Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows steady with an outstanding individual bringing 108.00, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $225.42/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$225.42

67 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$213

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

$9.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.60

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	505	227.67	1,150	3thin
Medium and Large 1	617	227.53	1,403	49
Medium and Large 2	625	218.08	1,363	15thin

One grade step is worth $9.58/cwt here — about −$213 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 sale67 hd

225.42

—

GA average15 barns · 794 hd

247.03

−21.60

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	1,701	110.87	1,886	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,641	91.53	1,502	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	89.61	1,152	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	73.54	827	18

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)	1,185	$1,150	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,013	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	655	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	208.97/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	228.29/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	221.89/cwt	221.00–222.00	1,385	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	216.69/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,447	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	223.62/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,451	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,369	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	195.27/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	200.31/cwt	200.00–201.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	175.22/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	210.95/cwt	210.00–212.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	235.82/cwt	230.00–240.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	185.90/cwt	184.00–190.00	989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	194.95/cwt	192.00–198.00	926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,130	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	212.90/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	180.97/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	198.70/cwt	197.50–200.00	944	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	2,273	2
Bulls	—	—	1,467	104.21/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,529	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	112.44/cwt	110.00–114.00	2,013	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	91.19/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,140	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	99.23/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,477	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	951	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	92.34/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,577	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,731	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	79.32/cwt	76.00–83.00	826	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	68.91/cwt	65.00–73.00	821	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	84.11/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,044	20

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 Dec 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 356Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 167Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 62Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	204.00	204.00
2	—	575	208.00–210.00	208.97
3	—	482	227.50–230.00	228.29
1	—	635	205.00	205.00
1	—	445	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	206.00	206.00
5	—	371	230.00–240.00	235.82
5	—	477	210.00–220.00	212.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	240.00	240.00
2	—	575	180.00–182.00	180.97
3	—	535	190.00	190.00
2	—	475	197.50–200.00	198.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	624	221.00–222.00	221.89
19	—	668	213.00–218.00	216.69
20	—	573	239.00	239.00
1	—	455	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	220.00–227.50	223.62
6	—	733	198.00	198.00
1	—	335	265.00	265.00
1	—	785	186.00	186.00
5	—	541	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	228.00	228.00
1	—	585	210.00	210.00
1	—	395	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	200.00	200.00
1	—	555	180.00	180.00
3	—	532	184.00–190.00	185.90
5	—	475	192.00–198.00	194.95
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	194.00–198.00	195.27
3	—	482	200.00–201.00	200.31
3	—	619	170.00–178.00	175.22
2	—	425	210.00–212.00	210.95
1	—	555	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	614	184.00	184.00
3	—	518	206.00	206.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,918	118.00–119.00	118.49
3	—	1,467	102.00–105.00	104.21
3	—	1,790	110.00–114.00	112.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,250	88.00–95.00	91.19
8	—	1,488	96.00–103.00	99.23
20	—	1,241	79.00–87.00	84.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	82.00	82.00
5	—	1,708	90.00–95.00	92.34
1	—	1,785	97.00	97.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,041	76.00–83.00	79.32
10	—	1,192	65.00–73.00	68.91

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

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Replacement Cattle

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