Sale reports / Georgia / Greensboro / 2023-08-28

Greensboro

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greensboro, Georgia · Mon, Aug 28
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1948
Feeder Cattle receipts
424 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 309▼ 7 vs year ago 431 · −1.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 155▲ 11 vs year ago 136 · +8.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 65▼ 24 vs year ago 84 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.26/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$216.26
81 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,141
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.15
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562222.641,25213thin
Medium and Large 2539217.251,17126
Medium and Large 3510213.671,08942
One grade step is worth $8.97/cwt here — about $163 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 sale81 hd
216.26
—
GA average16 barns · 1,057 hd
219.41
−3.15
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,687128.392,16612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,463106.531,55816
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,233102.261,26169
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09986.1394628

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$1,1563thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,032$1,0143thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,024$1,5068

Every lot

59 lots · USDA AMS · Duvall Livestock - Greensboro, GA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2425249.88/cwt247.50–252.501,0624
Steers—Medium and Large 1465252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1741
Steers—Medium and Large 2472246.86/cwt245.00–247.501,1658
Steers—Medium and Large 3495230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1391
Steers—Medium and Large 2525235.48/cwt235.00–236.001,2362
Steers—Medium and Large 1530246.31/cwt245.00–247.001,3053
Steers—Medium and Large 3535220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1771
Steers—Medium and Large 2580221.33/cwt220.00–225.001,28410
Steers—Medium and Large 1625226.45/cwt225.00–228.001,4152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420230.17/cwt225.00–233.0096711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476221.31/cwt212.50–222.501,05315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478227.00/cwt225.00–230.001,0856
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528219.23/cwt215.00–225.001,15811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537226.87/cwt226.00–230.001,2189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585209.98/cwt207.50–212.501,2288
Heifers—Medium and Large 3591200.55/cwt200.00–201.001,1859
Heifers—Medium and Large 3619186.04/cwt185.00–190.001,1525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1637210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2771
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345250.00/cwt250.00–250.008632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3371239.23/cwt235.00–242.508884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375251.18/cwt250.00–252.509422
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432230.63/cwt227.50–237.509963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1436253.51/cwt252.50–257.501,1057
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470225.55/cwt222.50–227.501,0604
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0932
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525212.40/cwt210.00–215.001,1152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1991
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575209.94/cwt207.50–212.501,2073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588215.94/cwt215.00–220.001,2705
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625213.71/cwt212.50–215.001,3362
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3191
Bulls—Medium and Large 3695185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,380117.96/cwt116.00–120.001,6283
Bulls——1,738134.16/cwt133.00–137.002,3326
Bulls——1,893127.26/cwt126.00–128.002,4093
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04680.90/cwt78.00–83.008467
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11687.87/cwt85.00–92.0098121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17996.25/cwt93.00–101.001,13529
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260105.60/cwt102.00–109.001,33133
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,329111.46/cwt110.00–113.001,4817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33498.49/cwt96.00–100.001,3144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,481107.73/cwt104.00–111.001,5959
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580113.66/cwt113.00–114.001,7963
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39551,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0321,014.10/head960.00–1,050.001,0143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,045900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,283.77/head1,175.00–1,375.001,2842
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,0501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2401,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752

This sale against other markets

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.