Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2020-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week prior, slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder supply lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $111.22/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −95.29 against this barn's trailing median of $206.51.

Average price

$111.22

9 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$89

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

$5.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.60

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	541	113.63	615	5thin
Medium and Large 2	650	108.21	703	4thin

One grade step is worth $5.42/cwt here — about −$89 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

12 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $220.68, low $178.54, median $206.51 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

111.22

—

GA average14 barns · 677 hd

121.82

−10.60

This barn, trailing median12 sales

206.51

−95.29

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	1,724	104.86	1,808	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,451	70.58	1,024	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,773	69.65	1,235	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	53.10	525	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	107.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.90/cwt	110.00–116.00	649	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	93.41/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.94/cwt	106.00–110.00	729	2
Bulls	—	—	1,150	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	108.48/cwt	108.00–109.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	114.12/cwt	112.50–115.00	591	3
Bulls	—	—	2,068	112.77/cwt	111.00–114.00	2,332	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	790	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,135	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	64.47/cwt	60.00–67.00	860	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	48.76/cwt	47.00–50.00	482	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,606	77.88/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,251	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,773	69.65/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,235	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	71.58/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,049	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	57.44/cwt	57.00–58.00	569	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	325	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	263	6

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 Mar 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 68Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to week prior, slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder supply lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	110.00–116.00	112.90
3	—	518	112.50–115.00	114.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	106.00–110.00	107.94
2	—	625	108.00–109.00	108.48
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	81.00	81.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	91.00–96.00	93.41
1	—	1,150	104.00	104.00
3	—	2,068	111.00–114.00	112.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,334	60.00–67.00	64.47
8	—	1,606	76.00–81.00	77.88
21	—	1,465	68.00–75.00	71.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	47.00–50.00	48.76
2	—	990	57.00–58.00	57.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	68.00–71.00	69.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	650.00	650.00

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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