Green City Livestock Auction Market Report

Green City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 5, 2024

1,556 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.50/cwt ≈ $1,957/hd at 766 lb · 140 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $257.95/cwt ≈ $2,242/hd at 869 lb · 133 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $267.58/cwt ≈ $2,076/hd at 776 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,556	1,111	3,306
Feeder cattle	1,375	909	2,920
Slaughter cattle	181	202	386

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago, steer and heifer calves sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower with some spots sharply lower on some flyweights. No recent test on yearlings. Slaughter cows 10.00 to 13.00 higher. The calf market took a little rest this week with a different mix on offer ahead of the looming Annual BBQ Sale. Several loads of yearlings were easily absorbed. Supply and demand moderate, demand good in spots.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429–438	430	27	392.50–397.00	$396.49	$1,705	-12.50
459–482	477	21	383.00–385.00	$383.46	$1,829	+28.46
594	594	13	331.00	$331.00	$1,966	-12.17
606–649	633	11	295.00–306.00	$298.83	$1,892	-10.56
668–691	687	26	283.00–296.00	$290.87	$1,998	—
712	712	10	292.50	$292.50	$2,083	—
764–778	776	73	266.50–276.50	$267.58	$2,076	—
814–819	817	33	252.50–255.00	$254.35	$2,078	—
855–878	869	133	251.00–259.00	$257.95	$2,242	—
901	901	7	252.50	$252.50	$2,275	—
980	980	60	240.75	$240.75	$2,359	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	13	423.00	$423.00	$1,472	—
432	432	3	329.00	$329.00	$1,421	—
475–489	482	12	308.00–341.00	$324.74	$1,565	-15.44
502–548	539	37	312.00–325.00	$315.72	$1,702	—
566–589	571	24	314.00–323.00	$316.48	$1,807	+11.50
635	635	12	257.00	$257.00	$1,632	—
659–696	679	43	257.50–280.00	$268.06	$1,820	-0.94
712–725	722	15	255.00–265.00	$256.97	$1,855	+8.70
818	818	6	256.50	$256.50	$2,098	—
898	898	60	248.00	$248.00	$2,227	—
928	928	26	245.50	$245.50	$2,278	—
959–961	961	68	241.50–245.00	$244.54	$2,350	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	4	233.50	$233.50	$2,125	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	8	375.00	$375.00	$1,429	-25.40
426–437	430	15	347.00–355.00	$350.25	$1,506	-37.11
494	494	4	308.00	$308.00	$1,522	-43.16
552	552	5	307.00	$307.00	$1,695	+18.72
616–643	625	70	265.00–280.50	$275.22	$1,720	—
688	688	6	269.50	$269.50	$1,854	+28.00
761–770	766	140	255.50	$255.50	$1,957	—
847	847	61	243.00	$243.00	$2,058	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	5	321.00	$321.00	$1,172	—
449	449	12	312.00	$312.00	$1,401	—
454	454	4	285.50	$285.50	$1,296	—
511–531	524	15	265.00–270.00	$266.62	$1,397	-32.38
559–590	574	20	281.00–297.00	$286.02	$1,642	+19.96
587	587	5	234.00	$234.00	$1,374	-32.06
688	688	3	237.00	$237.00	$1,631	+4.50
759–778	766	16	233.00–248.50	$242.28	$1,856	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1375	1226	80-85%	30	137.00–151.00	$140.69	$1,725	+13.16
1155–1420	1287	80-85%	8	125.00–132.00	$128.90	$1,659	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1670	1439	75-80%	29	137.00–146.00	$141.82	$2,041	+21.66
1550	1550	75-80%	1	134.00	$134.00	$2,077	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1220	1072	85-90%	10	115.00–134.00	$124.31	$1,333	+20.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1875	1678	7	150.00–161.00	$155.73	$2,613	—
1540–2125	1855	14	166.00–186.00	$173.61	$3,220	—

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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.