Green City Livestock Auction Market Report

Green City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 6, 2022

2,842 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.91/cwt +1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 587 lb · 205 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $183.60/cwt +7.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,212/hd at 660 lb · 141 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $202.76/cwt -4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 539 lb · 140 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,842	1,140	2,746
Feeder cattle	2,730	1,028	2,671
Slaughter cattle	112	74	75
Replacement cattle	—	38	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Pretty good quality and condition this week with some of the cattle on offer carrying some dirt courtesy of extremely muddy lots and pens throughout the trade area. Six weight grazing steers were the hottest ticket even though spring has been slow to start. A little green action in cattle futures for the first time this week didn't bother anyone although lackluster fat trade continues to be concerning. 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
403 unweaned	403	9	210.00	$210.00	$846	—
404–419	411	11	215.00–215.50	$215.23	$885	-10.21
492	492	15	206.00	$206.00	$1,014	—
496 unweaned	496	20	199.00	$199.00	$987	—
506–547	539	140	197.50–208.00	$202.76	$1,093	-4.88
558–596	573	94	186.00–205.00	$193.94	$1,111	+1.95
586 unweaned	586	15	177.00	$177.00	$1,037	—
632–647	641	54	180.50–186.75	$184.12	$1,180	+2.70
651–679	660	141	175.00–188.25	$183.60	$1,212	+7.22
702–744	728	103	160.00–174.75	$168.63	$1,228	+3.18
758–781	771	103	160.00–165.00	$163.51	$1,261	+4.02
821–847	824	69	153.00–156.65	$156.27	$1,288	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391–395	393	12	195.00–202.50	$198.11	$779	+4.11
403–422	414	23	185.50–203.00	$193.74	$802	—
473–495	481	77	195.00–208.00	$203.61	$979	—
509–546	531	36	185.00–197.50	$190.70	$1,013	-2.79
552–584	571	38	164.50–190.00	$177.95	$1,016	-10.18
615–622	620	12	175.00–180.00	$178.35	$1,106	+2.85
667–688	682	16	165.50–175.00	$169.70	$1,157	+6.70
765–799	781	17	150.50–163.50	$157.24	$1,228	+7.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353 unweaned	353	12	166.50	$166.50	$588	—
440 unweaned	440	21	179.50	$179.50	$790	—
445–449	448	33	170.00–180.00	$171.50	$768	+3.32
452–489	471	55	170.00–184.50	$177.89	$838	-7.54
503–548	528	96	165.00–180.00	$173.44	$916	-2.76
547 unweaned	547	16	160.00	$160.00	$875	—
551–594	587	205	162.00–176.50	$168.91	$992	+1.71
609–648	630	81	158.00–167.75	$164.84	$1,038	+5.59
652–684	669	132	154.50–162.25	$159.92	$1,070	+3.75
714–721	720	48	152.50–153.00	$152.60	$1,099	—
789	789	131	151.25	$151.25	$1,193	—
905	905	13	146.25	$146.25	$1,324	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	5	169.50	$169.50	$602	+1.50
401–445	438	27	160.50–171.50	$167.63	$734	+6.13
460–493	482	25	147.25–175.00	$159.14	$767	—
512–540	530	33	154.00–157.00	$155.29	$823	—
568–569	569	14	156.00–159.00	$157.93	$899	-4.07
621–645	635	41	142.75–155.00	$150.46	$955	-5.04
654–686	677	40	137.50–156.75	$153.91	$1,042	—
704–717	714	41	148.25–153.25	$152.05	$1,086	—
756–763	761	35	137.00–140.50	$139.72	$1,063	+6.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	4	144.00	$144.00	$763	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1265	1125	80-85%	10	80.00–88.50	$84.22	$947	—
1055–1395	1185	80-85%	23	72.00–86.50	$77.39	$917	+0.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1655	1417	75-80%	10	79.00–83.50	$80.96	$1,147	-0.09
1300–1660	1420	75-80%	5	86.00–88.50	$87.23	$1,239	+6.18

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–978	933	85-90%	5	56.00–58.00	$56.37	$526	—
1275–1285	1278	85-90%	4	66.00–67.00	$66.25	$847	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1598–2050	1728	8	99.00–110.50	$103.84	$1,794	—

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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.