Sale reports / Georgia / Greensboro / 2026-08-17

Greensboro

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greensboro, Georgia · Mon, Aug 17
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1948
Feeder Cattle receipts
302 head
▼ 132 vs last sale 434▼ 31 vs year ago 333 · −9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 54▼ 50 vs year ago 105 · −47.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 59▲ 12 vs year ago 32 · +37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls, and replacements mostly steady, Feeder steers, bulls and, heifers steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.62/cwt on 38 head, down $38.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −43.44 against this barn's trailing median of $362.05.
Average price
$318.62
▼ 38.32 vs prior sale
38 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,790
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.14
vs GA average
−32.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540335.701,81316thin
Medium and Large 2580311.191,80518thin
Medium and Large 3569283.741,6144thin
One grade step is worth $51.96/cwt here — about $199 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 sale38 hd
318.62
—
GA average13 barns · 436 hd
338.75
−20.14
National average160 barns · 5,295 hd
350.92
−32.30
This barn, trailing median32 sales
362.05
−43.44
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—Average1,873201.203,7685thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,720168.902,9052thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,309168.462,20525
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,208147.501,78213

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)1,620$2,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)953$2,5083thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,238$2,4083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)851$3,2197

Every lot

70 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4311
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6902
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4766
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428429.96/cwt427.00–445.001,84013
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7751
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470367.50/cwt365.00–370.001,7272
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2508333.43/cwt330.00–340.001,69411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513357.51/cwt350.00–360.001,83416
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3518320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6582
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9381
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611332.50/cwt330.00–335.002,03214
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3616312.98/cwt310.00–315.001,9285
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2022
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374397.00/cwt395.00–405.001,4855
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381367.53/cwt360.00–375.001,4006
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429378.65/cwt370.00–395.001,6245
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430358.71/cwt355.00–360.001,5424
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469373.04/cwt370.00–380.001,7505
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480348.27/cwt330.00–360.001,67211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523314.78/cwt310.00–320.001,6462
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525338.27/cwt330.00–345.001,77612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580281.65/cwt280.00–285.001,6343
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585327.98/cwt322.00–330.001,9194
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2587310.74/cwt300.00–315.001,82416
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615308.36/cwt300.00–310.001,8966
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8561
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1243
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1308496.76/cwt490.00–500.001,5303
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5043
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5531
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7772
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380437.57/cwt435.00–440.001,6632
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3388410.00/cwt400.00–420.001,5913
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3405370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4991
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410434.08/cwt430.00–440.001,7806
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455426.65/cwt425.00–430.001,9413
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461392.36/cwt380.00–400.001,8094
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3479366.53/cwt360.00–370.001,7566
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9641
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521341.79/cwt330.00–365.001,7815
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523318.15/cwt310.00–325.001,6643
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573316.80/cwt310.00–320.001,8153
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575287.43/cwt280.00–295.001,6532
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5251
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615303.39/cwt300.00–310.001,8663
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6963
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6541
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678272.56/cwt270.00–275.001,8482
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730271.24/cwt265.00–280.001,9804
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0521
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,873201.20/cwt190.00–210.003,7685
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145181.92/cwt180.00–185.002,0834
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,146139.10/cwt130.00–147.001,5945
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,9001
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,256151.57/cwt145.00–156.001,9047
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307169.31/cwt165.00–179.002,21314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,406159.08/cwt150.00–164.002,2377
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,720168.90/cwt162.00–176.002,9052
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28513,218.77/head1,800.00–3,750.003,2197
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29532,508.39/head2,200.00–2,750.002,5083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,407.81/head2,100.00–2,550.002,4083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6202,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.