Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2020-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.56/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −91.95 against this barn's trailing median of $206.51.

Average price

$114.56

30 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$2.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.78

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	582	115.39	671	19thin
Medium and Large 3	493	113.14	558	11thin

One grade step is worth $2.25/cwt here — about $113 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 sale30 hd

114.56

—

GA average17 barns · 1,395 hd

125.34

−10.78

This barn, trailing median12 sales

206.51

−91.95

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	1,000	78.00	780	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,798	54.51	980	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	54.12	721	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	47.90	533	18

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	621	111.74/cwt	107.00–114.00	694	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	127.26/cwt	127.00–127.50	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	124.05/cwt	123.00–125.00	587	2
Bulls	—	—	1,000	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	101.45/cwt	100.00–103.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	108.97/cwt	108.00–110.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	114.69/cwt	109.00–118.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	100.94/cwt	99.00–103.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	110.75/cwt	108.00–116.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.35/cwt	121.00–123.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	117.18/cwt	114.00–120.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	103.59/cwt	101.00–106.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	111.73/cwt	110.00–114.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	103.61/cwt	100.00–109.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	99.10/cwt	95.00–105.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	106.83/cwt	102.00–111.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	116.38/cwt	114.00–119.00	489	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,501	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,798	54.51/cwt	54.00–55.00	980	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	43.91/cwt	40.00–47.00	479	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	50.44/cwt	48.00–55.00	568	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	752	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	49.28/cwt	48.00–50.00	662	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	54.68/cwt	52.00–58.00	732	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	126.30/cwt	125.00–127.50	657	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 Aug 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 75Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 68Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 36Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows significantly lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder calves unevenly steady, 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
5	—	621	107.00–114.00	111.74
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
2	—	473	123.00–125.00	124.05
2	—	673	108.00–110.00	108.97
2	—	720	99.00–103.00	100.94
3	—	515	121.00–123.00	122.35
4	—	564	114.00–120.00	117.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	127.00–127.50	127.26
2	—	575	100.00–103.00	101.45
3	—	472	109.00–118.00	114.69
4	—	528	108.00–116.00	110.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	101.00–106.00	103.59
5	—	468	110.00–114.00	111.73
6	—	569	100.00–109.00	103.61
6	—	673	95.00–105.00	99.10
7	—	526	102.00–111.00	106.83
2	—	420	114.00–119.00	116.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	125.00–127.50	126.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	685.00	685.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	78.00	78.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	54.00–55.00	54.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,091	40.00–47.00	43.91
11	—	1,127	48.00–55.00	50.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	64.00	64.00
4	—	1,344	48.00–50.00	49.28
17	—	1,338	52.00–58.00	54.68

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle