Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, 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 $194.97/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$194.97

54 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$5.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	521	196.78	1,025	35
Medium and Large 3	482	191.62	924	19thin

One grade step is worth $5.15/cwt here — about $101 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 sale54 hd

194.97

—

GA average16 barns · 1,133 hd

194.77

+0.20

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	1,734	113.00	1,959	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,695	88.95	1,508	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,333	86.21	1,149	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	71.11	758	19

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)	970	$1,160	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$1,032	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 1	—	495	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	231.08/cwt	227.50–237.50	987	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	201.12/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	215.79/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,051	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	205.63/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,014	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	240.43/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,274	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	191.91/cwt	190.00–195.00	913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	201.13/cwt	197.50–203.00	863	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	168.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	188.16/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,069	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	211.45/cwt	210.00–212.50	882	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	93.28/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,267	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	86.19/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,179	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	88.69/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,502	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	83.49/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,357	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	79.19/cwt	74.00–82.00	987	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	67.12/cwt	64.00–69.00	712	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	73.44/cwt	70.00–77.00	785	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	95.57/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,696	2
Bulls	—	—	1,734	113.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,959	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	905	1,032.29/head	1,030.00–1,035.00	1,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	983	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	206.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	239.01/cwt	235.00–242.50	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	228.55/cwt	225.00–232.50	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	193.61/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	192.77/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,014	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	934	1

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 Oct 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 466Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 148Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 40Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	227.50	227.50
1	—	535	217.50	217.50
1	—	575	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	427	227.50–237.50	231.08
1	—	715	175.00	175.00
2	—	575	197.50–205.00	201.12
10	—	487	214.00–219.00	215.79
1	—	625	190.00	190.00
1	—	535	207.50	207.50
1	—	385	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	225.00	225.00
4	—	470	200.00–210.00	206.10
1	—	575	185.00	185.00
3	—	323	235.00–242.50	239.01
2	—	375	225.00–232.50	228.55
2	—	525	190.00–197.50	193.61
1	—	615	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	197.50	197.50
1	—	635	217.50	217.50
7	—	530	240.00–241.00	240.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	229.00	229.00
1	—	635	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
5	—	476	190.00–195.00	191.91
8	—	429	197.50–203.00	201.13
1	—	565	177.50	177.50
1	—	535	180.00	180.00
3	—	618	165.00–170.00	168.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	493	205.00–212.50	205.63
1	—	675	172.50	172.50
2	—	725	160.00–165.00	162.43
7	—	568	182.50–190.00	188.16
6	—	417	210.00–212.50	211.45
8	—	526	190.00–198.00	192.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,358	91.00–97.00	93.28
31	—	1,368	83.00–90.00	86.19
18	—	1,246	74.00–82.00	79.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,693	85.00–92.00	88.69
2	—	1,625	83.00–84.00	83.49
2	—	1,775	95.00–96.00	95.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,061	64.00–69.00	67.12
12	—	1,069	70.00–77.00	73.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,734	110.00–115.00	113.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,160.00	1,160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	905	1,030.00–1,035.00	1,032.29

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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