Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher with an exceptional individual bringing 128.00, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested. feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.50/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$241.50

107 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$18.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.98

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	251.06	1,230	24
Medium and Large 2	466	245.09	1,142	42
Medium and Large 3	466	232.21	1,082	41

One grade step is worth $18.85/cwt here — about $148 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 sale107 hd

241.50

—

GA average16 barns · 2,058 hd

247.48

−5.98

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	1,842	135.12	2,489	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,404	112.17	1,575	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	109.43	1,332	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	91.27	975	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)	1,000	$1,224	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,215	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,475	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	238.39/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,018	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	249.40/cwt	245.00–255.00	940	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	231.53/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	223.62/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	331.66/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	219.09/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,157	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	242.34/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,284	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	213.71/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	252.99/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,068	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	263.22/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,156	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	251.37/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,217	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	200.56/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	261.39/cwt	260.00–263.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	215.09/cwt	212.50–216.00	1,256	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	322.38/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	502	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,491	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	330.60/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,263	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	323.76/cwt	317.50–342.50	1,224	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	117.69/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,697	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	113.59/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,579	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	86.10/cwt	82.00–89.00	883	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	117.16/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,561	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	109.87/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,316	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	103.79/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,446	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,218	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,316	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	93.18/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,004	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	103.26/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,198	18
Bulls	—	—	1,660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	138.86/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,729	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	1,375.31/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	967	1,023.41/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,023	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,247.70/head	1,225.00–1,270.00	1,248	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,100	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,150	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	255.93/cwt	255.00–257.50	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	196.21/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	332.32/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,080	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	244.30/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,178	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	261.05/cwt	257.50–265.00	979	2

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 578Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 160Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 89Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	235.00–242.50	238.39
10	—	377	245.00–255.00	249.40
6	—	528	215.00–225.00	219.09
1	—	475	232.50	232.50
4	—	628	197.50–205.00	200.56
2	—	275	260.00–263.00	261.39
6	—	584	212.50–216.00	215.09
5	—	329	255.00–257.50	255.93
2	—	675	195.00–197.50	196.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	227.50–237.50	231.53
2	—	575	220.00–227.50	223.62
2	—	625	212.50–215.00	213.71
21	—	422	247.50–257.50	252.99
1	—	675	202.50	202.50
11	—	482	237.50–247.50	244.30
2	—	375	257.50–265.00	261.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	530	240.00–243.00	242.34
7	—	439	260.00–264.00	263.22
7	—	484	250.00–255.00	251.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	327.50–337.50	331.66
2	—	425	320.00–325.00	322.38
3	—	335	347.00	347.00
6	—	502	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	327.50–337.50	330.60
2	—	335	242.50	242.50
1	—	445	317.50	317.50
1	—	265	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	297.50	297.50
8	—	378	317.50–342.50	323.76
1	—	535	290.00	290.00
7	—	325	327.50–337.50	332.32
1	—	255	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	116.00–120.00	117.69
6	—	1,390	109.00–115.00	113.59
3	—	1,393	102.00–106.00	103.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,026	82.00–89.00	86.10
1	—	1,265	104.00	104.00
15	—	1,078	90.00–97.00	93.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,332	115.00–122.00	117.16
24	—	1,198	104.00–114.00	109.87
18	—	1,160	100.00–106.00	103.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,660	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,965	136.00–143.00	138.86

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	—	1,070	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	967	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,023.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,024	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,375.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,225.00–1,270.00	1,247.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,450.00	1,450.00

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

Duvall Livestock - Greensboro, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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