Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.09/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$198.09

57 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$3.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	457	199.43	911	33
Medium and Large 1	519	196.44	1,020	19thin
Medium and Large 3	453	195.50	886	5thin

One grade step is worth $3.94/cwt here — about $25 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 sale57 hd

198.09

—

GA average15 barns · 1,504 hd

197.01

+1.08

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	—	Average	1,613	112.62	1,817	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	92.00	1,306	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,338	91.51	1,224	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	78.08	821	22

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$895	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	580	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	214.83/cwt	212.50–216.00	1,089	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	232.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,056	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	197.14/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	225.04/cwt	224.00–227.00	952	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	204.46/cwt	200.00–207.50	849	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	233.36/cwt	231.00–237.00	959	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	222.88/cwt	220.00–224.00	956	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	223.82/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,175	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	216.70/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,261	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	212.63/cwt	211.00–215.00	789	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,116	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	98.54/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,348	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	93.54/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,220	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	73.05/cwt	70.00–77.00	787	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	81.56/cwt	78.00–85.00	843	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,306	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	116.64/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,767	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	86.52/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,210	13
Bulls	—	—	1,760	106.59/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,876	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	223.09/cwt	220.00–227.50	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	190.86/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,086	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	196.27/cwt	195.00–197.50	950	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	213.71/cwt	212.50–215.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	202.98/cwt	202.00–205.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	196.11/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,018	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	175.36/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	204.98/cwt	200.00–207.50	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	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 May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 226Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 90Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 69Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	205.00	205.00
3	—	507	212.50–216.00	214.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	230.00–235.00	232.57
4	—	491	215.00	215.00
9	—	423	224.00–227.00	225.04
1	—	530	205.00	205.00
1	—	590	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	195.00–199.00	197.14
1	—	695	167.50	167.50
1	—	640	182.50	182.50
4	—	369	220.00–227.50	223.09
1	—	345	235.00	235.00
3	—	569	190.00–192.50	190.86
2	—	418	212.50–215.00	213.71
3	—	480	202.00–205.00	202.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	415	200.00–207.50	204.46
1	—	790	142.50	142.50
10	—	371	211.00–215.00	212.63
1	—	540	192.50	192.50
7	—	484	195.00–197.50	196.27
4	—	623	170.00–177.50	175.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	192.50	192.50
2	—	543	180.00–185.00	182.49
2	—	345	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	155.00	155.00
1	—	430	212.50	212.50
2	—	603	185.00	185.00
9	—	519	195.00–197.00	196.11
6	—	464	200.00–207.50	204.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	247.50	247.50
14	—	525	221.00–227.00	223.82
10	—	582	216.00–220.00	216.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	411	231.00–237.00	233.36
1	—	380	237.50	237.50
1	—	340	240.00	240.00
4	—	495	224.00	224.00
2	—	618	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	235.00	235.00
7	—	429	220.00–224.00	222.88
1	—	480	210.00	210.00
2	—	690	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	98.00–99.00	98.54
25	—	1,304	90.00–97.00	93.54
13	—	1,398	84.00–89.00	86.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,077	70.00–77.00	73.05
13	—	1,034	78.00–85.00	81.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	92.00	92.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	116.00–118.00	116.64
2	—	1,760	106.00–107.00	106.59

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	850.00	850.00

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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

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