Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2020-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (93) and Greensboro (278). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.41/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −76.22 against this barn's trailing median of $203.64.

Average price

$127.41

6 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$131

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

$13.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.55

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	418	133.95	560	3thin
Medium and Large 3	572	120.87	691	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.08/cwt here — about −$131 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

13 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $220.68, low $178.54, median $203.64 across 13 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 sale6 hd

127.41

—

GA average12 barns · 447 hd

128.96

−1.55

This barn, trailing median13 sales

203.64

−76.22

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	1,917	90.53	1,735	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,637	61.46	1,006	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	61.21	790	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	49.04	572	21

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	121.44/cwt	120.00–123.00	638	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	51.92/cwt	48.00–55.00	644	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	43.28/cwt	40.00–46.00	441	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	62.24/cwt	60.00–66.00	992	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,844	57.77/cwt	57.00–58.00	1,065	4
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	990	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,673	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	1,055	903.36/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,530	6
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	1,245	1,227.95/cwt	1,125.00–1,300.00	15,288	3
Bred Cows	Medium	—	1,163	751.67/cwt	725.00–775.00	8,742	2
Bred Cows	Approved	—	1,068	986.53/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	10,536	2
Bred Cows	Approved	—	1,272	962.94/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	12,249	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	1,076	1,373.53/cwt	1,275.00–1,475.00	14,779	12
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	1,181	728.15/cwt	625.00–825.00	8,599	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	1,269	1,051.29/cwt	875.00–1,175.00	13,341	18
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	967	579.99/cwt	500.00–700.00	5,609	5
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	987	615.75/cwt	500.00–750.00	6,077	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	58.39/cwt	55.00–62.00	747	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	65.07/cwt	63.00–70.00	849	46
Bulls	—	—	1,798	87.67/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,576	8
Bulls	—	—	2,075	94.34/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,958	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	120.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	133.95/cwt	127.50–137.50	560	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 Mar 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 49Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 75Last week 0Year ago 0

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (93) and Greensboro (278). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	900.00	900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	120.00–123.00	121.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	115.00–125.00	120.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	127.50–137.50	133.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,240	48.00–55.00	51.92
7	—	1,019	40.00–46.00	43.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,594	60.00–66.00	62.24
4	—	1,844	57.00–58.00	57.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,279	55.00–62.00	58.39
46	—	1,305	63.00–70.00	65.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,798	85.00–91.00	87.67
6	—	2,075	92.00–99.00	94.34

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	775.00	775.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,055	800.00–1,000.00	903.36
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	967	500.00–700.00	579.99
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	987	500.00–750.00	615.75
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,245	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,227.95
Bred Cows — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	725.00–775.00	751.67
Bred Cows — Approved$ per cwt · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	950.00–1,025.00	986.53
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,272	875.00–1,025.00	962.94
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	12	—	1,076	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,373.53
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	8	—	1,181	625.00–825.00	728.15
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	18	—	1,269	875.00–1,175.00	1,051.29

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle