Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2020-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, 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 $117.14/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −89.37 against this barn's trailing median of $206.51.

Average price

$117.14

14 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$1.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	480	118.04	567	2thin
Medium and Large 3	444	116.99	520	12thin

One grade step is worth $1.05/cwt here — about $47 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 sale14 hd

117.14

—

GA average16 barns · 1,171 hd

120.54

−3.39

This barn, trailing median12 sales

206.51

−89.37

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	1,555	95.32	1,482	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	60.00	759	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,110	48.50	538	2thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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 1	—	693	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	620	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	351	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,585	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	14,107	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,385	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	762	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	67.54/cwt	67.00–68.00	713	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	845	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,901	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	59.66/cwt	57.00–62.00	776	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	105.95/cwt	104.00–108.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	111.61/cwt	108.00–115.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	118.04/cwt	116.00–120.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	116.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	378	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	95.32/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	111.85/cwt	107.50–114.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	123.86/cwt	120.00–128.00	456	2

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 May 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 62Last week 75Year ago 48

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 34Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 33

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	89.00–90.00	89.50
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	104.00–108.00	105.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	127.50	127.50
2	—	385	110.00–115.00	112.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	108.00–115.00	111.61
3	—	422	110.00–120.00	116.02
1	—	275	137.50	137.50
4	—	526	107.50–114.00	111.85
2	—	368	120.00–128.00	123.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	116.00–120.00	118.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	42.00	42.00
1	—	1,385	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,055	67.00–68.00	67.54
15	—	1,300	57.00–62.00	59.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	94.00–97.00	95.32

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)	1	—	1,585	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	580.00	580.00

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