Green City Livestock Auction Market Report

Green City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

2,746 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.58/cwt +9.08 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 627 lb · 245 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.68/cwt +3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 527 lb · 198 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.31/cwt -0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 572 lb · 158 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,746	1,523	0
Feeder cattle	2,671	1,358	0
Slaughter cattle	75	100	0
Replacement cattle	—	65	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers traded fully 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Really good quality and condition on offer all day made for a very active market. Buyers were ready to own new stock with spring grass right around the corner and with the beef sector as a whole feeling optimistic. The feeder market has worked its way up the past couple weeks on the recent strength of the fed cattle market, excellent beef demand and rising boxed beef prices. Supply heavy, demand good to very good for all weight classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	5	215.00	$215.00	$731	—
376	376	11	209.00	$209.00	$786	—
422–427	426	21	197.00–198.00	$197.86	$843	+12.86
460–489	478	55	184.00–201.00	$189.15	$904	+5.15
510–544	530	102	173.75–192.50	$180.31	$956	-2.41
551–597	581	104	167.00–176.00	$170.66	$992	+5.72
608–643	626	123	163.50–169.00	$167.29	$1,047	+7.78
651–671	662	50	164.00–166.50	$165.29	$1,094	+8.53
683	683	16	151.50	$151.50	$1,035	-5.26
706–738	721	86	153.00–164.25	$160.81	$1,159	+5.47
756–791	781	33	144.00–148.50	$145.19	$1,134	-1.81
830	830	13	142.25	$142.25	$1,181	—
863	863	9	140.00	$140.00	$1,208	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291	291	4	222.50	$222.50	$647	—
397	397	3	187.00	$187.00	$742	—
442	442	3	187.00	$187.00	$827	+9.00
488–493	492	30	165.00–189.00	$175.02	$861	-1.95
548	548	32	169.75	$169.75	$930	-2.99
589–597	593	25	164.50–166.50	$165.18	$980	-0.76
604–644	626	13	164.50–165.00	$164.72	$1,031	—
673–675	674	15	155.00	$155.00	$1,045	+3.00
740	740	3	149.50	$149.50	$1,106	+4.00
864–878	869	93	141.25–141.50	$141.33	$1,228	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
682–685	683	13	150.00–155.50	$153.80	$1,050	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	3	169.00	$169.00	$580	—
409–434	428	31	164.25–167.00	$164.79	$705	+5.96
473–482	477	30	158.00–159.50	$159.15	$759	-3.85
504–543	527	198	152.50–165.00	$158.68	$836	+3.57
550–578	572	158	150.00–158.25	$156.31	$894	-0.77
606–636	627	245	147.00–153.00	$149.58	$938	+9.08
656–694	662	146	137.25–155.00	$147.36	$976	+11.87
727	727	9	137.75	$137.75	$1,001	-2.25
795	795	9	127.50	$127.50	$1,014	+4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	3	171.50	$171.50	$549	—
371–390	379	7	160.00–162.00	$161.12	$611	+3.12
402–449	413	68	156.00–167.50	$165.11	$682	—
455–499	476	55	142.00–161.50	$154.01	$733	+1.20
533–536	534	30	142.50–150.00	$147.01	$785	—
572 unweaned	572	3	130.00	$130.00	$744	—
551–597	583	39	138.50–153.00	$149.58	$872	+6.08
607–641	625	55	133.00–144.50	$142.88	$893	—
671–690	679	21	132.50–145.50	$137.02	$930	+2.02
700–748	727	24	125.00–130.50	$126.23	$918	+11.73
844	844	7	118.00	$118.00	$996	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	31	132.00	$132.00	$1,056	—
889	889	31	132.50	$132.50	$1,178	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1305	1237	80-85%	3	51.00–55.00	$53.25	$659	—
1065–1430	1241	80-85%	9	61.00–68.50	$64.08	$795	—
1240–1365	1289	80-85%	6	68.00–73.00	$70.93	$914	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1575	1358	75-80%	8	69.50–76.50	$71.78	$975	—
1205–1565	1363	75-80%	4	61.00–65.00	$63.83	$870	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1175	1062	85-90%	9	39.00–59.00	$54.01	$574	+2.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1595–2195	1833	6	81.50–95.00	$90.57	$1,660	—

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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.