Name: Greensboro livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

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 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −63.07 against this barn's trailing median of $381.69.

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

−32.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	335.70	1,813	16thin
Medium and Large 2	580	311.19	1,805	18thin
Medium and Large 3	569	283.74	1,614	4thin

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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.73, low $313.53, median $381.69 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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 average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

−32.56

This barn, trailing median28 sales

381.69

−63.07

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,873	201.20	3,768	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,720	168.90	2,905	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	168.46	2,205	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,208	147.50	1,782	13

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,620	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$2,508	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$2,408	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	851	$3,219	7

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,407.81/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,408	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	2,508.39/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,508	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	3,218.77/head	1,800.00–3,750.00	3,219	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	169.31/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,213	14
Bulls	—	—	1,873	201.20/cwt	190.00–210.00	3,768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	312.98/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,928	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,032	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	366.53/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	341.79/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	281.65/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	318.15/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	367.53/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	310.74/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,824	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	348.27/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,672	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	314.78/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	308.36/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,896	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	392.36/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	272.56/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	437.57/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	303.39/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	358.71/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	333.43/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,694	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	367.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	287.43/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	426.65/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	373.04/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	378.65/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	357.51/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,834	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	397.00/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	496.76/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	316.80/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	429.96/cwt	427.00–445.00	1,840	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	327.98/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	271.24/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,980	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	338.27/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,776	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	434.08/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,202	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,256	151.57/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,904	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	139.10/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,594	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,900	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	168.90/cwt	162.00–176.00	2,905	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	159.08/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,237	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	181.92/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,083	4

How this sale compares

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Duvall Livestock - Greensboro, GA

Mon Aug 17, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 434Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 54Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 59Year ago 32

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,620	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,238	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,407.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	953	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,508.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	851	1,800.00–3,750.00	3,218.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,307	165.00–179.00	169.31
7	—	1,406	150.00–164.00	159.08
4	—	1,145	180.00–185.00	181.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,256	145.00–156.00	151.57
5	—	1,146	130.00–147.00	139.10
1	—	1,180	161.00	161.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	162.00–176.00	168.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,873	190.00–210.00	201.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	388	400.00–420.00	410.00
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
6	450–500	479	360.00–370.00	366.53
3	500–550	523	310.00–325.00	318.15
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	380	435.00–440.00	437.57
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	461	380.00–400.00	392.36
5	500–550	521	330.00–365.00	341.79
2	550–600	575	280.00–295.00	287.43
3	600–650	628	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	678	270.00–275.00	272.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	490.00–500.00	496.76
2	350–400	378	470.00	470.00
6	400–450	410	430.00–440.00	434.08
3	450–500	455	425.00–430.00	426.65
1	500–550	510	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	573	310.00–320.00	316.80
3	600–650	615	300.00–310.00	303.39
1	650–700	695	295.00	295.00
4	700–750	730	265.00–280.00	271.24
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	800	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	518	320.00	320.00
5	600–650	616	310.00–315.00	312.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	325	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	375	460.00	460.00
13	400–450	428	427.00–445.00	429.96
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
16	500–550	513	350.00–360.00	357.51
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
14	600–650	611	330.00–335.00	332.50
2	650–700	688	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	365.00–370.00	367.50
11	500–550	508	330.00–340.00	333.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	535	290.00	290.00
3	550–600	580	280.00–285.00	281.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	360.00–375.00	367.53
4	400–450	430	355.00–360.00	358.71
11	450–500	480	330.00–360.00	348.27
2	500–550	523	310.00–320.00	314.78
16	550–600	587	300.00–315.00	310.74
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	675	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
5	350–400	374	395.00–405.00	397.00
5	400–450	429	370.00–395.00	378.65
5	450–500	469	370.00–380.00	373.04
12	500–550	525	330.00–345.00	338.27
4	550–600	585	322.00–330.00	327.98
6	600–650	615	300.00–310.00	308.36
3	700–750	708	300.00	300.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Duvall Livestock - Greensboro, GA

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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