Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.56/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$127.56

139 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$128

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

$5.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.55

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	339	131.54	446	26
Medium and Large 1	509	128.58	654	31
Medium and Large 2	456	125.92	574	82

One grade step is worth $5.63/cwt here — about −$128 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

127.56

—

GA average16 barns · 1,666 hd

122.01

+5.55

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	1,618	84.60	1,369	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	60.51	737	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	56.00	955	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	49.25	491	14

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	245	158.50/cwt	157.00–160.00	388	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	148.64/cwt	145.00–152.00	413	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	129.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	142.52/cwt	140.00–147.00	462	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	138.42/cwt	135.00–142.00	516	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	114.24/cwt	112.00–116.00	649	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	110.95/cwt	105.00–114.00	683	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	119.82/cwt	116.00–125.00	561	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	115.76/cwt	110.00–120.00	595	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	213	149.69/cwt	147.00–152.00	319	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	133.47/cwt	130.00–137.00	432	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	118.73/cwt	115.00–122.00	511	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	118.01/cwt	116.00–120.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	107.33/cwt	105.00–110.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	113.38/cwt	112.00–115.00	584	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	103.33/cwt	100.00–106.00	696	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	110.82/cwt	109.00–114.00	637	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	101.18/cwt	100.00–104.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	92.46/cwt	90.00–95.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	486	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	105.14/cwt	100.00–108.00	598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	111.58/cwt	107.00–115.00	526	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	116.24/cwt	112.00–120.00	438	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	107.57/cwt	105.00–111.00	558	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	392	108.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	104.66/cwt	100.00–109.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	109.12/cwt	105.00–112.00	350	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.19/cwt	129.00–131.00	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	126.39/cwt	125.00–128.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	132.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	705	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	137.66/cwt	135.00–142.00	573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	121.71/cwt	118.00–125.00	688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	129.63/cwt	125.00–134.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	127.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	137.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	492	6
Bulls	—	—	1,340	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,032	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	86.50/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,460	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	67.96/cwt	67.00–69.00	890	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	56.53/cwt	54.00–58.00	675	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	60.97/cwt	59.00–66.00	737	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	955	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	45.74/cwt	44.00–49.00	442	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	51.88/cwt	50.00–54.00	528	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	126.26/cwt	121.00–131.00	660	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	122.11/cwt	117.00–127.00	695	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	117.52/cwt	116.00–119.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	129.03/cwt	126.00–132.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	158.53/cwt	157.00–160.00	436	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 →

Swainsboro Stockyard - Swainsboro, GA

Mon Aug 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 278Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 86Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	245	157.00–160.00	158.50
4	—	663	100.00–103.00	101.51
7	—	278	145.00–152.00	148.64
7	—	414	125.00–135.00	129.37
8	—	324	140.00–147.00	142.52
8	—	373	135.00–142.00	138.42
8	—	568	112.00–116.00	114.24
8	—	616	105.00–114.00	110.95
12	—	468	116.00–125.00	119.82
16	—	514	110.00–120.00	115.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	213	147.00–152.00	149.69
10	—	324	130.00–137.00	133.47
10	—	430	115.00–122.00	118.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	523	121.00–131.00	126.26
8	—	569	117.00–127.00	122.11
4	—	630	116.00–119.00	117.52
4	—	460	126.00–132.00	129.03
4	—	275	157.00–160.00	158.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	116.00–120.00	118.01
6	—	613	105.00–110.00	107.33
11	—	515	112.00–115.00	113.38
12	—	674	100.00–106.00	103.33
13	—	575	109.00–114.00	110.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	638	100.00–104.00	101.18
7	—	675	90.00–95.00	92.46
9	—	430	110.00–115.00	112.98
10	—	569	100.00–108.00	105.14
12	—	471	107.00–115.00	111.58
14	—	377	112.00–120.00	116.24
14	—	519	105.00–111.00	107.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	392	105.00–110.00	108.68
6	—	435	100.00–109.00	104.66
7	—	321	105.00–112.00	109.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	129.00–131.00	130.19
5	—	671	125.00–128.00	126.39
17	—	533	130.00–135.00	132.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	155.00–157.00	156.00
7	—	416	135.00–142.00	137.66
7	—	565	118.00–125.00	121.71
8	—	480	125.00–134.00	129.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	125.00–130.00	127.01
6	—	358	135.00–140.00	137.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	77.00	77.00
4	—	1,688	84.00–91.00	86.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	67.00–69.00	67.96
7	—	1,194	54.00–58.00	56.53
12	—	1,208	59.00–66.00	60.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	56.00	56.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	967	44.00–49.00	45.74
8	—	1,018	50.00–54.00	51.88

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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