Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2024-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves 10.00 higher, bull calves 10.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.57/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$238.57

137 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$21.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.13

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	244.81	1,269	49
Medium and Large 2	463	241.48	1,118	57
Medium and Large 3	506	223.37	1,130	31

One grade step is worth $21.44/cwt here — about $139 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 sale137 hd

238.57

—

GA average13 barns · 1,941 hd

243.70

−5.13

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	1,546	122.10	1,888	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,620	109.58	1,776	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	106.69	1,415	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	88.43	958	24

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)	1,008	$1,282	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	808	$1,543	4thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	418	246.80/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,032	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	253.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	962	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	232.77/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,220	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	223.73/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	268.88/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	276.17/cwt	275.00–277.50	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	239.94/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,125	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	234.65/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,345	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	263.83/cwt	260.00–270.00	868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,581	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	246.91/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	202.40/cwt	197.50–207.50	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	295.94/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,400	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	216.18/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	208.71/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	294.19/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,539	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	298.70/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	227.90/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,073	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	279.33/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,153	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	305.15/cwt	303.00–312.00	1,288	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,675	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	342.40/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	301.71/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	289.44/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,386	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	274.27/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,467	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	107.83/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,445	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	91.45/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,025	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	102.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,467	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	98.34/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,198	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	114.13/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,626	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	84.21/cwt	80.00–87.00	867	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,729	108.47/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,875	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	114.82/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,850	11
Bulls	—	—	1,586	122.84/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,948	4
Bulls	—	—	1,390	114.17/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,587	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,295	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,008	1,281.74/head	1,260.00–1,300.00	1,282	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	321.00/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	331.63/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,088	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	310.68/cwt	309.00–312.50	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	330.44/cwt	326.00–335.00	1,256	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	321.05/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	322.38/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	243.55/cwt	240.00–247.50	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	333.07/cwt	327.50–337.50	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	312.29/cwt	307.50–317.00	1,327	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	298.69/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	213.23/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,232	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	221.91/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,174	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	233.04/cwt	230.00–235.00	979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	223.68/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	268.66/cwt	267.50–270.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	243.74/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,299	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	254.96/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,084	6

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 Feb 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 262Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 164Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 40Year ago 82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	418	240.00–250.00	246.80
8	—	379	250.00–260.00	253.90
7	—	524	227.50–237.50	232.77
4	—	586	220.00–225.00	223.73
7	—	469	235.00–242.50	239.94
5	—	329	260.00–270.00	263.83
1	—	215	300.00	300.00
6	—	624	212.50–220.00	216.18
2	—	675	207.50–210.00	208.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	265.00–277.50	268.88
2	—	325	275.00–277.50	276.17
9	—	573	230.00–240.00	234.65
5	—	484	245.00–252.50	246.91
1	—	205	315.00	315.00
8	—	660	215.00–225.00	223.68
15	—	533	240.00–246.00	243.74
6	—	425	252.50–257.50	254.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	197.50–207.50	202.40
5	—	471	225.00–230.00	227.90
2	—	695	190.00	190.00
2	—	375	240.00–247.50	243.55
6	—	578	210.00–217.50	213.23
5	—	529	220.00–225.00	221.91
4	—	420	230.00–235.00	233.04
2	—	275	267.50–270.00	268.66
1	—	345	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	608	260.00	260.00
2	—	595	275.00	275.00
9	—	523	288.00–295.00	294.19
2	—	475	297.50–300.00	298.70
6	—	339	340.00	340.00
2	—	440	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	473	290.00–310.00	295.94
2	—	595	260.00	260.00
2	—	525	275.00–284.00	279.33
5	—	422	303.00–312.00	305.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	625	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	360.00	360.00
3	—	325	340.00–345.00	342.40
1	—	595	285.00	285.00
2	—	475	309.00–312.50	310.68
10	—	380	326.00–335.00	330.44
2	—	425	320.00–325.00	322.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	297.50–307.50	301.71
4	—	328	327.50–337.50	331.63
2	—	375	317.50–325.00	321.05
5	—	425	307.50–317.00	312.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	315.00	315.00
5	—	479	287.50–292.50	289.44
4	—	535	272.50–280.00	274.27
5	—	326	318.00–325.00	321.00
3	—	272	327.50–337.50	333.07
2	—	425	297.50–300.00	298.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,340	104.00–111.00	107.83
19	—	1,218	95.00–103.00	98.34
16	—	1,425	112.00–119.00	114.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,121	89.00–96.00	91.45
10	—	1,030	80.00–87.00	84.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,438	100.00–104.00	102.02
11	—	1,729	105.00–111.00	108.47
11	—	1,611	113.00–117.00	114.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,586	121.00–125.00	122.84
2	—	1,390	110.00–117.00	114.17
1	—	1,700	135.00	135.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	1,385.00	1,385.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,008	1,260.00–1,300.00	1,281.74

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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