Green City Livestock Auction Market Report

Green City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 19, 2022

2,347 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.45/cwt +4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 570 lb · 204 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.60/cwt -4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 669 lb · 198 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $180.97/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,133/hd at 626 lb · 162 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	2,347	3,691
Feeder cattle	2,267	3,576
Slaughter cattle	80	115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, although lightweights did trade sharply lower after the tremendous start to the new year. Heifers traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, closing the gap a little with their steer mates. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Overall quality didn't run quite as deep this week and with fewer large strings on offer, buyers were more selective putting cattle together. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	5	205.00	$205.00	$904	-19.92
469 value added	469	15	205.50	$205.50	$964	-17.00
452–494	479	35	208.00–211.75	$210.47	$1,008	-14.58
508–545	527	89	185.00–205.00	$196.25	$1,034	-12.46
566–592	580	101	179.25–196.25	$186.34	$1,081	-4.92
606–638	626	162	172.50–186.00	$180.97	$1,133	+3.44
650–695	669	198	165.50–174.75	$170.60	$1,141	-4.60
707–742	727	62	160.50–169.00	$165.18	$1,201	-5.89
774–783	780	104	158.75–160.75	$159.86	$1,247	—
813	813	13	158.25	$158.25	$1,287	-4.24
884	884	6	154.50	$154.50	$1,366	-3.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	5	205.00	$205.00	$748	+9.10
400–449	438	45	190.00–200.00	$195.93	$858	-8.57
493–498	495	11	186.50–195.50	$190.61	$944	-12.39
517–535	524	25	171.50–183.00	$176.50	$925	-10.50
550 value added	550	9	185.00	$185.00	$1,018	—
554–594	582	77	167.50–182.00	$172.30	$1,003	-10.41
617–646	635	18	155.00–170.00	$163.31	$1,037	-3.33
670–692	683	28	160.00–166.50	$162.41	$1,109	-4.40
708	708	3	157.50	$157.50	$1,115	-1.46
758–767	764	9	153.50–158.50	$155.15	$1,185	-0.81
813	813	8	155.25	$155.25	$1,262	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	3	178.00	$178.00	$716	+7.04
450–484	476	20	158.00–165.75	$163.92	$780	-6.61
500–526	517	137	159.50–176.00	$172.94	$894	+7.35
557–593	570	204	157.25–173.00	$166.45	$949	+3.71
611–625	617	18	157.75–163.50	$160.91	$993	-2.52
659–681	668	40	150.25–162.00	$154.83	$1,034	-10.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–322	321	10	158.00–165.50	$162.52	$522	—
347 value added	347	3	156.00	$156.00	$541	—
377	377	9	156.00	$156.00	$588	-8.50
415–444	436	44	148.00–161.50	$159.29	$695	+4.68
454–468	459	9	150.50–155.50	$153.80	$706	-3.94
521–546	536	14	145.00–154.00	$150.22	$805	-0.83
585–599	589	28	150.25–154.25	$152.61	$899	+0.47
601–613	608	31	141.25–155.00	$145.60	$885	-9.37
664–696	683	33	143.50–151.00	$147.27	$1,006	—
764	764	5	137.00	$137.00	$1,047	—
786	786	6	133.50	$133.50	$1,049	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	4	134.00	$134.00	$824	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1285	1181	80-85%	4	64.00–68.00	$65.53	$774	—
1025–1325	1241	80-85%	21	54.50–61.00	$59.20	$735	—
1050–1500	1256	80-85%	4	51.00–53.00	$51.84	$651	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1140	972	85-90%	10	44.00–54.00	$49.81	$484	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1350	1308	75-80%	2	52.00–53.00	$52.48	$686	—
1315–1640	1415	75-80%	7	59.00–64.51	$62.36	$882	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1915	1725	7	76.50–96.00	$86.71	$1,496	—

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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.