Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2019-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady, feeder calves lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $96.44/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$96.44

14 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.57

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	459	101.83	468	5thin
Medium and Large 3	468	93.45	438	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.38/cwt here — about $30 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 sale14 hd

96.44

—

GA average15 barns · 1,685 hd

111.02

−14.57

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	1,521	72.20	1,098	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,412	47.95	677	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	46.56	766	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	41.79	456	13

Every lot, as filed

16 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	110.91/cwt	108.00–114.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	119.04/cwt	118.00–120.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	117.93/cwt	116.00–120.00	564	2
Bulls	—	—	1,455	64.46/cwt	64.00–65.00	938	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	74.13/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,140	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	59.15/cwt	56.00–63.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	90.26/cwt	90.00–91.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	546.07/cwt	510.00–580.00	5,351	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	42.49/cwt	40.00–45.00	582	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	49.30/cwt	46.00–53.00	703	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	46.56/cwt	42.00–50.00	766	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	41.79/cwt	39.00–44.00	456	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	108.93/cwt	105.00–112.50	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	97.09/cwt	95.00–101.00	502	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 Dec 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 158Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 169Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 36Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady, feeder calves 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	108.00–114.00	110.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	118.00–120.00	119.04
2	—	478	116.00–120.00	117.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	90.00–91.00	90.26
5	—	431	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	105.00–112.50	108.93
3	—	517	95.00–101.00	97.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	127.50	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	64.00–65.00	64.46
8	—	1,538	71.00–78.00	74.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	56.00–63.00	59.15
16	—	1,370	40.00–45.00	42.49
48	—	1,425	46.00–53.00	49.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,645	42.00–50.00	46.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,090	39.00–44.00	41.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	510.00–580.00	546.07

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle