Green City Livestock Auction Market Report

Green City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 1, 2023

1,707 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $258.20/cwt +18.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,234/hd at 478 lb · 170 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $234.62/cwt +12.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,340/hd at 571 lb · 135 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.07/cwt ≈ $1,249/hd at 675 lb · 96 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,707	1,122	1,595
Feeder cattle	1,598	710	1,468
Slaughter cattle	72	167	127
Replacement cattle	37	245	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold sharply higher with nearly all weights enjoying a double digit gain. Slaughter cows 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Really high quality offering this week including several reputation consignments. While certainly not a weak spot, steer cattle over 650 lbs didn't see much advance and traded with a firm undertone, allowing their sisters to narrow the steer to heifer price spread significantly. Supply moderate, demand very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416–424	419	30	255.00–280.00	$270.40	$1,133	+27.06
456–495	478	170	242.50–268.00	$258.20	$1,234	+18.95
504–546	532	49	227.00–250.00	$238.52	$1,269	+9.71
559–586	571	135	231.50–243.00	$234.62	$1,340	+12.51
614–627	625	86	221.00–230.50	$227.81	$1,424	+23.31
674–675	675	74	195.50–198.50	$196.39	$1,326	-0.03
733–745	742	18	190.00	$190.00	$1,410	+0.50
762–797	793	79	184.50–191.50	$190.73	$1,512	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311 thin fleshed	311	4	255.00	$255.00	$793	—
386 thin fleshed	386	4	261.00	$261.00	$1,007	—
489	489	12	229.00	$229.00	$1,120	+3.28
622	622	3	213.00	$213.00	$1,325	—
669–699	682	81	183.50–197.50	$190.63	$1,300	+2.75
768	768	14	185.00	$185.00	$1,421	—
867	867	26	171.50	$171.50	$1,487	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
769	769	8	179.00	$179.00	$1,377	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–394	387	24	219.00–231.50	$227.49	$880	—
450–494	471	56	214.50–230.00	$224.62	$1,058	+22.62
526–548	530	32	199.00–213.50	$208.45	$1,105	+9.49
592–598	594	30	195.50	$195.50	$1,161	—
618–647	623	45	187.50–197.00	$195.25	$1,216	+16.25
669–693	675	96	183.00–190.50	$185.07	$1,249	—
700	700	18	186.00	$186.00	$1,302	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384–387	386	12	202.00–206.00	$203.66	$786	—
454	454	9	199.50	$199.50	$906	+11.50
509–544	530	45	193.50–197.50	$194.51	$1,031	—
561–588	572	61	190.00–196.50	$194.73	$1,114	—
601	601	5	188.00	$188.00	$1,130	+6.38
695	695	20	179.00	$179.00	$1,244	+10.00
712	712	7	186.50	$186.50	$1,328	—
892	892	5	150.00	$150.00	$1,338	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
797	797	3	150.50	$150.50	$1,199	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1180	1151	80-85%	4	91.50–96.50	$94.61	$1,089	+24.29
1125–1370	1242	80-85%	14	81.50–90.00	$86.42	$1,073	+0.10
1415	1415	80-85%	6	76.50	$76.50	$1,082	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1455	1406	75-80%	7	85.50–89.50	$87.83	$1,235	—
1310–1585	1487	75-80%	5	93.50–96.00	$94.39	$1,404	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1150	1047	85-90%	7	69.00–81.00	$74.74	$783	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–1770	1650	2	113.50–115.50	$114.43	$1,888	—
1600–2065	1804	8	103.50–111.50	$106.06	$1,913	+5.35

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Bred Cows

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1350–1500	1419	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	1,860.00	$1,860.00
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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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.