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Green City Livestock Auction Market Report

Green City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 16, 2022

1,917 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $192.13/cwt +6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 625 lb · 186 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.39/cwt +2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 632 lb · 136 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.50/cwt -7.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,140/hd at 733 lb · 89 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,917 3,363 0
Feeder cattle 1,727 3,293 0
Slaughter cattle 190 70 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher with some light cattle under 525 lbs up to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Really nice run of home raised calves with a handful of backgrounded consignments mixed in throughout the day. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–446 425 21 216.00–226.00 $223.13 $948 —
451–498 value added 472 27 219.50–232.00 $226.14 $1,067 —
469–494 484 24 216.00–227.50 $221.68 $1,073 +14.68
523–544 536 52 207.00–216.00 $211.37 $1,133 +10.74
553–598 583 46 190.00–209.50 $195.65 $1,141 -0.60
597 value added 597 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,164 +4.00
601–637 625 186 181.00–197.00 $192.13 $1,201 +5.99
656–694 688 53 174.00–179.50 $176.89 $1,217 -8.23
760 760 11 165.00 $165.00 $1,254 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,066 +27.50
511 511 10 187.50 $187.50 $958 -0.58
523 value added 523 7 196.00 $196.00 $1,025 +17.35
556–577 569 22 187.00–191.00 $188.42 $1,072 +5.51
614–645 631 41 170.50–185.00 $181.53 $1,145 +7.16
703–747 718 82 159.25–165.00 $159.90 $1,148 —
754 754 10 152.50 $152.50 $1,150 -3.00
766–780 773 55 147.25–155.50 $150.91 $1,167 -4.59
830–832 832 75 146.25–155.50 $154.02 $1,281 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
634 634 26 156.00 $156.00 $989 —
906 906 6 137.50 $137.50 $1,246 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438–446 442 11 175.00–184.50 $179.36 $793 +0.86
444 value added 444 11 180.25 $180.25 $800 +10.25
470–495 489 16 180.50–184.00 $183.16 $896 +10.59
498 value added 498 38 180.00 $180.00 $896 +3.00
517–544 533 84 170.00–182.50 $175.72 $937 +1.53
566–596 589 36 168.00–178.75 $176.14 $1,037 +9.58
612 value added 612 27 168.50 $168.50 $1,031 +5.92
600–646 637 109 158.00–165.00 $162.13 $1,033 +1.55
650–661 653 41 162.50–164.50 $163.09 $1,065 +4.62
733 733 89 155.50 $155.50 $1,140 -8.73
758 758 12 168.00 $168.00 $1,273 +18.59
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 9 166.50 $166.50 $703 +4.00
563–569 565 19 154.25–155.00 $154.76 $874 -4.13
621–646 626 24 142.75–156.00 $145.60 $911 -5.60
671 unweaned 671 8 138.50 $138.50 $929 —
678 678 10 152.50 $152.50 $1,034 +6.82
715 715 5 135.50 $135.50 $969 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 value added 544 5 155.50 $155.50 $846 —
705 value added 705 5 135.00 $135.00 $952 —
874 874 7 139.50 $139.50 $1,219 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1375 1168 80-85% 33 59.50–73.00 $66.88 $781 —
1125–1440 1273 80-85% 12 74.50–78.00 $75.75 $964 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1165 1094 85-90% 24 51.00–63.50 $57.01 $624 -5.90
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1545 1425 75-80% 8 62.00–74.50 $68.50 $976 —
1335–1730 1463 75-80% 8 75.00–82.50 $77.64 $1,136 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–2185 1746 14 86.00–97.00 $91.86 $1,604 —
1575–2200 1982 9 99.00–108.00 $103.48 $2,051 +6.19

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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.