Cattle Market Pulse

Duvall Livestock Market Report

Greensboro, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

651 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.15/cwt ≈ $517/hd at 369 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.69/cwt +4.79 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 461 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $158.58/cwt +1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 383 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 651 684 162
Feeder cattle 426 523 38
Slaughter cattle 100 95 73
Replacement cattle 125 66 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher, steer calves unevenly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, bull calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 382 3 170.00–175.00 $171.55 $655 —
405–448 433 8 164.00–170.00 $165.41 $716 —
455–490 476 4 155.00–162.50 $159.31 $758 -4.49
505–545 518 3 150.00–155.00 $153.25 $794 —
555–595 580 4 145.00–150.00 $147.48 $855 -1.08
605–645 625 2 140.00 $140.00 $875 —
655–690 673 3 132.00–137.00 $134.64 $906 -3.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 2 150.00–157.50 $153.57 $653 —
505–540 523 4 142.50–145.00 $143.79 $752 -0.21
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–640 628 3 120.00–122.50 $120.80 $759 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 369 16 140.00–142.50 $140.15 $517 —
405–440 426 5 135.00–140.00 $136.90 $583 -3.10
454–490 461 16 132.50–138.00 $136.69 $630 +4.79
505–545 525 2 127.50–131.00 $129.18 $678 —
555–590 566 8 122.50–130.00 $126.23 $714 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 130.00–135.00 $132.37 $496 -6.09
405–440 428 9 130.00–132.50 $131.71 $564 -1.09
455–495 473 9 127.50–130.00 $128.84 $609 +1.26
505–545 515 4 120.00–125.00 $123.68 $637 -2.25
555–590 567 3 117.50–120.00 $119.13 $675 -5.24
655–690 673 2 110.00–115.00 $112.43 $757 -2.91
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 282 3 130.00–140.00 $133.02 $375 —
350–394 387 11 122.50–129.00 $127.94 $495 -3.76
405–445 418 7 120.00–127.50 $123.91 $518 -2.40

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 274 4 165.00–175.00 $171.35 $469 -0.97
305–340 321 4 160.00–167.50 $163.86 $526 -0.57
355–397 383 12 155.00–160.00 $158.58 $607 +1.31
405–446 436 6 150.00–156.00 $154.87 $675 +1.31
455–495 482 9 140.00–147.50 $142.67 $688 -2.93
505–545 525 2 130.00–135.00 $132.40 $695 -1.66
555–590 578 3 130.00–132.50 $130.80 $756 -0.55
605–645 625 2 129.00–130.00 $129.48 $809 +7.42
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 324 7 170.00–180.00 $173.41 $562 +1.46
355–395 365 6 165.00–170.00 $166.33 $607 -2.30
405–440 419 4 160.00–167.50 $163.24 $684 -2.43
505–545 522 7 140.00–145.00 $142.21 $742 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 150.00–155.00 $152.64 $493 —
355–395 368 3 140.00–142.50 $140.89 $518 -2.72
455–490 470 6 125.00–130.00 $125.87 $592 -8.33
505–545 515 7 124.00–127.50 $124.67 $642 +3.42

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1560 1089 80-85% 10 51.00–57.00 $54.08 $589 —
855–1895 1292 80-85% 20 59.00–66.00 $62.03 $801 +5.23
1100–1925 1419 80-85% 12 67.00–73.00 $68.73 $975 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1285 1048 85-90% 9 40.00–47.00 $44.34 $465 —
920–1415 1107 85-90% 12 48.00–55.00 $51.49 $570 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1825 1668 75-80% 7 60.00–63.00 $61.37 $1,024 -4.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1825 1648 2 83.00–87.00 $84.78 $1,397 —
1735–2085 1868 9 89.00–95.00 $92.34 $1,725 —
1650–2235 1935 3 97.00–99.00 $98.43 $1,905 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–1115 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 400.00–630.00 $525.99
735–1470 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 22 510.00–750.00 $620.84
805–1100 984 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 610.00–690.00 $641.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730 730 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
875–1640 1101 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 760.00–960.00 $837.37
1100–1515 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 730.00–850.00 $799.80

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
825–1350 988 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 900.00–985.00 $931.93 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
725–935 843 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 720.00–860.00 $811.86 —
820–1025 959 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 830.00–890.00 $864.07 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.