Cattle Market Pulse

Duvall Livestock Market Report

Greensboro, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 6, 2024

468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.53/cwt +2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,543/hd at 658 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $250.79/cwt +0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,324/hd at 528 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 468 505 438
Feeder cattle 305 334 281
Slaughter cattle 126 120 94
Replacement cattle 37 51 63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, 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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,339 -1.00
485 485 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,455 ±0.00
511–545 518 5 290.00–293.00 $292.37 $1,514 —
555–595 576 9 280.00–287.50 $285.52 $1,645 +5.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,641 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 300.00 $300.00 $885 -0.89
315 315 2 300.00 $300.00 $945 +5.00
425 425 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,169 —
495 495 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,287 —
505–545 528 12 247.50–256.00 $250.79 $1,324 +0.29
555–595 578 8 237.50–245.00 $240.59 $1,391 -0.15
605–645 620 4 230.00–235.00 $233.07 $1,445 +1.86
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343–345 344 3 280.00–282.50 $281.66 $969 +0.13
395 395 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,066 -5.63
405–445 428 7 260.00–265.00 $262.06 $1,122 +0.63
455–495 471 8 247.50–255.00 $251.79 $1,186 +0.39
505–545 525 2 237.50–240.00 $238.70 $1,253 +3.70
555–595 585 4 230.00–232.50 $230.59 $1,349 +5.59
605–645 625 2 215.00–220.00 $217.42 $1,359 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,432 ±0.00
655–668 658 13 233.00–235.00 $234.53 $1,543 +2.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–342 329 9 315.00–327.50 $320.62 $1,055 -1.73
355–395 385 8 307.50–317.50 $310.54 $1,196 -1.21
405–445 431 8 285.00–305.00 $294.44 $1,269 -6.44
455 455 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,342 +4.60
500–545 516 9 275.00–279.00 $277.18 $1,430 -1.52
555–595 566 7 272.50–277.50 $276.02 $1,562 +6.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 332.50–335.00 $333.67 $1,084 -3.68
355–395 378 6 320.00–330.00 $324.02 $1,225 -4.66
425 425 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,339 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1430 1150 80-85% 26 108.00–116.00 $112.55 $1,294 —
970–1600 1283 80-85% 20 117.00–124.00 $120.45 $1,545 —
1460–1600 1530 80-85% 2 128.00–129.00 $128.48 $1,966 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1525 1351 75-80% 5 110.00–115.00 $112.01 $1,513 —
1205–1900 1418 75-80% 8 120.00–124.00 $121.84 $1,728 —
1260–1770 1575 75-80% 4 125.00–127.00 $125.51 $1,977 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1165 993 85-90% 5 99.00–105.00 $100.80 $1,001 —
1055–1175 1115 85-90% 2 94.00–96.00 $94.95 $1,059 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1580 1338 2 154.00 $154.00 $2,061 —
1615 1615 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,616 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1085 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,280.00–1,425.00 $1,347.13
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
930–1040 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,275.00 $1,261.80

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1070 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1665–1920 1793 2 138.00–140.00 $139.07 $2,494 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1415 1400 85-90% 2 90.00–95.00 $92.53 $1,295 —
1250–1715 1438 85-90% 4 99.00–104.00 $101.86 $1,465 —
1185–1745 1501 80-85% 11 105.00–110.00 $107.93 $1,620 —
1190–1730 1541 80-85% 8 113.00–119.00 $115.40 $1,778 —
1615–1775 1695 75-80% 2 110.00–111.00 $110.52 $1,873 —
1510–1895 1717 75-80% 3 113.00–116.00 $115.12 $1,977 —

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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.