Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2019-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, 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 $99.87/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$99.87

36 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$19.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	111.96	508	7thin
Medium and Large 2	489	100.37	491	17thin
Medium and Large 3	458	92.11	422	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.84/cwt here — about $86 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 sale36 hd

99.87

—

GA average16 barns · 1,504 hd

105.62

−5.75

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	—	High	1,577	79.85	1,259	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,667	53.34	889	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,343	50.53	679	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	40.57	420	16

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	99.92/cwt	97.50–102.50	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	128.66/cwt	127.50–130.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	82.56/cwt	80.00–85.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	129.16/cwt	127.50–131.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	93.52/cwt	90.00–100.00	390	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	105.05/cwt	102.50–107.50	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	107.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	100.48/cwt	100.00–101.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	109.11/cwt	107.50–110.00	349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	110.79/cwt	110.00–112.50	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	133.28/cwt	132.50–135.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	104.07/cwt	100.00–107.50	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	119.87/cwt	117.50–122.50	450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,145	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	87.53/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,438	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	53.34/cwt	52.00–55.00	889	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	46.22/cwt	42.00–49.00	638	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	52.74/cwt	50.00–57.00	691	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	60.42/cwt	58.00–65.00	800	11
Bulls	—	—	1,717	80.95/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,390	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	42.30/cwt	39.00–46.00	431	11
Bulls	—	—	1,298	72.88/cwt	70.00–76.00	946	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	36.78/cwt	35.00–38.00	394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	97.95/cwt	95.00–100.00	470	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	102.59/cwt	100.00–105.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	103.65/cwt	100.00–107.50	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	98.69/cwt	95.00–100.00	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	108.21/cwt	105.00–112.50	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	83.26/cwt	80.00–85.00	472	3

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 Sep 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 121Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	97.50–102.50	99.92
2	—	323	127.50–131.00	129.16
7	—	481	100.00–110.00	107.06
5	—	525	100.00–107.50	104.07
4	—	425	110.00–120.00	115.24
2	—	623	90.00–95.00	92.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	127.50–130.00	128.66
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	102.50–107.50	105.05
3	—	382	132.50–135.00	133.28
2	—	673	100.00–107.50	103.65
1	—	525	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	98.00	98.00
1	—	575	95.00	95.00
7	—	480	95.00–100.00	97.95
4	—	519	95.00–100.00	98.69
4	—	419	105.00–112.50	108.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	80.00–85.00	82.56
3	—	417	90.00–100.00	93.52
3	—	320	107.50–110.00	109.11
3	—	567	80.00–85.00	83.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	100.00–101.00	100.48
2	—	375	117.50–122.50	119.87
2	—	325	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	110.00–112.50	110.79
2	—	575	100.00–105.00	102.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	115.00–116.00	115.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	85.00–90.00	87.53
5	—	1,717	77.00–84.00	80.95
3	—	1,298	70.00–76.00	72.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	52.00–55.00	53.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,380	42.00–49.00	46.22
52	—	1,310	50.00–57.00	52.74
11	—	1,324	58.00–65.00	60.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,019	39.00–46.00	42.30
5	—	1,072	35.00–38.00	36.78

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Duvall Livestock - Greensboro, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle