Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2019-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls unevenly 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 $101.91/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$101.91

36 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$19.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.20

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	111.12	585	7thin
Medium and Large 2	506	104.08	527	19thin
Medium and Large 3	529	91.33	483	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.79/cwt here — about $102 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

101.91

—

GA average16 barns · 1,387 hd

105.10

−3.20

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	—	Low	1,508	68.22	1,029	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,708	43.59	745	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	43.14	553	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	36.39	380	15

Every lot, as filed

30 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 1	—	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	95.07/cwt	92.50–97.50	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	85.67/cwt	82.50–89.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	89.86/cwt	88.00–92.50	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	724	88.53/cwt	85.00–93.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	81.94/cwt	80.00–84.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	113.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	361	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	109.93/cwt	102.50–115.00	408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	111.29/cwt	110.00–112.50	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	110.07/cwt	107.50–113.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	92.57/cwt	90.00–95.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	109.45/cwt	107.50–112.50	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	109.98/cwt	107.50–112.50	514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	97.53/cwt	95.00–105.00	561	6
Bulls	—	—	1,385	63.62/cwt	62.00–65.00	881	4
Bulls	—	—	1,631	72.81/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,188	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	50.37/cwt	49.00–53.00	652	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	37.71/cwt	34.00–40.00	468	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	44.24/cwt	41.00–48.00	576	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	43.59/cwt	42.00–45.00	745	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	31.97/cwt	30.00–34.00	317	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	39.34/cwt	36.00–42.00	425	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	87.59/cwt	85.00–90.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	92.27/cwt	90.00–100.00	477	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	128.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	128.39/cwt	127.50–130.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	125.02/cwt	122.50–127.50	590	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 Oct 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 97Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 101Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	92.50–97.50	95.07
2	—	775	82.50–89.00	85.67
3	—	673	88.00–92.50	89.86
4	—	724	85.00–93.00	88.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	90.00	90.00
2	—	675	80.00–84.00	81.94
4	—	318	110.00–115.00	113.66
5	—	371	102.50–115.00	109.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
2	—	573	110.00–112.50	111.29
4	—	528	107.50–113.00	110.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	90.00–95.00	92.57
5	—	422	107.50–112.50	109.45
6	—	467	107.50–112.50	109.98
6	—	575	95.00–105.00	97.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	85.00–90.00	87.59
8	—	517	90.00–100.00	92.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	125.00–130.00	128.23
3	—	418	127.50–130.00	128.39
3	—	472	122.50–127.50	125.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,385	62.00–65.00	63.62
4	—	1,631	71.00–75.00	72.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,295	49.00–53.00	50.37
24	—	1,240	34.00–40.00	37.71
46	—	1,302	41.00–48.00	44.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	42.00–45.00	43.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	993	30.00–34.00	31.97
9	—	1,080	36.00–42.00	39.34

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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