Sale reports / Georgia / Greensboro / 2023-10-02

Greensboro

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greensboro, Georgia · Mon, Oct 2
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1948
Feeder Cattle receipts
546 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 479▲ 210 vs year ago 336 · +62.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 151▲ 8 vs year ago 109 · +7.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 71▲ 16 vs year ago 66 · +24.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.03/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$198.03
72 head · 586 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,160
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$308
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$11.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.05
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3537201.081,07935
Medium and Large 2627195.441,22435
Medium and Large 1730190.001,3872thin
One grade step is worth $11.08/cwt here — about −$308 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 sale72 hd
198.03
—
GA average16 barns · 1,238 hd
208.07
−10.05
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—High1,477116.831,7258thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60592.101,47912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25185.491,06970
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05075.4679215

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$1,0556
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$1,0386
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)969$1,39212

Every lot

64 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3412239.72/cwt239.00–245.009889
Steers—Medium and Large 2448254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1383
Steers—Medium and Large 2478244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,1663
Steers—Medium and Large 2512231.16/cwt231.00–232.501,1849
Steers—Medium and Large 3530221.06/cwt219.00–224.001,1724
Steers—Medium and Large 1535245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3111
Steers—Medium and Large 1579239.96/cwt239.00–243.001,3894
Steers—Medium and Large 3583212.46/cwt210.00–214.001,2398
Steers—Medium and Large 3625203.39/cwt200.00–207.001,2712
Steers—Medium and Large 2635214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3591
Steers—Medium and Large 2665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Steers—Medium and Large 1675220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4851
Steers—Medium and Large 3685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
Steers—Medium and Large 3705190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3401
Steers—Medium and Large 2738198.19/cwt198.00–200.001,46310
Steers—Medium and Large 1755210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5861
Steers—Medium and Large 2778191.74/cwt188.00–197.501,4923
Steers—Medium and Large 3780178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317233.40/cwt230.00–235.007405
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440215.00/cwt215.00–215.009462
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483212.00/cwt210.00–217.501,0246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518206.75/cwt200.00–210.001,0718
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575192.38/cwt187.50–197.501,1063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583211.87/cwt200.00–215.001,23512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612191.44/cwt190.00–194.001,17211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690180.89/cwt180.00–187.501,2488
Heifers—Medium and Large 3691176.68/cwt167.50–180.001,2219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725174.95/cwt172.50–177.501,2683
Heifers—Medium and Large 3725162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3872
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432244.06/cwt242.50–247.501,0543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0981
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482232.36/cwt230.00–237.501,1203
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530211.18/cwt207.50–217.501,11910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575212.41/cwt210.00–215.001,2212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575201.27/cwt197.50–206.001,1579
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625192.51/cwt188.00–197.501,2036
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2901
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690178.76/cwt177.50–180.001,2332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,400111.68/cwt109.00–115.001,5644
Bulls——1,493119.94/cwt118.00–122.001,7912
Bulls——1,613124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,0002
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04774.05/cwt70.00–77.0077512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06281.12/cwt79.00–85.008613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18994.17/cwt94.00–95.001,1205
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21189.22/cwt86.00–93.001,08022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27882.58/cwt78.00–85.001,05543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51380.88/cwt79.00–83.001,2242
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55392.38/cwt89.00–94.001,4354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67195.66/cwt95.00–99.001,5986
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,037903.83/head880.00–920.009043
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0531,202.14/head1,150.00–1,250.001,2023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,067906.88/head900.00–910.009073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0721,172.85/head1,140.00–1,220.001,1733
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-36651,139.85/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1404
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0851,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,0901,530.00/head1,530.00–1,530.001,5302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,1551,434.57/head1,385.00–1,485.001,4354

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.