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Green City Livestock Auction Market Report

Green City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 31, 2024

820 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $276.07/cwt ≈ $1,833/hd at 664 lb · 120 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $314.14/cwt +9.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,687/hd at 537 lb · 79 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $340.74/cwt +35.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,619/hd at 475 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 820 604 3,468
Feeder cattle 775 384 3,404
Slaughter cattle 45 90 64
Replacement cattle — 130 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a light run last week, steers and heifers took another big jump, trading 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Not a huge offering this week ahead of next week's Annual Angus and Angus Factored Calf and Yearling Sale, but quality was excellent and the market could have withstood a much larger run. Supply light, demand very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 8 365.00 $365.00 $1,343 —
424–439 427 20 311.00–364.00 $353.10 $1,508 —
474–494 475 73 325.00–343.00 $340.74 $1,619 +35.39
507–548 537 79 291.00–322.00 $314.14 $1,687 +9.14
555–592 577 33 273.00–302.00 $286.40 $1,653 +24.52
606–634 624 23 264.00–291.00 $273.66 $1,708 —
647 unweaned 647 9 261.50 $261.50 $1,692 —
660–679 664 120 267.00–279.75 $276.07 $1,833 —
732 732 16 249.00 $249.00 $1,823 —
754 754 21 247.00 $247.00 $1,862 —
792 792 9 228.00 $228.00 $1,806 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,344 +6.99
465 465 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,348 —
604 604 20 269.00 $269.00 $1,625 +22.00
672 672 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,579 +4.50
796 796 8 227.50 $227.50 $1,811 —
832 832 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,789 -11.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–449 445 56 281.00–283.00 $281.16 $1,251 —
454–474 464 16 265.00–276.00 $270.38 $1,255 +17.53
526–529 529 52 262.50–264.75 $264.49 $1,399 —
567–599 577 19 250.00–256.00 $252.61 $1,458 +21.61
642 642 17 243.00 $243.00 $1,560 —
674 674 20 240.75 $240.75 $1,623 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,068 +11.00
545 545 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,243 —
557–592 575 32 245.00–250.00 $246.67 $1,418 +10.67
645 645 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,548 —
687–690 688 12 232.00 $232.00 $1,596 —
855 855 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,633 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1920 1548 75-80% 15 98.00–110.00 $105.12 $1,627 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1390 1258 80-85% 9 98.00–103.00 $99.94 $1,257 —
1155–1503 1399 80-85% 5 91.00–96.50 $95.02 $1,329 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1075 1000 85-90% 2 83.50–84.00 $83.73 $837 —
1140–1150 1148 85-90% 4 89.00–93.00 $91.25 $1,048 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,446 —

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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.