Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 7.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $239.51/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$239.51

58 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$164

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

$13.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.21

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	503	245.02	1,233	23
Medium and Large 3	432	243.11	1,051	13thin
Medium and Large 1	603	231.61	1,397	22

One grade step is worth $13.41/cwt here — about −$164 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 sale58 hd

239.51

—

GA average15 barns · 925 hd

244.72

−5.21

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	1,887	133.57	2,520	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	114.91	1,637	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	105.53	1,331	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	93.99	1,073	54

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)	1,067	$1,239	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$1,182	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	888	$1,139	8

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	529	225.60/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,193	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	242.11/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,278	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	222.06/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,399	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	223.01/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,133	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	586	202.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	256.32/cwt	245.00–259.00	974	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	235.08/cwt	232.50–237.50	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	225.83/cwt	225.00–227.50	964	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	699	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,351	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	228.25/cwt	227.50–229.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	186.51/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	213.69/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,246	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	221.96/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,148	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	220.24/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,068	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	212.68/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,131	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	233.50/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	224.96/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	253.76/cwt	252.50–255.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	251.89/cwt	250.00–252.50	935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	213.74/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,240	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,455.00/head	1,455.00–1,455.00	1,455	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,242.50/head	1,210.00–1,300.00	1,243	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,239.22/head	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,239	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	685	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	885	1,171.02/head	1,110.00–1,230.00	1,171	4
Bulls	—	—	1,887	133.57/cwt	129.00–136.00	2,520	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	100.35/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,271	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	106.57/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,352	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	113.53/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,363	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	114.91/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,637	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	96.77/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,105	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	89.94/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,027	22

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 Aug 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 216Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 188Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 334Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	225.00–227.50	225.60
1	—	320	265.00	265.00
1	—	670	205.00	205.00
2	—	560	217.50	217.50
1	—	610	210.00	210.00
2	—	475	232.00–235.00	233.50
4	—	371	250.00–252.50	251.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	230.00	230.00
3	—	463	220.00–227.50	224.96
2	—	328	252.50–255.00	253.76
2	—	580	212.50–215.00	213.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	240.00–243.00	242.11
5	—	550	245.00	245.00
1	—	415	247.50	247.50
8	—	457	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	630	220.00–224.00	222.06
4	—	699	216.00	216.00
2	—	530	245.00	245.00
9	—	556	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	220.00–225.00	223.01
1	—	330	267.50	267.50
6	—	380	245.00–259.00	256.32
1	—	420	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	200.00–210.00	202.45
2	—	320	232.50–237.50	235.08
6	—	427	225.00–227.50	225.83
2	—	735	185.00–188.00	186.51
2	—	378	230.00	230.00
8	—	485	220.00–222.00	220.24
3	—	532	210.00–215.00	212.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	187.50	187.50
4	—	456	227.50–229.00	228.25
10	—	583	211.00–215.00	213.69
1	—	440	230.00	230.00
1	—	620	205.00	205.00
8	—	517	220.00–224.00	221.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	217.50	217.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	1,455.00	1,455.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	685	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	885	1,110.00–1,230.00	1,171.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,242	1,210.00–1,300.00	1,242.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,067	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,239.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,887	129.00–136.00	133.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,267	96.00–103.00	100.35
41	—	1,269	104.00–111.00	106.57
7	—	1,201	112.00–116.00	113.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	114.00–116.00	114.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,142	94.00–101.00	96.77
22	—	1,142	86.00–93.00	89.94

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle