Sale reports / Georgia / Greensboro / 2024-12-09

Greensboro

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greensboro, Georgia · Mon, Dec 9
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1948
Feeder Cattle receipts
389 head
▲ 103 vs last sale 286▲ 116 vs year ago 273 · +42.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 127▲ 114 vs year ago 104 · +109.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 24▲ 7 vs year ago 21 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls and replacements steady, feeder steers 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $263.21/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −94.58 against this barn's trailing median of $357.79.
Average price
$263.21
25 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,422
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$24.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.65
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2531271.511,44311thin
Medium and Large 1548270.181,4796thin
Medium and Large 3547246.561,3498thin
One grade step is worth $24.95/cwt here — about $94 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 sale25 hd
263.21
—
GA average14 barns · 363 hd
264.86
−1.65
This barn, trailing median33 sales
357.79
−94.58
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

33 sales
469408347286median 357.7903/0205/0407/1309/0711/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.51, low $299.60, median $357.79 across 33 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—Low1,534140.532,15612
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,194115.721,381117
CowsLean 85-90%Average97692.5790357

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)1,164$1,4214thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$1,4199
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)862$1,9494thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3941
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345339.67/cwt337.00–345.001,1723
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373342.38/cwt340.00–345.001,2772
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1453320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4502
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3951
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3861
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,3601
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,5231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1552284.98/cwt280.00–290.001,5733
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,5891
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621259.26/cwt259.00–260.001,6104
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7031
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670245.04/cwt240.00–250.001,6422
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6471
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3743195.50/cwt195.00–196.001,4532
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6021
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4251
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8211
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240300.00/cwt300.00–300.007201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008101
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290320.00/cwt320.00–320.009281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318305.12/cwt300.00–310.009704
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327323.27/cwt320.00–325.001,0573
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376325.12/cwt320.00–330.001,2227
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376313.60/cwt310.00–317.001,17910
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3388296.65/cwt290.00–300.001,1513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419301.08/cwt300.00–307.001,2628
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422290.66/cwt290.00–292.001,2273
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0751
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467274.99/cwt270.00–280.001,2849
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473260.77/cwt257.00–267.001,2335
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3488237.46/cwt230.00–245.001,1594
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515232.36/cwt230.00–237.001,1973
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3522227.43/cwt220.00–234.001,1879
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3131
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4155
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565224.75/cwt220.00–230.001,27013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576241.38/cwt240.00–245.001,3905
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3613211.20/cwt210.00–215.001,2956
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628223.51/cwt220.00–227.001,4042
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713187.53/cwt185.00–190.001,3372
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745203.33/cwt200.00–210.001,5153
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3750185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6721
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2796190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5124
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3218331.83/cwt330.00–335.007233
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230353.48/cwt350.00–360.008133
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270354.91/cwt350.00–360.009582
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2274388.03/cwt380.00–395.001,0635
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283411.59/cwt405.00–415.001,1653
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305413.46/cwt410.00–420.001,2615
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3316350.02/cwt345.00–355.001,1067
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2317386.97/cwt380.00–395.001,2273
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368354.63/cwt340.00–395.001,3057
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371366.01/cwt360.00–370.001,3585
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3376333.70/cwt330.00–335.001,2554
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414336.03/cwt335.00–337.001,3914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418350.24/cwt345.00–355.001,46411
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423302.77/cwt300.00–310.001,2819
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1454334.26/cwt332.00–335.001,5184
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464306.49/cwt300.00–335.001,4226
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3474287.49/cwt285.00–290.001,3634
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,4491
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3526250.08/cwt245.00–255.001,3154
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527273.66/cwt270.00–280.001,44210
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1556266.82/cwt265.00–270.001,4845
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568243.04/cwt240.00–247.001,3804
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4381
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624247.78/cwt247.00–250.001,5464
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3626225.52/cwt220.00–230.001,4129
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5881
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5071
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2951
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,492135.27/cwt132.00–138.002,0185
Bulls——1,501143.17/cwt140.00–148.002,1496
Bulls——1,945151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,9371
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93985.87/cwt80.00–90.0080628
Cows—Lean 85-90%97571.75/cwt70.00–77.007003
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015102.18/cwt98.00–105.001,03726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164124.07/cwt121.00–128.001,44420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199114.45/cwt110.00–120.001,37290
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210108.15/cwt105.00–109.001,3097
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,418.78/head1,250.00–1,650.001,4199
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1641,421.21/head1,225.00–1,600.001,4214
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28831,949.06/head1,750.00–2,100.001,9493

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.