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Green City Livestock Auction Market Report

Green City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

1,236 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.70/cwt -9.41 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 636 lb · 169 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.35/cwt -2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 570 lb · 111 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.30/cwt -0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 725 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,236 3,097 0
Feeder cattle 1,213 3,038 0
Slaughter cattle 23 59 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, many spots as much as 9.00 lower. Feeder cattle prices are under pressure from climbing feed costs as grain prices have surged the past several weeks. Quality was uneven and most of the cattle on offer were in moderate to fleshy condition. Supply and demand moderate, light demand in spots.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–443 434 20 182.50–185.50 $184.80 $802 -9.20
488 488 5 183.00 $183.00 $893 -1.16
515–534 530 32 171.50–177.00 $172.85 $916 -6.02
552–579 570 111 157.00–167.00 $162.35 $925 -3.45
608–649 636 169 139.25–149.00 $143.70 $914 -9.41
652 652 7 134.00 $134.00 $874 -12.28
718 718 26 135.25 $135.25 $971 -6.53
756 756 11 132.00 $132.00 $998 -5.00
806–820 812 7 118.00–120.50 $119.08 $967 -16.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 8 185.00 $185.00 $675 -2.00
450 450 6 175.00 $175.00 $788 -5.00
519 519 5 165.50 $165.50 $859 +2.48
566–585 574 9 140.00–148.50 $143.85 $826 -14.51
572–596 586 16 145.00–156.00 $148.26 $869 -10.10
617–648 639 27 135.00–142.50 $138.98 $888 -4.93
659 659 4 141.50 $141.50 $932 +0.15
651–694 665 41 132.50–137.75 $134.45 $894 -6.90
703 703 7 132.50 $132.50 $931 -0.72
704–747 728 50 130.50–133.50 $132.27 $963 -0.95
780–784 783 19 128.00–128.25 $128.20 $1,004 -0.05
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 7 126.00 $126.00 $926 -10.50
751 751 24 133.75 $133.75 $1,004 +7.75
809 809 6 118.50 $118.50 $959 -2.25
908 908 3 118.50 $118.50 $1,076 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 5 149.50 $149.50 $580 —
474 474 7 143.25 $143.25 $679 —
520–534 527 10 126.00–136.50 $131.18 $691 -8.65
565–593 578 36 125.50–133.00 $131.02 $757 -3.37
609–648 633 22 124.50–129.50 $126.95 $804 -9.05
647 647 3 117.00 $117.00 $757 -19.00
655–658 655 22 122.75–124.75 $124.48 $815 -3.83
737–747 742 11 106.00–114.00 $110.34 $819 +0.34
803 803 8 114.50 $114.50 $919 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424–446 429 18 143.50–145.50 $144.06 $618 -14.19
528–549 537 33 134.00–140.50 $137.80 $740 -7.89
560 560 6 130.00 $130.00 $728 +3.00
610 610 9 126.50 $126.50 $772 -7.90
660 660 21 125.25 $125.25 $827 -22.33
744 744 10 124.50 $124.50 $926 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
804 804 7 113.00 $113.00 $909 +8.00
876 876 9 111.00 $111.00 $972 —
970 970 4 109.00 $109.00 $1,057 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 629 19 125.00 $125.00 $786 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1110 1066 85-90% 5 40.00–43.00 $42.47 $453 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1655 1360 80-85% 5 45.00–46.50 $45.91 $624 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800–1920 1860 2 69.50–77.50 $73.63 $1,370 —

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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.