Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower, Feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves lightly tested, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.62/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$194.62

81 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$156

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

$6.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.71

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	458	198.27	909	31
Medium and Large 3	468	192.48	901	22
Medium and Large 1	554	192.26	1,065	28

One grade step is worth $6.02/cwt here — about −$156 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 sale81 hd

194.62

—

GA average16 barns · 1,696 hd

196.33

−1.71

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	1,400	110.02	1,540	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,506	93.99	1,416	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	88.75	1,122	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,177	74.07	872	19

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	937	$963	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$860	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,202	6

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1	—	455	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	233.52/cwt	230.00–237.50	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	219.08/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	227.48/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	229.00/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,001	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	222.87/cwt	222.50–223.00	1,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	192.45/cwt	190.00–195.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	204.89/cwt	202.50–207.50	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	186.23/cwt	185.00–187.50	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	191.64/cwt	190.00–192.50	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	183.34/cwt	180.00–184.50	1,170	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	197.91/cwt	197.50–198.00	946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	205.28/cwt	204.00–207.50	860	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,071	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,613	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,581	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	93.01/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,259	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	84.85/cwt	81.00–88.00	989	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	71.16/cwt	68.00–73.00	882	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	78.07/cwt	74.00–82.00	852	8
Bulls	—	—	1,935	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,559	113.45/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,769	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	95.32/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,477	6
Bulls	—	—	1,134	104.00/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,179	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,138.55/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,139	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,030.00/head	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,030	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,287.41/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	845	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	895	893.11/head	760.00–950.00	893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	196.25/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,003	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	211.30/cwt	210.00–213.00	759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	166.23/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	223.72/cwt	222.50–225.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	199.34/cwt	197.50–200.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	208.57/cwt	207.50–209.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	172.54/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,087	4

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 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 353Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 138Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 79Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	222.50	222.50
1	—	755	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	235.00	235.00
1	—	455	215.00	215.00
1	—	705	162.50	162.50
1	—	505	207.50	207.50
2	—	415	222.50–225.00	223.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	230.00–237.50	233.52
1	—	555	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	215.00–222.50	219.08
2	—	505	227.50	227.50
1	—	705	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	151.00	151.00
10	—	437	228.00–230.00	229.00
1	—	605	180.00	180.00
2	—	655	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	226.00–228.00	227.48
4	—	532	222.50–223.00	222.87
1	—	605	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
3	—	512	190.00–192.50	191.64
6	—	478	197.50–198.00	197.91
8	—	419	204.00–207.50	205.28
9	—	359	210.00–213.00	211.30
4	—	630	170.00–178.00	172.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	170.00	170.00
4	—	465	190.00–195.00	192.45
2	—	515	185.00–187.50	186.23
4	—	615	165.00–167.50	166.23
4	—	413	197.50–200.00	199.34
7	—	391	207.50–209.00	208.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	202.50–207.50	204.89
10	—	638	180.00–184.50	183.34
16	—	511	196.00–197.00	196.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	86.00	86.00
6	—	1,550	93.00–98.00	95.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	98.00	98.00
14	—	1,354	89.00–96.00	93.01
20	—	1,166	81.00–88.00	84.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,239	68.00–73.00	71.16
8	—	1,091	74.00–82.00	78.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	123.00	123.00
5	—	1,559	110.00–116.00	113.45
5	—	1,134	101.00–108.00	104.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,138.55
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	895	760.00–950.00	893.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,030.00	1,030.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,008	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.41

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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