Sale reports / Georgia / Greensboro / 2024-08-19

Greensboro

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greensboro, Georgia · Mon, Aug 19
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1948
Feeder Cattle receipts
499 head
▲ 229 vs last sale 270▲ 190 vs year ago 309 · +61.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 154▼ 22 vs year ago 155 · −14.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 6▼ 21 vs year ago 65 · −32.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cows, Bulls, and replacements steady, All classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.85/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −127.20 against this barn's trailing median of $362.05.
Average price
$234.85
81 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,271
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.99
vs GA average
−9.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541244.051,32139
Medium and Large 2537232.371,24724
Medium and Large 3548218.251,19618thin
One grade step is worth $25.80/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale81 hd
234.85
—
GA average16 barns · 498 hd
232.86
+1.99
National average171 barns · 9,778 hd
244.41
−9.56
This barn, trailing median32 sales
362.05
−127.20
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
419373328283median 362.0503/0205/0407/2009/1411/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.73, low $296.94, median $362.05 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,654174.742,8907thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,287144.531,86167
CowsLean 85-90%Low982111.661,09717

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)1,134$2,00713
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,114$1,92018
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)725$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)938$1,8512thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3215300.00/cwt300.00–300.006451
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305260.00/cwt260.00–260.007931
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,0941
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1171
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1391311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,2164
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3403240.00/cwt240.00–240.009673
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415298.55/cwt297.00–300.001,2392
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423268.96/cwt267.00–270.001,1383
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470234.79/cwt230.00–240.001,1042
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474275.65/cwt275.00–277.001,3079
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474257.47/cwt250.00–260.001,2204
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520265.35/cwt260.00–270.001,38021
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3262
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535241.02/cwt240.00–242.001,2892
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3550227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2491
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567244.01/cwt240.00–247.001,3843
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574257.12/cwt250.00–260.001,47616
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612253.93/cwt250.00–258.001,55410
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4721
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672236.53/cwt230.00–238.001,5896
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4971
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6392
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3205230.00/cwt230.00–230.004721
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275250.00/cwt250.00–250.006881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290282.54/cwt280.00–285.008192
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333250.00/cwt250.00–250.008332
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333247.41/cwt240.00–255.008243
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374265.00/cwt265.00–265.009915
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385240.00/cwt240.00–240.009241
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0665
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418232.29/cwt230.00–237.009713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423242.92/cwt240.00–247.001,02811
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472252.22/cwt250.00–256.001,19028
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3477216.61/cwt210.00–220.001,0333
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481241.27/cwt235.00–245.001,1614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519246.97/cwt240.00–250.001,28222
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3521216.28/cwt212.00–220.001,1277
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525233.72/cwt230.00–237.001,22718
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565219.50/cwt212.00–225.001,24011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570240.27/cwt239.00–242.001,37017
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572228.31/cwt225.00–232.001,3066
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610210.51/cwt207.00–217.001,28410
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624199.23/cwt197.00–200.001,2434
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4281
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705200.78/cwt198.00–205.001,4154
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,6513
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5083
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1967190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,83710
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1216325.99/cwt322.00–330.007042
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240310.00/cwt310.00–310.007441
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272318.15/cwt315.00–322.008653
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305280.00/cwt280.00–280.008541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318319.93/cwt317.00–322.001,01716
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332303.37/cwt300.00–310.001,0073
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365270.00/cwt270.00–270.009861
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374310.65/cwt307.00–315.001,1625
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380291.75/cwt287.00–297.001,1095
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3424256.02/cwt252.00–260.001,0866
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440279.20/cwt270.00–282.001,22825
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458264.43/cwt260.00–270.001,2115
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468212.46/cwt210.00–215.009942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510225.42/cwt220.00–230.001,1505
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523242.26/cwt240.00–247.001,2674
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567232.88/cwt230.00–237.001,3206
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568221.00/cwt220.00–222.001,2552
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578247.47/cwt245.00–250.001,4302
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3441
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1611
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663200.98/cwt200.00–202.001,3322
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665215.67/cwt210.00–220.001,4343
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2921
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715213.50/cwt210.00–217.001,5272
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,614181.82/cwt181.00–183.002,9354
Bulls——1,707165.30/cwt161.00–168.002,8223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81299.39/cwt96.00–101.008076
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075118.36/cwt114.00–120.001,27211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204133.19/cwt130.00–137.001,60413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,296141.61/cwt138.00–146.001,83530
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,322154.31/cwt150.00–159.002,04024
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1141,920.17/head1,300.00–2,275.001,92018
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1342,006.56/head1,725.00–2,300.002,00713
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29381,851.40/head1,675.00–2,025.001,8512

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.