Green City Livestock Auction Market Report

Green City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

1,898 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.67/cwt -11.02 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 528 lb · 145 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.59/cwt -8.87 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 523 lb · 116 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.83/cwt -6.67 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 617 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,898	737	2,275
Feeder cattle	1,673	641	2,121
Slaughter cattle	225	96	154

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows steady. With two weeks of lower trade to catch up with, most weights of cattle sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Cattle futures mounted a comeback Wednesday but grain pushed higher again as well, with projected cost of gain roughly the same or higher than the current cost of fat cattle. Mostly small consignments on offer with a higher than normal percentage of unweaned cattle in the mix. Supply and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	5	192.00	$192.00	$747	—
431–438	432	19	179.00–181.50	$180.97	$782	-5.03
455–476	468	57	170.00–184.00	$176.77	$827	-14.76
508 thin fleshed	508	10	174.50	$174.50	$886	—
509–548	529	130	157.75–163.00	$160.90	$851	-11.79
533 unweaned	533	5	156.00	$156.00	$831	—
551–596	574	62	153.25–157.00	$154.57	$887	-30.43
601–642	616	62	147.00–154.25	$151.22	$932	-6.28
630 unweaned	630	5	146.00	$146.00	$920	—
652–688	673	14	144.50–147.50	$146.02	$983	-12.48
677 unweaned	677	11	140.50	$140.50	$951	—
726 unweaned	726	6	133.00	$133.00	$966	—
784	784	10	138.25	$138.25	$1,084	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	4	169.00	$169.00	$713	—
458–493	478	33	161.00–177.00	$168.24	$804	-11.23
547	547	3	156.50	$156.50	$856	-10.37
552–566	561	54	153.00–158.25	$156.17	$876	-3.33
602–624	613	24	145.25–148.00	$146.63	$899	-1.97
688	688	4	142.50	$142.50	$980	—
806–816	812	12	128.50–137.50	$133.78	$1,086	+0.28

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427–447	439	41	151.00–157.25	$155.11	$681	-15.58
458–484	469	30	150.00–158.50	$154.88	$726	-7.62
512	512	8	127.50	$127.50	$653	-24.96
500–537	524	108	135.50–151.50	$144.78	$759	-7.68
554 unweaned	554	17	133.00	$133.00	$737	—
559	559	20	139.00	$139.00	$777	—
621–622	622	42	135.50–142.75	$139.96	$871	-4.73
660–674	664	20	121.50–135.00	$124.93	$830	-14.07

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369–383	379	26	149.00–149.50	$149.13	$565	—
431	431	4	140.50	$140.50	$606	—
435 thin fleshed	435	4	160.50	$160.50	$698	—
462	462	10	131.50	$131.50	$608	—
488	488	27	141.50	$141.50	$691	—
500–542	522	26	128.50–145.00	$134.17	$700	—
544	544	11	125.50	$125.50	$683	—
558	558	8	131.00	$131.00	$731	-11.15
570–598	584	10	120.00	$120.00	$701	-22.15
719	719	5	106.00	$106.00	$762	-20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	5	125.00	$125.00	$616	—
567	567	10	116.50	$116.50	$661	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1012–1380	1194	80-85%	34	60.00–66.00	$63.37	$757	—
1225–1245	1232	80-85%	10	67.00–68.00	$67.60	$833	+3.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1668	1470	75-80%	31	60.00–68.50	$65.25	$959	—
1355–1780	1580	75-80%	3	69.00–69.50	$69.31	$1,095	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
936–995	956	85-90%	6	62.00–63.50	$62.98	$602	+14.50
1007–1215	1086	85-90%	20	51.00–63.00	$56.90	$618	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–2325	1956	9	87.50–101.50	$93.97	$1,838	—

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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.