Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2019-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves steady to 1.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, 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 $124.66/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$124.66

95 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$9.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.33

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	445	127.08	565	51
Medium and Large 1	548	125.19	686	24
Medium and Large 3	425	117.83	501	20

One grade step is worth $9.25/cwt here — about $64 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 sale95 hd

124.66

—

GA average16 barns · 1,667 hd

123.33

+1.33

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	1,574	82.81	1,303	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	58.56	719	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	49.11	511	18

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	—	612	117.34/cwt	116.00–120.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	129.95/cwt	127.00–133.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	129.49/cwt	125.00–134.00	681	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	121.87/cwt	118.00–124.00	704	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	109.00/cwt	105.00–114.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	106.73/cwt	105.00–110.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	127.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	121.99/cwt	119.00–123.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	134.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	493	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	122.52/cwt	119.00–126.00	589	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	139.22/cwt	135.00–145.00	464	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	114.21/cwt	110.00–118.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	387	121.87/cwt	120.00–125.00	472	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	117.15/cwt	115.00–120.00	494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	116.72/cwt	114.00–123.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	121.36/cwt	117.00–124.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	118.57/cwt	115.00–122.00	614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	102.00/cwt	98.00–106.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	111.71/cwt	105.00–115.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	108.68/cwt	105.00–111.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	113.90/cwt	112.00–116.00	428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	112.74/cwt	110.00–116.00	533	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	115.97/cwt	114.00–120.00	487	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	102.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	111.72/cwt	110.00–114.00	351	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	51.87/cwt	50.00–55.00	561	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	46.35/cwt	45.00–48.00	464	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	60.79/cwt	58.00–64.00	723	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	55.34/cwt	53.00–58.00	703	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	844	1
Bulls	—	—	1,513	81.21/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,229	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,458	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	812	892.43/cwt	825.00–975.00	7,247	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	727.19/cwt	675.00–775.00	7,185	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	788.46/cwt	775.00–800.00	8,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	813.15/cwt	800.00–825.00	7,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	130.01/cwt	127.00–133.00	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	122.66/cwt	119.00–127.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	137.89/cwt	135.00–144.00	498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	132.52/cwt	130.00–134.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	118.71/cwt	115.00–121.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	125.96/cwt	123.00–129.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	135.38/cwt	133.00–138.00	704	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	138.82/cwt	135.00–142.00	596	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	137.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	658	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	128.94/cwt	125.00–134.00	727	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.15/cwt	124.00–131.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	108.83/cwt	105.00–111.00	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	108.20/cwt	105.00–110.00	403	6

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 Jul 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 397Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	116.00–120.00	117.34
4	—	478	127.00–133.00	129.95
8	—	526	125.00–134.00	129.49
9	—	578	118.00–124.00	121.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	105.00–114.00	109.00
4	—	635	105.00–110.00	106.73
5	—	438	125.00–135.00	127.53
7	—	529	119.00–123.00	121.99
8	—	366	130.00–140.00	134.75
11	—	481	119.00–126.00	122.52
13	—	333	135.00–145.00	139.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	110.00–118.00	114.21
6	—	387	120.00–125.00	121.87
9	—	422	115.00–120.00	117.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	114.00–123.00	116.72
6	—	479	117.00–124.00	121.36
9	—	518	115.00–122.00	118.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	98.00–106.00	102.00
7	—	529	105.00–115.00	111.71
7	—	581	105.00–111.00	108.68
8	—	376	112.00–116.00	113.90
8	—	473	110.00–116.00	112.74
10	—	420	114.00–120.00	115.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	100.00–105.00	102.57
4	—	314	110.00–114.00	111.72
6	—	433	105.00–111.00	108.83
6	—	372	105.00–110.00	108.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	127.00–133.00	130.01
3	—	412	119.00–127.00	122.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	130.00–135.00	132.30
5	—	361	135.00–144.00	137.89
4	—	485	130.00–134.00	132.52
3	—	618	115.00–121.00	118.71
2	—	513	123.00–129.00	125.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	133.00–138.00	135.38
11	—	429	135.00–142.00	138.82
10	—	478	135.00–140.00	137.68
9	—	564	125.00–134.00	128.94
5	—	623	124.00–131.00	128.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,081	50.00–55.00	51.87
9	—	1,001	45.00–48.00	46.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,189	58.00–64.00	60.79
13	—	1,270	53.00–58.00	55.34
1	—	1,260	67.00	67.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	79.00–83.00	81.21
1	—	1,695	86.00	86.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	812	825.00–975.00	892.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	988	675.00–775.00	727.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	775.00–800.00	788.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	800.00–825.00	813.15

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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Bulls · 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

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