Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows unevenly steady, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.03/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$178.03

27 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.76

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	181.85	982	11thin
Medium and Large 3	440	181.16	797	10thin
Medium and Large 2	553	165.82	917	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.03/cwt here — about $65 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 sale27 hd

178.03

—

GA average14 barns · 1,628 hd

185.79

−7.76

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	1,354	108.41	1,467	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	100.42	1,422	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	96.61	1,314	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,191	79.40	946	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$827	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,239	3thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	905	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	896	1
Bulls	—	—	1,503	111.55/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,677	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	97.16/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,308	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	106.11/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,414	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	90.74/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,265	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	213.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	997	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	188.18/cwt	187.50–190.00	967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	176.22/cwt	175.00–177.50	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	212.45/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	181.85/cwt	180.00–190.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,121	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	185.81/cwt	185.00–187.50	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	197.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	222.36/cwt	220.00–227.50	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	227.35/cwt	225.00–230.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	682	163.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,343.97/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,344	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	1,030.00/head	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	826.84/head	710.00–930.00	827	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	99.28/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,424	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,412	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	80.93/cwt	78.00–85.00	963	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	74.82/cwt	73.00–77.00	894	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

Mon Mar 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 635Year ago 319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 130Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 56Year ago 83

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows unevenly steady, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	99.00	99.00
3	—	1,503	108.00–115.00	111.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,346	94.00–101.00	97.16
7	—	1,333	104.00–110.00	106.11
13	—	1,394	86.00–93.00	90.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	98.00–100.00	99.28
1	—	1,345	105.00	105.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,190	78.00–85.00	80.93
2	—	1,195	73.00–77.00	74.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	212.50	212.50
1	—	705	157.50	157.50
2	—	325	225.00–230.00	227.35
2	—	455	200.00	200.00
3	—	682	160.00–170.00	163.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	210.00–215.00	213.43
1	—	655	170.00	170.00
3	—	428	220.00–227.50	222.36
4	—	563	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	200.00	200.00
4	—	525	210.00–215.00	212.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	187.50–190.00	188.18
2	—	565	170.00–175.00	172.46
1	—	700	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	175.00–177.50	176.22
5	—	437	180.00–190.00	181.85
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
2	—	365	195.00–200.00	197.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	157.50	157.50
2	—	655	140.00	140.00
3	—	468	185.00–187.50	185.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	190.00	190.00
7	—	555	202.00	202.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,343.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,030.00	1,030.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	710.00–930.00	826.84

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Duvall Livestock - Greensboro, GA

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