Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder steers 4.00 higher, Steer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder bulls unevenly steady, Bull calves 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Heifer calves 5.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.57/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$120.57

100 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$84

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

$4.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	390	124.00	483	7thin
Medium and Large 1	549	120.44	661	72
Medium and Large 2	473	119.88	567	21

One grade step is worth $4.12/cwt here — about −$84 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 sale100 hd

120.57

—

GA average17 barns · 1,839 hd

121.53

−0.96

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	1,430	93.74	1,340	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	68.03	825	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	54.57	583	7thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	—	1,498	84.68/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,269	2
Bulls	—	—	1,368	93.41/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,278	6
Bulls	—	—	1,507	100.43/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,513	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	68.00/cwt	65.00–72.00	796	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	74.96/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,055	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	62.11/cwt	58.00–64.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	140.14/cwt	132.50–143.00	802	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.15/cwt	122.00–130.00	717	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	7,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	141.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	123.74/cwt	123.00–124.00	823	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	124.26/cwt	122.00–127.00	631	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	713	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	715	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	4,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	133.36/cwt	132.50–135.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	121.80/cwt	121.00–125.00	672	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	141.16/cwt	140.00–145.00	751	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	106.21/cwt	105.00–107.50	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	114.18/cwt	112.50–117.50	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	122.82/cwt	120.00–127.50	511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	133.58/cwt	130.00–134.00	826	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	122.58/cwt	120.00–127.50	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	134.22/cwt	130.00–137.50	572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	898	609.44/cwt	570.00–660.00	5,473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	133.86/cwt	130.00–135.00	448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	125.04/cwt	122.50–127.50	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	146.27/cwt	145.00–147.50	706	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,704	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	56.63/cwt	54.00–61.00	607	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	49.41/cwt	47.00–52.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	115.98/cwt	110.00–117.50	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	118.32/cwt	117.50–120.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	128.50/cwt	127.50–129.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	110.85/cwt	110.00–112.50	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	132.40/cwt	132.00–132.50	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	142.65/cwt	140.00–147.50	516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	133.04/cwt	131.00–135.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	123.73/cwt	122.00–127.50	593	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	109.34/cwt	107.50–110.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	153.04/cwt	151.00–157.50	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	98.15/cwt	97.00–100.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	14

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

Mon May 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 182Year ago 51

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 62Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	82.00–89.00	84.68
6	—	1,368	90.00–97.00	93.41
3	—	1,507	98.00–104.00	100.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,170	65.00–72.00	68.00
7	—	1,408	73.00–79.00	74.96
8	—	1,221	58.00–64.00	62.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,072	54.00–61.00	56.63
2	—	1,058	47.00–52.00	49.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	572	132.50–143.00	140.14
16	—	665	123.00–124.00	123.74
2	—	725	114.00–115.00	114.51
4	—	469	152.00	152.00
33	—	532	140.00–145.00	141.16
2	—	818	115.00	115.00
10	—	618	130.00–134.00	133.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	120.00–127.50	122.58
1	—	340	167.50	167.50
1	—	470	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	145.00–147.50	146.27
3	—	430	151.00–157.50	153.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	122.00–130.00	125.15
2	—	670	115.00	115.00
2	—	475	140.00	140.00
5	—	510	132.00–132.50	132.40
5	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	140.00–142.00	141.66
6	—	628	110.00–117.50	115.98
3	—	505	127.50–129.00	128.50
5	—	362	140.00–147.50	142.65
2	—	470	131.00–135.00	133.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	105.00–107.50	106.21
6	—	426	130.00–137.50	134.22
4	—	473	122.50–127.50	125.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	508	122.00–127.00	124.26
12	—	552	121.00–125.00	121.80
4	—	672	109.00–110.00	109.49
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
23	—	479	122.00–127.50	123.73
3	—	778	97.00–100.00	98.15
14	—	630	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	132.50–135.00	133.36
3	—	542	112.50–117.50	114.18
8	—	416	120.00–127.50	122.82
3	—	477	117.50–120.00	118.32
4	—	615	107.50–110.00	109.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	130.00–135.00	133.86
3	—	463	110.00–112.50	110.85

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	820.00	820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	640.00	640.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	898	570.00–660.00	609.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	610.00	610.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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