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Green City Livestock Auction Market Report

Green City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

1,583 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.44/cwt ≈ $954/hd at 665 lb · 107 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.55/cwt +8.22 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 523 lb · 74 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.42/cwt +0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 526 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,583 1,492 1,186
Feeder cattle 1,430 1,386 1,055
Slaughter cattle 153 106 131

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, except lean cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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
404–448 430 10 192.25–200.00 $195.16 $839 +6.87
482–488 484 10 175.00–180.00 $177.99 $861 -2.59
507–543 526 74 160.00–181.00 $170.42 $896 +0.34
579–597 583 46 160.00–166.00 $164.64 $960 +1.99
601–628 609 57 153.50–164.50 $160.47 $977 +4.92
623 unweaned 623 5 144.00 $144.00 $897 +8.00
664 unweaned 664 6 130.00 $130.00 $863 -14.50
666 666 14 147.00 $147.00 $979 -0.50
716 716 29 150.50 $150.50 $1,078 +5.75
807 807 63 145.25 $145.25 $1,172 —
917 917 58 137.00 $137.00 $1,256 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 184.00 $184.00 $642 +9.00
406 406 4 180.00 $180.00 $731 +8.91
465–494 475 13 171.00–176.00 $172.89 $821 +12.89
487 unweaned 487 3 157.00 $157.00 $765 —
564 unweaned 564 4 156.00 $156.00 $880 —
583–597 590 10 159.00–159.50 $159.25 $940 +1.87
615 unweaned 615 4 135.00 $135.00 $830 -3.80
618–647 630 30 140.00–151.50 $146.61 $924 -1.75
657–671 660 36 133.25–147.50 $136.01 $898 -7.28
669 unweaned 669 4 123.00 $123.00 $823 —
698 698 12 135.50 $135.50 $946 -7.79
708 708 13 138.50 $138.50 $981 -5.98
786 786 19 135.50–138.00 $137.47 $1,081 -2.43
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668–674 671 14 138.50–141.00 $139.74 $938 —
776–794 788 18 120.50–138.50 $126.41 $996 -9.09

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 5 170.00 $170.00 $615 —
414 414 10 161.00 $161.00 $667 +6.00
462–492 472 18 152.50–153.25 $152.99 $722 -0.51
507–546 523 74 145.75–152.50 $149.55 $782 +5.44
559–590 579 20 140.00–142.00 $140.68 $815 —
606–635 621 14 133.50–135.75 $134.65 $836 -6.27
664–668 665 107 141.25–144.75 $143.44 $954 —
783 783 65 133.60 $133.60 $1,046 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–425 410 19 150.00–154.50 $151.47 $621 —
462–488 481 15 138.00–153.50 $146.61 $705 +5.23
501 unweaned 501 9 143.00 $143.00 $716 —
531–546 540 39 138.00–144.00 $140.13 $757 -0.69
561–590 574 43 137.25–142.50 $140.35 $806 +6.35
613–620 616 12 131.00–133.25 $132.31 $815 +0.99
645 645 3 127.00 $127.00 $819 +7.00
664–666 665 10 136.00–136.50 $136.20 $906 +8.42
766 766 4 120.50 $120.50 $923 -2.25
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603 603 5 132.00 $132.00 $796 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 7 129.50 $129.50 $721 —
679 679 7 125.00 $125.00 $849 —
811 811 4 94.00 $94.00 $762 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1540 1147 85-90% 18 40.00–48.00 $43.45 $498 -1.66
960–1274 1171 85-90% 10 34.50–39.50 $38.02 $445 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1340 1256 80-85% 4 40.00–44.00 $42.61 $535 —
1005–1600 1314 80-85% 24 44.50–56.00 $49.47 $650 +1.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1560 1447 75-80% 13 46.50–56.50 $51.62 $747 -4.91
1315–1585 1459 75-80% 7 41.50–46.50 $44.29 $646 —
1660–1732 1694 75-80% 5 57.50–60.50 $58.48 $991 -6.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1880 1680 3 72.00–74.50 $73.40 $1,233 —

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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.