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Green City Livestock Auction Market Report

Green City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 2, 2022

3,363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $183.01/cwt +12.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,209/hd at 661 lb · 456 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.55/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 592 lb · 230 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $185.74/cwt +4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 628 lb · 218 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,363 2,347 3,196
Feeder cattle 3,293 2,267 3,141
Slaughter cattle 70 80 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold firm to 5.00 higher, except some 450-500 lb heifers and 550-700 lb steers 6.00 to 12.00 higher with a few new players in the mix. Slaughter cows 6.00 to 7.00 higher. It was bitterly cold outside Wednesday but the market was pretty hot from the start and only got better as the day wore on. Buyers were eager to own stock and in some spots, pushed prices beyond the last sale's highs very quickly. Quality ran deep and several heifers were bought for replacement again this week. Supply heavy, demand good to very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 10 207.00 $207.00 $989 -3.47
507–548 517 23 193.00–209.00 $200.63 $1,037 +4.38
550–592 578 147 188.00–200.00 $196.25 $1,134 +9.91
581 value added 581 36 191.00 $191.00 $1,110 —
611–648 626 200 182.50–189.00 $186.14 $1,165 +5.17
645 value added 645 18 181.25 $181.25 $1,169 —
650–687 660 343 173.00–191.00 $185.12 $1,222 +14.52
657–676 value added 663 113 176.00–178.00 $176.60 $1,171 —
701–738 707 97 167.50–183.00 $172.87 $1,222 +7.69
711–740 value added 718 56 168.00–175.00 $173.20 $1,244 —
779 value added 779 77 153.75 $153.75 $1,198 —
806 value added 806 10 155.00 $155.00 $1,249 —
818 818 67 164.50 $164.50 $1,346 +6.25
854 854 68 154.00 $154.00 $1,315 -0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409–449 422 22 195.00–207.50 $203.86 $860 +7.93
499 499 8 190.00 $190.00 $948 -0.61
505–531 value added 511 23 176.50–186.00 $178.65 $913 —
509–546 530 61 184.00–191.00 $188.08 $997 +11.58
558–587 577 37 177.50–187.00 $182.91 $1,055 +10.61
599 value added 599 5 183.00 $183.00 $1,096 —
618–644 629 14 153.00–185.00 $174.37 $1,097 +11.06
657–666 660 31 176.00–179.00 $177.83 $1,174 +15.42
776–780 779 26 155.50 $155.50 $1,211 +0.35
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
791 791 8 149.50 $149.50 $1,183 —
840 840 10 145.50 $145.50 $1,222 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 9 178.50 $178.50 $728 +0.50
445 value added 445 14 170.00 $170.00 $756 —
477 value added 477 5 177.00 $177.00 $844 —
469–497 485 37 168.50–179.00 $172.57 $837 +8.65
501–544 532 175 166.00–179.00 $174.19 $927 +1.25
536 value added 536 27 167.50 $167.50 $898 —
580 value added 580 4 166.00 $166.00 $963 —
566–599 592 226 157.00–175.50 $166.56 $986 +0.11
603–648 624 111 158.00–163.50 $160.58 $1,002 -0.33
624 value added 624 42 160.00–163.50 $162.58 $1,014 —
661 value added 661 18 155.00 $155.00 $1,025 —
656–681 668 175 157.25–165.00 $158.47 $1,059 +3.64
719 719 8 153.75 $153.75 $1,105 —
703–741 733 68 157.00–173.75 $164.23 $1,204 —
754–777 771 58 144.25–151.00 $149.41 $1,152 —
775 775 24 169.50 $169.50 $1,314 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 5 162.50 $162.50 $725 +3.21
470–496 486 8 157.00–158.00 $157.36 $765 +3.56
564–595 579 37 148.00–167.00 $158.89 $920 +6.28
611–637 622 75 148.75–157.50 $151.20 $940 +5.60
622–631 value added 622 90 145.00–147.75 $147.63 $918 —
652–686 678 84 142.25–157.00 $145.68 $988 -1.59
732 value added 732 5 143.50 $143.50 $1,050 —
788 788 10 132.50 $132.50 $1,044 -1.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 3 183.50 $183.50 $740 —
598 598 33 162.50 $162.50 $972 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
712 712 19 138.75 $138.75 $988 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1297 1203 80-85% 23 66.50–74.75 $71.76 $863 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1135 1073 85-90% 9 57.00–65.00 $62.91 $675 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1502 1381 75-80% 5 72.00–74.50 $73.63 $1,017 —
1380–1400 1390 75-80% 2 76.00–80.00 $78.01 $1,084 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1950–2005 1978 2 94.50–100.00 $97.29 $1,924 —

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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.