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Green City Livestock Auction Market Report

Green City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 13, 2024

917 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.00/cwt -6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,850/hd at 737 lb · 93 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.38/cwt -13.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,520/hd at 607 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $299.23/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,750/hd at 585 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 917 1,813 890
Feeder cattle 794 1,688 713
Slaughter cattle 103 125 177
Replacement cattle 20 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower and heifers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, spots up to 10.00 higher, heavier weights steady to weak. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Mostly unweaned or short weaned calves on offer this week, with one pot load lot of backgrounded heifers and a couple other sizeable consignments ahead of the two Thanksgiving Special Sales in two weeks. Supply and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 unweaned 426 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,257 —
419–436 428 12 327.50–348.00 $337.55 $1,445 —
492–495 493 14 327.00–331.00 $329.28 $1,623 -9.67
506–542 525 33 315.00–327.00 $319.82 $1,679 -6.22
551–591 unweaned 569 16 288.00–298.00 $293.45 $1,670 —
574–599 590 49 296.00–310.00 $301.12 $1,777 -0.65
602–625 unweaned 621 28 266.00–272.50 $268.82 $1,669 -4.77
682–699 686 64 260.00–275.75 $272.24 $1,868 -7.90
813 813 36 251.50 $251.50 $2,045 -2.59
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 5 323.00 $323.00 $1,279 —
532 532 5 299.00 $299.00 $1,591 -8.95
593–599 598 32 255.00–285.00 $260.58 $1,558 —
625 625 5 278.00 $278.00 $1,738 —
679–691 680 34 245.00–257.00 $246.43 $1,676 -14.76
791 791 7 250.50 $250.50 $1,981 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 329.00 $329.00 $1,175 +1.00
420–448 432 17 305.00–324.00 $315.81 $1,364 -8.19
456–466 462 26 315.00–321.00 $318.22 $1,470 +9.22
501–519 510 14 279.50–287.00 $283.18 $1,444 +14.13
512–532 unweaned 522 10 261.00–265.00 $263.04 $1,373 +0.54
562–577 572 36 263.25–263.50 $263.32 $1,506 +10.57
600–649 607 69 249.25–252.75 $250.38 $1,520 -28.12
686 686 16 250.00 $250.00 $1,715 -10.50
718–746 737 93 251.00 $251.00 $1,850 -6.02
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 7 268.50 $268.50 $1,439 +17.11
572 unweaned 572 6 242.00 $242.00 $1,384 -3.00
588 588 3 250.50 $250.50 $1,473 -8.86
661 661 6 227.50 $227.50 $1,504 —
697 697 7 244.50 $244.50 $1,704 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1595 1512 75-80% 3 100.00–105.00 $103.15 $1,560 —
1415–1840 1542 75-80% 15 108.00–123.00 $115.34 $1,779 —
1195–1775 1558 75-80% 4 125.00–128.00 $126.43 $1,970 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1475 1356 80-85% 6 102.00–110.00 $105.05 $1,424 +2.53
1100–1495 1362 80-85% 11 108.50–118.00 $112.40 $1,531 +9.88
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1146 1124 85-90% 7 101.00–107.00 $101.99 $1,146 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750–2050 1879 7 145.00–156.50 $150.92 $2,836 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1175 1175 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
1150–1250 1186 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 3,175.00–3,200.00 $3,184.09 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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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.