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Green City Livestock Auction Market Report

Green City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 9, 2025

423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.55/cwt +9.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,856/hd at 671 lb · 71 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $302.97/cwt -13.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,897/hd at 626 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.97/cwt -16.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,551/hd at 533 lb · 33 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 423 3,230 2,620
Feeder cattle 423 3,158 2,620
Slaughter cattle 72

Not enough cattle on offer for a price comparison. Receipts were curtailed by a winter storm, making cattle movement difficult. Supply light, demand moderate.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507–520 513 9 338.50–340.00 $339.18 $1,740 -25.75
571 571 26 329.25 $329.25 $1,880 -5.84
616–636 626 42 291.50–316.00 $302.97 $1,897 -13.13
670 670 21 287.50 $287.50 $1,926 -8.25
720–729 725 16 272.50–276.50 $274.49 $1,990 -9.59
785 785 3 267.50 $267.50 $2,100 -6.34
865 865 8 265.75 $265.75 $2,299
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–444 434 17 323.00–352.50 $337.25 $1,464
518–532 528 7 295.00–297.00 $296.44 $1,565 -32.47
608–625 619 27 267.50–299.00 $281.75 $1,744 +11.75
772 772 16 269.75 $269.75 $2,082 +4.90

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 6 317.00 $317.00 $1,509 +5.75
525–538 533 33 290.00–292.50 $290.97 $1,551 -16.68
602–612 607 29 280.00–291.50 $285.90 $1,735 +3.17
661–692 671 71 269.50–280.00 $276.55 $1,856 +12.80
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
706 706 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,871
798 798 10 229.00 $229.00 $1,827 -15.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574 574 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,492

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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.