Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2024-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter cows mostly steady with exceptional individuals bringing 113.00 to 114.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves 7.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 7.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.71/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$220.71

120 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$408

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

$8.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.66

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	392	221.82	869	47
Medium and Large 2	462	221.68	1,025	58
Medium and Large 1	598	213.47	1,277	15thin

One grade step is worth $8.35/cwt here — about −$408 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 sale120 hd

220.71

—

GA average16 barns · 1,896 hd

216.04

+4.66

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	1,720	122.01	2,098	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	101.01	1,473	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	94.37	1,208	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	80.28	895	21

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)	1,151	$1,354	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,310	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,146	$1,167	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	931	$1,412	8

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	196.12/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	207.08/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,332	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	199.12/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	231.40/cwt	227.50–235.00	747	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	288.71/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,241	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	229.91/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	222.26/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,049	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	218.69/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	254.92/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,323	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	224.50/cwt	220.00–230.00	840	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	226.67/cwt	225.00–230.00	943	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	233.68/cwt	232.50–235.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	258.09/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	264.07/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	240.90/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	279.76/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	279.56/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,071	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	267.43/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	87.86/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,079	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	104.50/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,455	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	77.39/cwt	73.00–81.00	834	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	84.98/cwt	82.00–89.00	999	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	105.63/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,638	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,411	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	99.48/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,347	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	96.62/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,238	44
Bulls	—	—	1,695	125.33/cwt	122.00–128.00	2,124	7
Bulls	—	—	1,763	116.20/cwt	115.00–118.00	2,049	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,470.17/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,470	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	991	1,038.21/head	950.00–1,150.00	1,038	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	1,512.06/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,512	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,148	1,238.48/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,238	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,338.69/head	1,225.00–1,385.00	1,339	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,379	1,415.03/head	1,365.00–1,550.00	1,415	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,183	1,235.16/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,235	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	740	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	292.23/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	282.85/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	256.13/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,229	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	272.37/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,174	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	271.77/cwt	270.00–275.00	897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	301.12/cwt	297.50–305.00	976	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	285.24/cwt	282.50–292.50	953	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	581	212.74/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,236	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	218.54/cwt	212.50–222.50	920	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	221.20/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	212.80/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,119	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	262.38/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	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 Jan 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 473Last week 344Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 161Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 117Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	220.00	220.00
2	—	575	227.50–232.50	229.91
1	—	515	247.50	247.50
1	—	665	215.00	215.00
4	—	485	257.50–260.00	258.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	430	287.50–297.50	288.71
5	—	504	265.00	265.00
1	—	395	300.00	300.00
1	—	655	245.00	245.00
1	—	575	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	250.00–257.50	254.92
1	—	385	290.00	290.00
1	—	725	212.50	212.50
3	—	482	262.50–267.50	264.07
5	—	581	237.50–247.50	240.90
2	—	425	275.00–285.00	279.76
1	—	675	222.50	222.50
1	—	345	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	192.50–200.00	196.12
1	—	295	235.00	235.00
3	—	518	197.50–200.00	199.12
10	—	323	227.50–235.00	231.40
20	—	374	220.00–230.00	224.50
9	—	421	212.50–222.50	218.54
2	—	455	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	643	205.00–207.50	207.08
4	—	585	217.50–222.50	218.69
1	—	675	200.00	200.00
4	—	525	220.00–222.50	221.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	472	217.50–227.50	222.26
1	—	575	207.50	207.50
24	—	416	225.00–230.00	226.67
2	—	375	232.50–235.00	233.68
1	—	635	197.50	197.50
13	—	526	210.00–217.50	212.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	383	277.50–285.00	279.56
4	—	480	252.50–262.50	256.13
1	—	625	217.50	217.50
7	—	431	270.00–277.50	272.37
2	—	595	220.00	220.00
1	—	295	290.00	290.00
7	—	334	282.50–292.50	285.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	185.00	185.00
1	—	665	197.50	197.50
2	—	295	277.50	277.50
4	—	375	265.00–270.00	267.43
1	—	645	200.00	200.00
4	—	330	270.00–275.00	271.77
2	—	495	242.50	242.50
8	—	581	210.00–217.50	212.74
2	—	425	260.00–265.00	262.38
1	—	545	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	287.50–297.50	292.23
5	—	433	280.00–290.00	282.85
6	—	324	297.50–305.00	301.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,228	84.00–92.00	87.86
23	—	1,392	102.00–109.00	104.50
44	—	1,281	93.00–101.00	96.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,078	73.00–81.00	77.39
8	—	1,176	82.00–89.00	84.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,551	104.00–109.00	105.63
2	—	1,550	91.00	91.00
8	—	1,354	97.00–102.00	99.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,695	122.00–128.00	125.33
4	—	1,763	115.00–118.00	116.20

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,153	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,470.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,353	1,225.00–1,385.00	1,338.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,379	1,365.00–1,550.00	1,415.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	991	950.00–1,150.00	1,038.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,148	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,238.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,183	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,235.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	995	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,512.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	1,125.00	1,125.00

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

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How this sale compares

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