Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2019-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves mostly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves steady to 4.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.01/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$136.01

105 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$9.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.70

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	137.15	713	53
Medium and Large 2	443	135.84	602	46
Medium and Large 3	427	127.18	543	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.98/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale105 hd

136.01

—

GA average4 barns · 344 hd

138.71

−2.70

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	—	Low	1,461	86.86	1,269	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	60.91	762	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	51.56	495	5thin

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · Swainsboro Stockyard - Swainsboro, 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	148.98/cwt	146.00–152.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	159.09/cwt	155.00–162.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	127.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	147.49/cwt	147.00–149.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	122.21/cwt	118.00–124.00	909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	143.54/cwt	142.00–145.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.17/cwt	138.00–145.00	675	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.86/cwt	131.00–136.00	755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	136.73/cwt	134.00–144.00	719	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	160.08/cwt	157.00–167.00	355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	129.35/cwt	128.00–131.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	154.16/cwt	150.00–158.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	163.79/cwt	160.00–167.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	171.06/cwt	165.00–175.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	174.28/cwt	170.00–180.00	497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	107.00–113.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.75/cwt	139.00–145.00	818	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	163.29/cwt	160.00–168.00	696	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	158.18/cwt	155.00–164.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	151.37/cwt	150.00–154.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.95/cwt	170.00–172.00	641	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,293	749.29/cwt	700.00–775.00	9,688	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	827.48/cwt	700.00–925.00	9,599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	137.53/cwt	135.00–141.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	130.65/cwt	125.00–133.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	125.00/cwt	124.00–127.00	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	131.87/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	143.97/cwt	140.00–149.00	474	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	134.65/cwt	132.00–137.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	119.70/cwt	115.00–122.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	128.56/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	156.73/cwt	155.00–158.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	142.05/cwt	137.00–145.00	966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	171.93/cwt	169.00–175.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	160.48/cwt	159.00–163.00	836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.00	981	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	168.56/cwt	165.00–171.00	811	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	149.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	919	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	148.66/cwt	148.00–150.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	169.63/cwt	165.00–175.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	164.05/cwt	160.00–168.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	158.79/cwt	158.00–160.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	154.58/cwt	153.00–156.00	818	7
Bulls	—	—	1,535	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,228	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	87.84/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,274	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	54.64/cwt	52.00–56.00	632	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	66.15/cwt	65.00–70.00	919	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	61.15/cwt	57.00–64.00	759	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	51.56/cwt	48.00–55.00	495	5

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 →

Swainsboro Stockyard - Swainsboro, GA

Mon Apr 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	146.00–152.00	148.98
3	—	323	155.00–162.00	159.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	128.00–131.00	129.35
6	—	425	150.00–158.00	154.16
5	—	379	160.00–167.00	163.79
5	—	322	165.00–175.00	171.06
4	—	285	170.00–180.00	174.28
2	—	725	107.00–113.00	110.00
2	—	665	126.00–128.00	126.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	139.00–145.00	142.75
8	—	426	160.00–168.00	163.29
5	—	475	155.00–164.00	158.18
3	—	512	150.00–154.00	151.37
2	—	375	170.00–172.00	170.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	150.00–152.00	151.01
3	—	630	125.00–128.00	127.00
4	—	374	147.00–149.00	147.49
5	—	744	118.00–124.00	122.21
7	—	428	142.00–145.00	143.54
8	—	475	138.00–145.00	142.17
10	—	568	131.00–136.00	132.86
14	—	526	134.00–144.00	136.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	117.00–120.00	118.49
2	—	668	116.00–118.00	117.02
3	—	222	157.00–167.00	160.08
4	—	418	135.00–141.00	137.53
4	—	519	125.00–133.00	130.65
6	—	388	140.00–145.00	142.52
7	—	569	124.00–127.00	125.00
8	—	477	130.00–135.00	131.87
10	—	329	140.00–149.00	143.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	132.00–137.00	134.65
3	—	542	115.00–122.00	119.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	125.00–132.00	128.56
4	—	573	155.00–158.00	156.73
4	—	680	137.00–145.00	142.05
5	—	428	169.00–175.00	171.93
6	—	521	159.00–163.00	160.48
8	—	720	135.00–137.00	136.22
11	—	481	165.00–171.00	168.56
13	—	614	145.00–150.00	149.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	148.00–150.00	148.66
4	—	383	165.00–175.00	169.63
5	—	435	160.00–168.00	164.05
5	—	491	158.00–160.00	158.79
7	—	529	153.00–156.00	154.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,293	700.00–775.00	749.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,160	700.00–925.00	827.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	80.00	80.00
7	—	1,450	84.00–91.00	87.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,156	52.00–56.00	54.64
5	—	1,390	65.00–70.00	66.15
21	—	1,241	57.00–64.00	61.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	961	48.00–55.00	51.56

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 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Swainsboro Stockyard - Swainsboro, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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