 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.72/cwt ≈ $770/hd at 580 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,492 583 930
Feeder cattle 1,386 — 875
Slaughter cattle 106 83 55
Replacement cattle — 500 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's Thanksgiving Special, steers and heifers traded unevenly steady, ranging form 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Mostly small groups of calves on offer this week, in a wide variety of quality and condition. Unweaned calves are still seeing some discounts depending on weight or size and quality. Supply and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–448 441 34 179.50–196.00 $188.29 $830 —
457–488 468 39 175.50–189.00 $180.58 $845 —
506–548 536 115 163.00–182.00 $170.08 $912 —
553–592 566 47 156.75–172.00 $162.65 $921 —
607–622 612 39 149.50–158.50 $155.55 $952 —
644 unweaned 644 16 136.00 $136.00 $876 —
650 650 4 147.50 $147.50 $959 —
658 unweaned 658 32 144.50 $144.50 $951 —
732 732 10 144.75 $144.75 $1,060 —
734 unweaned 734 10 130.50 $130.50 $958 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 175.00 $175.00 $611 —
391 391 4 182.00 $182.00 $712 —
405–439 426 8 164.50–183.00 $171.09 $729 —
480 480 4 160.00 $160.00 $768 —
500–537 524 19 154.00–171.00 $162.88 $853 —
560–578 573 17 154.00–158.75 $157.38 $902 —
614 614 8 140.25 $140.25 $861 —
607–623 unweaned 615 10 135.00–142.50 $138.80 $854 —
600–626 617 27 145.75–153.00 $148.36 $915 —
651–699 670 10 139.50–146.00 $143.29 $960 —
715–736 722 12 142.50–145.50 $144.48 $1,043 —
759 unweaned 759 9 129.25 $129.25 $981 —
758–774 767 9 138.25–142.00 $139.90 $1,073 —
800 800 5 135.50 $135.50 $1,084 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
774 774 9 135.50 $135.50 $1,049 —
919 919 4 122.50 $122.50 $1,126 —
953 953 6 121.00 $121.00 $1,153 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–499 483 78 138.00–142.25 $141.38 $683 —
514–536 530 31 136.00–145.50 $140.82 $746 —
578 578 5 134.00 $134.00 $775 —
558–593 unweaned 579 29 128.50–133.75 $131.97 $764 —
562–592 581 31 131.50–135.00 $133.22 $774 —
602–641 616 46 130.00–133.25 $131.32 $809 —
619 unweaned 619 5 123.50 $123.50 $764 —
638 638 3 120.00 $120.00 $766 —
656–690 676 27 122.25–131.50 $127.78 $864 —
704–742 712 25 125.00–128.50 $126.26 $899 —
790 790 9 122.75 $122.75 $970 —
820 820 5 117.50 $117.50 $964 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 6 155.00 $155.00 $656 —
463 463 9 153.50 $153.50 $711 —
500–538 519 33 137.00–146.50 $144.11 $748 —
535 535 11 133.00 $133.00 $712 —
601–602 601 39 140.00–144.00 $140.92 $847 —
641 unweaned 641 9 132.50 $132.50 $849 —
719 unweaned 719 8 128.25 $128.25 $922 —
876 876 53 130.35 $130.35 $1,142 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 606 8 128.00 $128.00 $776 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1470 1347 75-80% 3 45.00–51.50 $48.22 $650 —
1320–1485 1424 75-80% 9 53.50–58.00 $56.53 $805 -1.39
1415–1880 1676 75-80% 7 60.50–67.50 $64.51 $1,081 -3.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1240 1127 85-90% 6 36.00–44.00 $40.28 $454 —
1080–1300 1140 85-90% 11 43.50–49.00 $45.11 $514 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1395 1304 80-85% 4 45.00–51.50 $47.62 $621 —
1185–1430 1332 80-85% 11 54.00–57.00 $55.03 $733 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1975 1767 6 68.50–73.50 $70.90 $1,253 —
1895–2205 2013 6 79.00–86.00 $81.91 $1,649 —

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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.