Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle mostly steady, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves significantly lower, Feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $235.69/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$235.69

106 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$171

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

$10.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.51

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	508	238.73	1,213	40
Medium and Large 3	475	238.06	1,131	37
Medium and Large 1	606	228.46	1,384	29

One grade step is worth $10.27/cwt here — about −$171 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 sale106 hd

235.69

—

GA average14 barns · 869 hd

240.20

−4.51

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	1,530	124.24	1,901	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	104.14	1,294	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	84.18	909	25

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,090	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	770	$730	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,218	$1,394	4thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	221.98/cwt	220.00–223.00	952	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	213.33/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,011	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	183.58/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	208.50/cwt	207.50–209.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	236.41/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,166	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	241.97/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,181	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	244.51/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,064	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	173.29/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,256	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	225.76/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,321	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	232.72/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,331	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	225.17/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,434	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	243.20/cwt	240.00–247.50	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	189.09/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,124	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	85.86/cwt	83.00–89.00	959	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	77.99/cwt	75.00–80.00	809	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	91.62/cwt	90.00–95.00	985	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	113.14/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,492	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	105.70/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,318	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	97.20/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,160	19
Bulls	—	—	1,485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,960	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	126.48/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,983	3
Bulls	—	—	1,495	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,749	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,393.80/head	1,350.00–1,440.00	1,394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	204.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,192	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	244.14/cwt	244.00–245.00	791	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	183.10/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	245.88/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,015	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	682	171.60/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	212.29/cwt	210.00–215.00	921	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	206.23/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	211.85/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,125	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	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 Jul 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 484Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 94Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 48Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	208.00	208.00
3	—	588	200.00	200.00
20	—	429	220.00–223.00	221.98
12	—	474	210.00–216.00	213.33
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
3	—	725	170.00–175.00	173.29
1	—	755	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	627	180.00–186.00	183.58
3	—	490	207.50–209.00	208.50
3	—	682	170.00–175.00	171.60
1	—	555	199.00	199.00
11	—	434	210.00–215.00	212.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	207.50	207.50
1	—	755	170.00	170.00
16	—	531	210.00–215.00	211.85
2	—	455	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	493	230.00–238.00	236.41
2	—	665	190.00–195.00	192.46
12	—	435	242.00–249.00	244.51
3	—	387	257.50	257.50
1	—	505	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	209.00	209.00
2	—	505	240.00	240.00
13	—	572	231.00–239.00	232.72
12	—	637	224.00–229.00	225.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	250.00	250.00
29	—	488	240.00–243.00	241.97
2	—	543	238.00	238.00
8	—	585	225.00–226.00	225.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	235.00	235.00
3	—	375	240.00–247.50	243.20
10	—	583	200.00–205.00	204.49
1	—	505	215.00	215.00
1	—	605	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	185.00–192.50	189.09
1	—	455	237.50	237.50
1	—	355	255.00	255.00
1	—	505	222.50	222.50
5	—	413	240.00–247.50	245.88
2	—	615	205.00–207.50	206.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	210.00	210.00
1	—	505	200.00	200.00
1	—	405	225.00	225.00
7	—	324	244.00–245.00	244.14
1	—	555	190.00	190.00
2	—	355	232.50	232.50
4	—	613	180.00–185.00	183.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,117	83.00–89.00	85.86
9	—	1,037	75.00–80.00	77.99
5	—	1,075	90.00–95.00	91.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,319	110.00–117.00	113.14
21	—	1,247	102.00–109.00	105.70
19	—	1,193	94.00–101.00	97.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	132.00	132.00
3	—	1,568	125.00–129.00	126.48
2	—	1,495	117.00	117.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,090.00	1,090.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,218	1,350.00–1,440.00	1,393.80

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

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle