Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.26/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$216.26

81 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$8.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.15

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	222.64	1,252	13thin
Medium and Large 2	539	217.25	1,171	26
Medium and Large 3	510	213.67	1,089	42

One grade step is worth $8.97/cwt here — about $163 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

216.26

—

GA average16 barns · 1,057 hd

219.41

−3.15

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	1,687	128.39	2,166	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	106.53	1,558	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	102.26	1,261	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	86.13	946	28

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)	1,108	$1,156	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,032	$1,014	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,024	$1,506	8

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	591	200.55/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,185	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	221.31/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,053	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	225.55/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	230.17/cwt	225.00–233.00	967	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	209.98/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,228	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	619	186.04/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	219.23/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,158	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	227.00/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	246.86/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,165	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	235.48/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	221.33/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,284	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	226.45/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	249.88/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	246.31/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	253.51/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,105	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	213.71/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,336	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	107.73/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,595	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	80.90/cwt	78.00–83.00	846	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	87.87/cwt	85.00–92.00	981	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	98.49/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,314	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	113.66/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,796	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	111.46/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,481	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	105.60/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,331	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	96.25/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,135	29
Bulls	—	—	1,893	127.26/cwt	126.00–128.00	2,409	3
Bulls	—	—	1,380	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,628	3
Bulls	—	—	1,738	134.16/cwt	133.00–137.00	2,332	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	1,014.10/head	960.00–1,050.00	1,014	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,283.77/head	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,284	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	810	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,050	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	239.23/cwt	235.00–242.50	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	230.63/cwt	227.50–237.50	996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	209.94/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	226.87/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,218	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	212.40/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	215.94/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	251.18/cwt	250.00–252.50	942	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 Aug 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 309Year ago 431

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 155Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 65Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	190.00	190.00
3	—	615	207.50	207.50
1	—	545	220.00	220.00
1	—	685	192.50	192.50
2	—	475	230.00	230.00
5	—	588	215.00–220.00	215.94
2	—	375	250.00–252.50	251.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	222.50–227.50	225.55
2	—	345	250.00	250.00
4	—	371	235.00–242.50	239.23
3	—	432	227.50–237.50	230.63
1	—	645	192.50	192.50
3	—	575	207.50–212.50	209.94
1	—	695	185.00	185.00
2	—	525	210.00–215.00	212.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	252.50–257.50	253.51
2	—	625	212.50–215.00	213.71
2	—	665	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	195.00	195.00
8	—	585	207.50–212.50	209.98
11	—	528	215.00–225.00	219.23
6	—	478	225.00–230.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	591	200.00–201.00	200.55
1	—	530	207.50	207.50
1	—	695	180.00	180.00
15	—	476	212.50–222.50	221.31
11	—	420	225.00–233.00	230.17
5	—	619	185.00–190.00	186.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	210.00	210.00
1	—	565	222.50	222.50
9	—	537	226.00–230.00	226.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	220.00	220.00
1	—	495	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	245.00–247.50	246.86
2	—	525	235.00–236.00	235.48
10	—	580	220.00–225.00	221.33
4	—	425	247.50–252.50	249.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	225.00–228.00	226.45
1	—	465	252.50	252.50
3	—	530	245.00–247.00	246.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,481	104.00–111.00	107.73
4	—	1,334	96.00–100.00	98.49
3	—	1,580	113.00–114.00	113.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,046	78.00–83.00	80.90
21	—	1,116	85.00–92.00	87.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,329	110.00–113.00	111.46
33	—	1,260	102.00–109.00	105.60
29	—	1,179	93.00–101.00	96.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,893	126.00–128.00	127.26
3	—	1,380	116.00–120.00	117.96
6	—	1,738	133.00–137.00	134.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,032	960.00–1,050.00	1,014.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,283.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,400.00	1,400.00

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

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