Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.74/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$102.74

136 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$4.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	475	103.98	494	64
Medium and Large 1	591	103.53	612	40
Medium and Large 3	405	99.26	402	32

One grade step is worth $4.71/cwt here — about $92 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 sale136 hd

102.74

—

GA average16 barns · 1,428 hd

105.54

−2.80

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	1,521	73.76	1,122	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	51.41	664	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	42.91	418	18

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	—	577	105.57/cwt	100.00–108.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	131.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	437	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	113.98/cwt	111.00–115.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	142.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	383	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	703	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,102	756.81/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,340	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	713.74/cwt	675.00–750.00	8,636	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	948.47/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	11,543	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	1,040.01/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	14,383	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	894.12/cwt	850.00–950.00	9,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	116.05/cwt	113.00–120.00	605	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	126.65/cwt	122.00–130.00	526	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	121.84/cwt	119.00–124.00	571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	111.62/cwt	109.00–115.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	138.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	122.32/cwt	119.00–127.00	769	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	122.69/cwt	118.00–126.00	815	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	121.10/cwt	118.00–127.00	698	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	119.02/cwt	115.00–121.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	128.90/cwt	127.00–133.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	100.98/cwt	97.00–105.00	387	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	97.61/cwt	95.00–100.00	409	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	95.26/cwt	90.00–100.00	450	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	41.21/cwt	38.00–44.00	401	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	45.03/cwt	44.00–47.00	439	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	51.59/cwt	48.00–55.00	669	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	552	1
Bulls	—	—	1,478	72.70/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,075	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	103.40/cwt	101.00–105.00	352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	106.12/cwt	102.00–109.00	492	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	109.93/cwt	107.00–114.00	418	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	101.38/cwt	97.00–104.00	535	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	107.08/cwt	105.00–111.00	453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	94.30/cwt	90.00–97.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	93.00/cwt	90.00–95.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	103.81/cwt	100.00–107.00	591	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	107.09/cwt	105.00–110.00	555	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	99.72/cwt	95.00–105.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	101.82/cwt	99.00–105.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	101.73/cwt	95.00–105.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	104.93/cwt	101.00–109.00	501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	109.44/cwt	107.00–112.00	471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.62/cwt	105.00–115.00	570	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	121.76/cwt	118.00–127.00	516	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	102.77/cwt	97.00–107.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	127.93/cwt	125.00–130.00	489	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	779	92.57/cwt	91.00–97.00	721	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 Oct 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 413Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	100.00–108.00	105.57
5	—	331	130.00–135.00	131.96
4	—	479	111.00–115.00	113.98
14	—	515	105.00–115.00	110.62
10	—	424	118.00–127.00	121.76
6	—	622	97.00–107.00	102.77
6	—	382	125.00–130.00	127.93
5	—	779	91.00–97.00	92.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	269	140.00–145.00	142.27
4	—	660	105.00–108.00	106.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	101.00–109.00	104.93
4	—	430	107.00–112.00	109.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	113.00–120.00	116.05
8	—	415	122.00–130.00	126.65
7	—	469	119.00–124.00	121.84
5	—	615	109.00–115.00	111.62
3	—	317	135.00–140.00	138.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	629	119.00–127.00	122.32
13	—	664	118.00–126.00	122.69
10	—	576	118.00–127.00	121.10
5	—	714	115.00–121.00	119.02
4	—	770	115.00–119.00	116.99
4	—	510	125.00–127.00	126.01
3	—	478	127.00–133.00	128.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	383	97.00–105.00	100.98
8	—	419	95.00–100.00	97.61
7	—	472	90.00–100.00	95.26
5	—	340	101.00–105.00	103.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	464	102.00–109.00	106.12
14	—	380	107.00–114.00	109.93
13	—	528	97.00–104.00	101.38
8	—	423	105.00–111.00	107.08
6	—	575	90.00–97.00	94.30
5	—	605	90.00–95.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	569	100.00–107.00	103.81
9	—	518	105.00–110.00	107.09
6	—	683	95.00–105.00	99.72
5	—	609	99.00–105.00	101.82
3	—	718	95.00–105.00	101.73

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)	6	—	1,102	700.00–850.00	756.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	675.00–750.00	713.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,217	875.00–1,075.00	948.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,383	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,040.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,020	850.00–950.00	894.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	974	38.00–44.00	41.21
8	—	976	44.00–47.00	45.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,296	48.00–55.00	51.59
1	—	1,175	47.00	47.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,478	70.00–77.00	72.70
1	—	1,695	78.00	78.00

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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