Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher, steer calves 10.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, bull calves 10.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves 10.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $235.02/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$235.02

112 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$19.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.84

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	241.90	1,185	39
Medium and Large 2	444	239.98	1,065	38
Medium and Large 3	482	221.98	1,069	35

One grade step is worth $19.91/cwt here — about $116 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 sale112 hd

235.02

—

GA average16 barns · 1,732 hd

232.19

+2.84

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	1,678	125.96	2,114	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	109.92	1,751	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,332	108.32	1,442	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	92.26	976	27

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)	1,027	$1,183	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,138	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,510	10

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	273.66/cwt	272.50–275.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	233.83/cwt	230.00–235.00	984	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,145	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	225.12/cwt	222.80–228.00	1,294	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	243.21/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	253.86/cwt	252.50–258.00	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	221.55/cwt	218.00–227.50	1,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	232.86/cwt	229.00–237.50	1,118	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	235.87/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,222	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	266.60/cwt	265.00–267.50	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	223.88/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	297.38/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	265.23/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,392	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	328.21/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	267.43/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	311.41/cwt	309.00–314.00	1,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	280.48/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,307	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	252.54/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	310.71/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	289.11/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	243.17/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,294	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	109.60/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,778	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	101.99/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,278	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	116.90/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,634	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	110.34/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,527	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	104.33/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,689	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	115.09/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,784	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	88.18/cwt	84.00–92.00	979	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	95.52/cwt	93.00–100.00	970	15
Bulls	—	—	1,755	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,387	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	130.16/cwt	128.00–133.00	2,362	3
Bulls	—	—	1,609	122.73/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,975	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	810	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,040	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	275.45/cwt	270.00–277.50	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	243.26/cwt	240.00–249.00	922	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	301.50/cwt	297.00–303.00	1,302	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	283.64/cwt	282.50–285.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	181.20/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	177.43/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	214.83/cwt	212.00–217.50	1,235	4

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 369Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 132Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 30Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	272.50–275.00	273.66
3	—	427	240.00–247.50	243.21
5	—	365	252.50–258.00	253.86
13	—	480	229.00–237.50	232.86
3	—	318	265.00–267.50	266.60
5	—	524	220.00–227.50	223.88
2	—	225	282.50–285.00	283.64
1	—	645	200.00	200.00
4	—	575	212.00–217.50	214.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	230.00–235.00	233.83
7	—	479	218.00–227.50	221.55
2	—	635	190.00	190.00
1	—	515	214.00	214.00
1	—	245	270.00	270.00
7	—	379	240.00–249.00	243.26
4	—	685	180.00–185.00	181.20
2	—	725	175.00–180.00	177.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	458	250.00	250.00
5	—	575	222.80–228.00	225.12
22	—	518	230.00–238.00	235.87
1	—	365	267.50	267.50
4	—	315	270.00–277.50	275.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	300.00	300.00
1	—	205	332.50	332.50
6	—	518	276.00	276.00
2	—	348	328.00	328.00
3	—	368	325.00–330.00	328.21
3	—	570	265.00–272.50	267.43
4	—	424	309.00–314.00	311.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	237.50	237.50
2	—	535	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	295.00–300.00	297.38
9	—	525	253.00–270.00	265.23
2	—	355	316.00	316.00
5	—	466	275.00–284.00	280.48
3	—	582	250.00–258.00	252.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	275.00	275.00
3	—	418	287.50–290.00	289.11
3	—	532	240.00–250.00	243.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	307.50–315.00	310.71
1	—	455	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	287.50	287.50
6	—	432	297.00–303.00	301.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,622	107.00–112.00	109.60
8	—	1,619	102.00–106.00	104.33
9	—	1,550	114.00–118.00	115.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,253	98.00–106.00	101.99
17	—	1,398	115.00–122.00	116.90
25	—	1,384	107.00–114.00	110.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,110	84.00–92.00	88.18
15	—	1,016	93.00–100.00	95.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	136.00	136.00
3	—	1,815	128.00–133.00	130.16
7	—	1,609	120.00–126.00	122.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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