Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2019-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 6.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.00/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$113.00

18 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$25.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.97

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	325	132.50	431	1thin
Medium and Large 2	485	113.77	552	12thin
Medium and Large 3	367	107.25	393	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.25/cwt here — about $37 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

113.00

—

GA average16 barns · 1,435 hd

113.97

−0.97

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,731	94.64	1,638	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	63.00	929	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,329	60.68	807	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	50.16	520	16

Every lot, as filed

23 lots · USDA AMS · Duvall Livestock - Greensboro, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	71.12/cwt	69.00–73.00	907	7
Bulls	—	—	1,717	92.22/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,583	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	54.78/cwt	52.00–58.00	580	9
Bulls	—	—	1,740	100.68/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,752	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	44.22/cwt	41.00–48.00	446	7
Bulls	—	—	1,775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,509	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	929	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	57.22/cwt	53.00–60.00	765	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	63.14/cwt	61.00–68.00	841	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	101.74/cwt	100.00–105.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	105.40/cwt	104.00–108.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	103.87/cwt	102.50–105.00	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	110.55/cwt	109.00–112.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	112.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	114.03/cwt	113.00–115.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	115.89/cwt	112.50–116.50	530	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	123.80/cwt	122.50–125.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.80/cwt	109.00–112.50	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.26/cwt	117.00–117.50	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	141.45/cwt	137.50–145.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	2

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Duvall Livestock - Greensboro, GA

Thu Aug 8, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 80Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 107Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 6.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,275	69.00–73.00	71.12
41	—	1,337	53.00–60.00	57.22
28	—	1,332	61.00–68.00	63.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,058	52.00–58.00	54.78
7	—	1,009	41.00–48.00	44.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,717	90.00–96.00	92.22
4	—	1,740	98.00–103.00	100.68
1	—	1,775	85.00	85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	100.00–105.00	101.74
3	—	518	104.00–108.00	105.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	109.00–112.00	110.55
2	—	523	113.00–115.00	114.03
2	—	423	122.50–125.00	123.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	137.50–145.00	141.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	117.00–117.50	117.26
2	—	525	120.00–125.00	122.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	102.50–105.00	103.87
2	—	275	110.00–115.00	112.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	457	112.50–116.50	115.89
5	—	525	109.00–112.50	110.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	132.50	132.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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