Sale reports / Georgia / Greensboro / 2026-01-05

Greensboro

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greensboro, Georgia · Mon, Jan 5
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1948
Feeder Cattle receipts
310 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 397▼ 80 vs year ago 390 · −20.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 153▼ 22 vs year ago 150 · −14.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 55▲ 10 vs year ago 50 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction to Slaughter Cows

No trends available due to last week's holiday market closure.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $380.89/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 23 of 32 comparable sales and sits +18.84 against this barn's trailing median of $362.05.
Average price
$380.89
29 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,081
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$393
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.90
vs GA average
−29.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556385.792,14318thin
Medium and Large 2535375.172,00610thin
Medium and Large 3500350.001,7501thin
One grade step is worth $35.79/cwt here — about $393 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale29 hd
380.89
—
GA average5 barns · 140 hd
362.99
+17.90
National average199 barns · 28,725 hd
410.10
−29.21
This barn, trailing median32 sales
362.05
+18.84
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—Low1,489178.542,65911
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,334155.142,07091
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,153129.631,49519

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)1,103$2,05713
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)954$1,8827
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)902$1,7627
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$3,4454thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320310.00/cwt310.00–310.009922
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323468.84/cwt440.00–500.001,5142
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3365420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5331
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385560.48/cwt535.00–575.002,15815
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410367.50/cwt355.00–370.001,5076
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412528.30/cwt520.00–570.002,1776
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469482.84/cwt480.00–495.002,2659
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0861
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534478.48/cwt475.00–485.002,5557
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3542320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7345
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0981
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569428.48/cwt415.00–435.002,4387
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2592396.65/cwt395.00–400.002,3483
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,6153
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220574.45/cwt540.00–600.001,2645
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1041
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,3771
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3572
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338514.44/cwt490.00–540.001,7392
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364455.89/cwt430.00–480.001,6598
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414501.26/cwt465.00–510.002,07512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421448.27/cwt430.00–460.001,8877
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1453420.97/cwt410.00–430.001,9075
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486397.17/cwt370.00–407.501,93012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521379.56/cwt365.00–390.001,9788
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1539393.32/cwt392.50–395.002,1209
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572378.26/cwt375.00–385.002,1649
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590357.61/cwt345.00–370.002,1102
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623322.05/cwt310.00–335.002,0062
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3861
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2261
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2738242.41/cwt215.00–270.001,7892
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2911
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230586.52/cwt580.00–590.001,3493
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1263565.90/cwt550.00–600.001,4888
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2267506.63/cwt500.00–510.001,3533
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328489.47/cwt480.00–500.001,6052
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,9471
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377470.35/cwt440.00–500.001,77310
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1393534.90/cwt520.00–550.002,1022
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430488.15/cwt470.00–495.002,09916
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1488460.04/cwt450.00–475.002,2455
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0831
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513396.10/cwt370.00–410.002,0324
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519480.17/cwt415.00–585.002,49218
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1559401.63/cwt390.00–415.002,2456
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568372.36/cwt353.00–385.002,1153
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618347.45/cwt345.00–350.002,1472
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670319.85/cwt315.00–325.002,1432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,406179.80/cwt170.00–188.002,5287
Bulls——1,438161.79/cwt155.00–166.002,3272
Bulls——1,833190.87/cwt190.00–192.003,4992
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,045175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8291
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,141132.51/cwt125.00–135.001,5129
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,162114.89/cwt110.00–122.501,3355
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,167139.17/cwt138.00–141.001,6245
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300144.74/cwt140.00–149.001,88221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,349158.02/cwt150.00–169.002,13269
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37131,332.11/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3322
Bred Cows—Small 2-37451,300.34/head1,250.00–1,350.001,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,042.36/head1,850.00–2,150.002,0424
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0292,194.05/head1,950.00–2,550.002,1944
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0561,703.69/head1,500.00–1,850.001,7045
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0701,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1332,277.47/head2,100.00–2,600.002,2778
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29053,444.75/head3,400.00–3,500.003,4454

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.