Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2019-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.68/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$145.68

70 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$5.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.32

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	472	147.65	697	44
Medium and Large 1	550	142.69	785	7thin
Medium and Large 3	444	142.23	632	19thin

One grade step is worth $5.42/cwt here — about $65 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 sale70 hd

145.68

—

GA average16 barns · 1,562 hd

144.36

+1.32

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	1,645	85.00	1,398	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	58.68	736	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	50.03	480	15

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	52.09/cwt	49.00–55.00	507	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	44.36/cwt	42.00–46.00	408	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	60.33/cwt	58.00–65.00	777	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	55.30/cwt	52.00–57.00	672	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	820	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	159.14/cwt	155.00–162.00	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	168.61/cwt	167.00–172.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	152.79/cwt	150.00–159.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	157.41/cwt	156.00–160.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	138.39/cwt	135.00–142.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	152.30/cwt	149.00–156.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	150.31/cwt	149.00–152.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	127.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	128.98/cwt	125.00–132.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	124.43/cwt	121.00–128.00	706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	136.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	113.66/cwt	109.00–115.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	118.85/cwt	115.00–122.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	131.94/cwt	129.00–135.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	129.55/cwt	126.00–132.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	138.98/cwt	137.00–140.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	159.41/cwt	157.00–162.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	132.00/cwt	130.00–133.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	138.28/cwt	136.00–140.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	135.32/cwt	133.00–138.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	136.20/cwt	133.00–141.00	652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	144.10/cwt	138.00–148.00	627	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	160.63/cwt	160.00–162.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	129.15/cwt	125.00–133.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	130.83/cwt	126.00–133.00	794	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	139.02/cwt	137.00–140.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	149.36/cwt	145.00–151.00	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	178.27/cwt	175.00–180.00	472	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	128.95/cwt	126.00–133.00	735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	123.50/cwt	120.00–126.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	153.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	314	170.45/cwt	165.00–175.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	158.95/cwt	157.00–160.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	140.76/cwt	136.00–144.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	147.50/cwt	146.00–149.00	774	2

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 444Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 66Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	974	49.00–55.00	52.09
4	—	919	42.00–46.00	44.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,288	58.00–65.00	60.33
11	—	1,216	52.00–57.00	55.30
1	—	1,155	71.00	71.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	85.00	85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	155.00–162.00	159.14
3	—	315	167.00–172.00	168.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	150.00–159.00	152.79
5	—	429	156.00–160.00	157.41
4	—	625	135.00–142.00	138.39
4	—	518	149.00–156.00	152.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	149.00–152.00	150.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	125.00–130.00	127.73
3	—	383	125.00–132.00	128.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	567	121.00–128.00	124.43
8	—	422	130.00–140.00	136.18
6	—	668	109.00–115.00	113.66
6	—	620	115.00–122.00	118.85
5	—	472	129.00–135.00	131.94
4	—	524	126.00–132.00	129.55
3	—	373	137.00–140.00	138.98
2	—	218	157.00–162.00	159.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	130.00–133.00	132.00
4	—	486	136.00–140.00	138.28
3	—	512	133.00–138.00	135.32
2	—	378	147.00–150.00	148.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	133.00–141.00	136.20
7	—	435	138.00–148.00	144.10
3	—	332	160.00–162.00	160.63
2	—	525	125.00–133.00	129.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	607	126.00–133.00	130.83
6	—	525	137.00–140.00	139.02
6	—	468	145.00–151.00	149.36
6	—	265	175.00–180.00	178.27
5	—	570	126.00–133.00	128.95
4	—	668	120.00–126.00	123.50
4	—	423	150.00–155.00	153.53
4	—	314	165.00–175.00	170.45
3	—	368	157.00–160.00	158.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	136.00–144.00	140.76
2	—	525	146.00–149.00	147.50

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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