Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2019-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer and 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 $115.60/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$115.60

144 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.32

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	125.76	601	41
Medium and Large 3	437	112.92	493	39
Medium and Large 2	535	110.73	592	64

One grade step is worth $15.03/cwt here — about $8 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 sale144 hd

115.60

—

GA average16 barns · 1,685 hd

120.93

−5.32

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	—	Low	1,490	79.00	1,177	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	51.44	660	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	42.00	403	10

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	123.91/cwt	122.00–127.00	575	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	131.90/cwt	127.00–137.00	551	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	114.13/cwt	111.00–119.00	643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	145.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	687	105.67/cwt	105.00–107.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	126.12/cwt	121.00–130.00	598	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	116.36/cwt	114.00–120.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	123.51/cwt	121.00–126.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	112.98/cwt	111.00–114.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	133.92/cwt	128.00–138.00	695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	134.66/cwt	132.00–137.00	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	145.75/cwt	141.00–150.00	531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	121.32/cwt	120.00–124.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	97.01/cwt	95.00–98.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	105.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	513	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	104.69/cwt	100.00–109.00	536	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	110.22/cwt	105.00–115.00	471	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	115.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	372	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	100.01/cwt	95.00–105.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	113.99/cwt	110.00–117.00	414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	96.00/cwt	95.00–97.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	101.45/cwt	98.00–105.00	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	112.24/cwt	110.00–114.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	103.74/cwt	100.00–106.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	447	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	43.77/cwt	41.00–45.00	431	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	34.94/cwt	33.00–37.00	302	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	51.58/cwt	48.00–55.00	651	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	45.71/cwt	44.00–47.00	541	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	58.31/cwt	56.00–62.00	846	8
Bulls	—	—	1,280	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	909	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,505	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,153	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	932	659.39/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,146	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	692.40/cwt	675.00–700.00	6,335	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	862.00/cwt	850.00–875.00	9,163	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	975.64/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	11,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	97.74/cwt	95.00–100.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	124.43/cwt	122.00–127.00	464	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	107.23/cwt	105.00–110.00	514	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.65/cwt	98.00–104.00	523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	92.00/cwt	90.00–94.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	126.03/cwt	122.00–130.00	407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	133.53/cwt	132.00–135.00	354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	107.99/cwt	107.00–110.00	446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	103.66/cwt	99.00–108.00	641	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	110.39/cwt	106.00–115.00	574	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	115.00/cwt	112.00–121.00	547	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	122.67/cwt	117.00–127.00	532	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	106.62/cwt	100.00–110.00	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	133.04/cwt	130.00–137.00	502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	93.58/cwt	91.00–97.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	87.47/cwt	85.00–90.00	624	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 Nov 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 435Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 76Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	464	122.00–127.00	123.91
9	—	418	127.00–137.00	131.90
7	—	563	111.00–119.00	114.13
7	—	367	140.00–150.00	145.42
6	—	513	119.00–121.00	120.00
3	—	687	105.00–107.00	105.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	373	122.00–127.00	124.43
8	—	479	105.00–110.00	107.23
6	—	520	98.00–104.00	100.65
5	—	625	90.00–94.00	92.00
4	—	323	122.00–130.00	126.03
4	—	265	132.00–135.00	133.53
3	—	413	107.00–110.00	107.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	618	99.00–108.00	103.66
10	—	520	106.00–115.00	110.39
10	—	476	112.00–121.00	115.00
10	—	434	117.00–127.00	122.67
7	—	569	100.00–110.00	106.62
6	—	377	130.00–137.00	133.04
5	—	684	91.00–97.00	93.58
4	—	713	85.00–90.00	87.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	121.00–130.00	126.12
6	—	563	114.00–120.00	116.36
4	—	508	121.00–126.00	123.51
4	—	413	130.00–134.00	132.01
3	—	627	111.00–114.00	112.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	128.00–138.00	133.92
6	—	467	132.00–137.00	134.66
5	—	364	141.00–150.00	145.75
4	—	678	120.00–124.00	121.99
3	—	617	120.00–124.00	121.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	290	112.00–115.00	113.47
3	—	472	95.00–98.00	97.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	484	100.00–110.00	105.97
14	—	512	100.00–109.00	104.69
13	—	427	105.00–115.00	110.22
9	—	322	110.00–120.00	115.42
6	—	565	95.00–105.00	100.01
6	—	363	110.00–117.00	113.99
4	—	640	95.00–97.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	679	98.00–105.00	101.45
8	—	518	110.00–114.00	112.24
7	—	631	100.00–106.00	103.74
6	—	365	120.00–125.00	122.34
5	—	771	95.00–100.00	97.74
4	—	563	105.00–107.00	106.00
4	—	480	113.00–115.00	114.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	984	41.00–45.00	43.77
2	—	865	33.00–37.00	34.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,262	48.00–55.00	51.58
10	—	1,184	44.00–47.00	45.71
8	—	1,451	56.00–62.00	58.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	71.00	71.00
1	—	1,730	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,460	79.00	79.00

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)	3	—	932	600.00–700.00	659.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	915	675.00–700.00	692.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,063	850.00–875.00	862.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	900.00–1,050.00	975.64

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

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

Swainsboro Stockyard - Swainsboro, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle