Green City Livestock Auction Market Report

Green City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

2,927 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.80/cwt +9.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,131/hd at 708 lb · 492 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $155.38/cwt ≈ $1,384/hd at 891 lb · 225 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.33/cwt ≈ $1,073/hd at 661 lb · 192 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,927	1,085	3,133
Feeder cattle	2,897	1,060	3,101
Slaughter cattle	30	25	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale four weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher with 700-800 lb heifers trading as much as 10.00 higher on the strength of a large reputation consignment of backgrounded heifers. Just a slight weakness was evident on the 900 lb plus yearling steers which averaged a couple dollars lower than the last sale. Really good buyer attendance and activity this week. The fed cattle market isn't lending much support to the cash feeder trade but the lower corn futures this week hasn't hurt. Supply heavy, demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	4	201.00	$201.00	$900	-6.00
482–490	486	11	190.00–197.50	$193.38	$940	—
529–534	532	12	187.50–190.00	$189.17	$1,006	+7.56
553–590	572	108	181.50–189.25	$184.74	$1,057	+5.24
601–648	623	96	171.50–183.50	$179.13	$1,116	+2.11
658–699	673	147	171.00–177.00	$174.35	$1,173	+0.87
708–746	721	79	164.00–175.00	$171.20	$1,234	+3.09
751–764	756	14	165.00–171.00	$168.83	$1,276	—
811–817	814	65	154.25–162.00	$160.41	$1,306	—
872–894	891	225	154.00–155.75	$155.38	$1,384	—
901–916	909	174	155.25–156.00	$155.58	$1,414	-3.03
974–975	975	120	144.35–148.50	$146.43	$1,428	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	3	187.00	$187.00	$827	—
544–545	544	10	179.00–181.50	$179.75	$978	+13.25
625	625	3	169.00	$169.00	$1,056	+7.00
746	746	8	161.00	$161.00	$1,201	+3.00
761–790	770	10	157.00–162.25	$160.63	$1,237	+2.63
803	803	63	147.75	$147.75	$1,186	-4.86
880–884	884	71	151.85–155.00	$152.07	$1,344	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1033–1034	1033	36	135.75–137.60	$136.73	$1,412	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502–533	519	24	160.00–170.75	$165.14	$857	—
548	548	3	150.00	$150.00	$822	—
601–632	612	109	152.00–164.00	$159.75	$978	+4.73
650–686	661	192	155.00–165.00	$162.33	$1,073	—
701–736	708	492	150.50–162.25	$159.80	$1,131	+9.96
767	767	71	152.50	$152.50	$1,170	—
819	819	47	143.75	$143.75	$1,177	—
871	871	27	142.75	$142.75	$1,243	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	10	162.50	$162.50	$715	—
450	450	6	161.50	$161.50	$727	—
525–544	541	17	157.50–163.50	$158.53	$858	+12.67
572–592	577	12	155.00–160.50	$159.09	$918	+5.45
601–646	634	35	151.50–156.50	$154.91	$982	+7.37
654–697	684	48	148.00–155.00	$154.14	$1,054	+9.89
715–748	739	19	135.00–150.00	$146.84	$1,085	—
770	770	11	153.25	$153.25	$1,180	+11.50
833	833	8	137.50	$137.50	$1,145	+7.50

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	26	172.00	$172.00	$894	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1290	1192	80-85%	11	68.00–74.00	$70.18	$837	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1085	1031	85-90%	7	55.00–62.00	$58.26	$601	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1490	1388	75-80%	5	64.50–73.00	$69.70	$967	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480	1480	1	83.50	$83.50	$1,236	—

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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.