Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2023-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.47/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$210.47

59 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$4.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.38

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	571	212.23	1,212	35
Medium and Large 3	532	207.90	1,106	24

One grade step is worth $4.32/cwt here — about $106 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 sale59 hd

210.47

—

GA average12 barns · 1,103 hd

221.85

−11.38

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	1,666	130.43	2,172	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	105.57	1,720	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	99.74	1,178	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	88.21	928	13

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$1,170	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,070	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	755	$1,188	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	226.48/cwt	225.00–232.50	960	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	229.49/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,079	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	242.39/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,384	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	229.08/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	242.24/cwt	242.00–242.50	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	247.97/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	226.38/cwt	222.50–230.00	967	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	215.75/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,208	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	218.29/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	251.55/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	607	193.98/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,177	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	197.38/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,238	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	211.20/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	173.72/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	241.80/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	209.91/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	215.78/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,129	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	221.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	217.78/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,154	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	183.65/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,331	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	815	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	695	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	1,200.28/head	1,180.00–1,250.00	1,200	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	96.97/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,139	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	106.36/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,736	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	136.91/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,334	3
Bulls	—	—	1,333	122.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,636	2
Bulls	—	—	1,848	129.05/cwt	128.00–130.00	2,385	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,524	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	81.13/cwt	79.00–85.00	848	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	90.33/cwt	87.00–94.00	952	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	105.33/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,245	14

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 Sep 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 424Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 147Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 60Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	200.00	200.00
2	—	425	239.00	239.00
1	—	485	230.00	230.00
1	—	625	205.00	205.00
1	—	725	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	225.00–232.50	226.48
5	—	627	195.00–198.00	197.38
1	—	355	247.50	247.50
2	—	575	207.50–212.50	209.91
8	—	523	212.50–217.50	215.78
5	—	483	220.00–225.00	221.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	205.00	205.00
6	—	470	229.00–230.00	229.49
13	—	560	212.50–217.50	215.75
2	—	775	172.50–175.00	173.72
2	—	690	196.00	196.00
7	—	530	215.00–222.50	217.78
2	—	725	180.00–187.50	183.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	427	222.50–230.00	226.38
3	—	482	217.50–220.00	218.29
12	—	607	190.00–198.00	193.98
2	—	525	210.00–212.50	211.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	240.00–244.00	242.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	225.00–232.50	229.08
1	—	625	220.00	220.00
3	—	467	247.00–250.00	247.97
4	—	523	237.50–245.00	241.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	242.00–242.50	242.24
2	—	675	205.00	205.00
3	—	423	247.50–255.00	251.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	695	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,070.00	1,070.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,059	1,180.00–1,250.00	1,200.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,175	93.00–101.00	96.97
1	—	1,385	110.00	110.00
14	—	1,182	102.00–109.00	105.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,632	104.00–110.00	106.36
1	—	1,610	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,045	79.00–85.00	81.13
10	—	1,054	87.00–94.00	90.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	135.00–140.00	136.91
2	—	1,333	120.00–125.00	122.76
3	—	1,848	128.00–130.00	129.05

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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

Duvall Livestock - Greensboro, GA

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