Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2019-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.58/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$114.58

139 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$5.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.38

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	115.47	637	56
Medium and Large 2	480	114.57	550	73
Medium and Large 3	368	109.60	403	10thin

One grade step is worth $5.88/cwt here — about $233 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 sale139 hd

114.58

—

GA average16 barns · 1,685 hd

117.96

−3.38

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	1,548	86.40	1,338	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	61.09	729	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	56.00	980	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	51.08	499	16

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	117.24/cwt	115.00–120.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	129.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	116.17/cwt	115.00–119.00	596	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	115.28/cwt	113.00–119.00	650	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	120.10/cwt	119.00–122.00	563	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	111.43/cwt	110.00–114.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	102.20/cwt	100.00–107.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	129.60/cwt	127.00–132.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	107.01/cwt	103.00–111.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	126.24/cwt	121.00–131.00	481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	117.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.43/cwt	119.00–127.00	586	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	128.49/cwt	124.00–132.00	544	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	118.59/cwt	115.00–123.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	142.29/cwt	137.00–147.00	461	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	112.88/cwt	110.00–117.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	137.82/cwt	132.00–142.00	515	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	109.73/cwt	105.00–113.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	120.39/cwt	116.00–126.00	681	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	266	164.92/cwt	160.00–167.00	439	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	129.98/cwt	127.00–133.00	616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	137.28/cwt	134.00–140.00	564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	146.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	550	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	129.81/cwt	127.00–132.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	154.69/cwt	150.00–157.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	117.34/cwt	116.00–118.00	722	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	52.84/cwt	50.00–56.00	512	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	47.20/cwt	44.00–49.00	470	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	980	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	62.75/cwt	59.00–66.00	766	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	56.69/cwt	55.00–58.00	648	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	764	1
Bulls	—	—	1,574	87.46/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,377	5
Bulls	—	—	1,467	78.64/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,154	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	95.38/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	122.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	126.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	795	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	126.64/cwt	121.00–131.00	718	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	129.74/cwt	125.00–135.00	679	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	135.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	578	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.89/cwt	125.00–135.00	626	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	113.29/cwt	109.00–119.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	136.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.18/cwt	133.00–142.00	788	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	135.51/cwt	131.00–141.00	846	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	139.28/cwt	137.00–142.00	660	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	138.85/cwt	136.00–145.00	741	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	130.78/cwt	126.00–136.00	872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	124.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	899	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	105.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	115.22/cwt	110.00–118.00	561	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	117.40/cwt	115.00–121.00	488	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	105.86/cwt	104.00–109.00	660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	110.02/cwt	105.00–112.00	625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	123.13/cwt	117.00–127.00	388	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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 646Last week 588Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 137Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	115.00–120.00	117.24
4	—	670	105.00–107.00	106.01
4	—	540	110.00–114.00	111.98
4	—	228	125.00–135.00	129.73
15	—	487	110.00–118.00	115.22
15	—	416	115.00–121.00	117.40
10	—	623	104.00–109.00	105.86
10	—	568	105.00–112.00	110.02
6	—	315	117.00–127.00	123.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	513	115.00–119.00	116.17
11	—	564	113.00–119.00	115.28
11	—	469	119.00–122.00	120.10
7	—	606	110.00–114.00	111.43
5	—	764	100.00–107.00	102.20
5	—	371	127.00–132.00	129.60
4	—	733	103.00–111.00	107.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	110.00–115.00	112.58
4	—	425	100.00–110.00	105.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	381	121.00–131.00	126.24
5	—	413	115.00–120.00	117.39
4	—	480	110.00–112.00	111.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	475	119.00–127.00	123.43
11	—	423	124.00–132.00	128.49
8	—	528	115.00–123.00	118.59
8	—	324	137.00–147.00	142.29
7	—	613	110.00–117.00	112.88
7	—	374	132.00–142.00	137.82
4	—	675	105.00–113.00	109.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	116.00–126.00	120.39
9	—	266	160.00–167.00	164.92
8	—	474	127.00–133.00	129.98
7	—	411	134.00–140.00	137.28
7	—	374	145.00–150.00	146.97
6	—	520	127.00–132.00	129.81
4	—	309	150.00–157.00	154.69
3	—	615	116.00–118.00	117.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	627	120.00–130.00	126.77
11	—	567	121.00–131.00	126.64
9	—	523	125.00–135.00	129.74
9	—	428	130.00–140.00	135.01
8	—	478	125.00–135.00	130.89
4	—	783	109.00–119.00	113.29
4	—	379	135.00–140.00	136.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	570	133.00–142.00	138.18
12	—	624	131.00–141.00	135.51
12	—	474	137.00–142.00	139.28
11	—	534	136.00–145.00	138.85
9	—	667	126.00–136.00	130.78
8	—	719	120.00–127.00	124.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	969	50.00–56.00	52.84
5	—	996	44.00–49.00	47.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,220	59.00–66.00	62.75
7	—	1,143	55.00–58.00	56.69
1	—	1,140	67.00	67.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,574	85.00–91.00	87.46
3	—	1,467	78.00–79.00	78.64
2	—	1,605	94.00–97.00	95.38

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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