Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher, 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 $110.89/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$110.89

205 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$15.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	115.12	596	108
Medium and Large 2	454	108.86	494	68
Medium and Large 3	425	99.90	424	29

One grade step is worth $15.22/cwt here — about $172 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 sale205 hd

110.89

—

GA average16 barns · 1,968 hd

111.23

−0.34

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	1,745	76.87	1,341	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	46.60	570	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	42.40	397	10

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	475	128.55/cwt	125.00–133.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	122.59/cwt	116.00–124.00	537	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	43.50/cwt	40.00–45.00	418	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	315	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	44.40/cwt	42.00–46.00	554	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	48.99/cwt	47.00–52.00	587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	103.36/cwt	100.00–106.00	708	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	113.39/cwt	111.00–117.00	539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	113.22/cwt	110.00–117.00	421	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	105.48/cwt	100.00–108.00	554	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	123.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	643	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	107.55/cwt	106.00–109.00	714	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	156.03/cwt	152.00–162.00	520	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	113.04/cwt	109.00–117.00	589	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	140.09/cwt	135.00–145.00	534	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	105.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	665	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	788.01/cwt	725.00–850.00	9,574	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,158	662.10/cwt	625.00–700.00	7,667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	157.08/cwt	152.00–162.00	518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	130.17/cwt	125.00–134.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	140.37/cwt	138.00–145.00	660	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,298	864.07/cwt	800.00–925.00	11,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.96/cwt	122.00–126.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	120.40/cwt	117.00–123.00	797	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	119.19/cwt	115.00–124.00	850	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	128.46/cwt	124.00–132.00	734	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	148.63/cwt	145.00–152.00	629	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	99.63/cwt	97.00–102.00	421	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	117.43/cwt	115.00–119.00	715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	140.14/cwt	137.00–142.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	133.60/cwt	130.00–136.00	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	116.59/cwt	113.00–121.00	669	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	93.99/cwt	90.00–97.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	111.83/cwt	109.00–115.00	467	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	106.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	108.44/cwt	105.00–112.00	314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	101.98/cwt	100.00–105.00	384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	122.79/cwt	120.00–124.00	463	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	123.55/cwt	122.00–125.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	104.48/cwt	100.00–109.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	108.47/cwt	106.00–111.00	615	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	114.87/cwt	109.00–118.00	601	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	110.80/cwt	104.00–114.00	688	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	105.36/cwt	100.00–108.00	498	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	101.70/cwt	96.00–105.00	583	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	147.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	117.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	97.34/cwt	95.00–100.00	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	142.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	466	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	133.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	558	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	117.21/cwt	115.00–123.00	573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	110.32/cwt	106.00–115.00	632	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	99.01/cwt	97.00–101.00	565	5
Bulls	—	—	1,660	71.70/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,190	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	82.04/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,501	3

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 Dec 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 395Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last 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
5	—	475	125.00–133.00	128.55
9	—	521	120.00–127.00	123.37
9	—	664	106.00–109.00	107.55
10	—	333	152.00–162.00	156.03
6	—	358	145.00–150.00	147.33
7	—	579	115.00–120.00	117.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	109.00–117.00	113.04
11	—	381	135.00–145.00	140.09
11	—	628	100.00–110.00	105.96
7	—	328	140.00–145.00	142.04
8	—	418	130.00–137.00	133.43
9	—	489	115.00–123.00	117.21
17	—	573	106.00–115.00	110.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	95.00–100.00	97.34
4	—	308	130.00–135.00	132.52
5	—	571	97.00–101.00	99.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	115.00–120.00	117.54
15	—	372	110.00–117.00	113.22
12	—	525	100.00–108.00	105.48
17	—	418	109.00–115.00	111.83
9	—	473	100.00–108.00	105.36
11	—	573	96.00–105.00	101.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	438	116.00–124.00	122.59
9	—	685	100.00–106.00	103.36
8	—	475	111.00–117.00	113.39
10	—	377	120.00–124.00	122.79
4	—	330	122.00–125.00	123.55
4	—	718	100.00–109.00	104.48
12	—	567	106.00–111.00	108.47
16	—	523	109.00–118.00	114.87
17	—	621	104.00–114.00	110.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	97.00–102.00	99.63
6	—	523	90.00–97.00	93.99
3	—	328	100.00–110.00	106.60
4	—	290	105.00–112.00	108.44
4	—	560	90.00–95.00	92.52
6	—	377	100.00–105.00	101.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	140.00–142.00	140.67
5	—	523	120.00–122.00	121.21
7	—	609	115.00–119.00	117.43
6	—	423	137.00–142.00	140.14
7	—	480	130.00–136.00	133.60
10	—	574	113.00–121.00	116.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	152.00–162.00	157.08
7	—	529	125.00–134.00	130.17
9	—	470	138.00–145.00	140.37
4	—	365	150.00–152.00	151.01
4	—	623	122.00–126.00	123.96
10	—	662	117.00–123.00	120.40
10	—	713	115.00–124.00	119.19
13	—	571	124.00–132.00	128.46
19	—	423	145.00–152.00	148.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	108.00–110.00	109.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	962	40.00–45.00	43.50
2	—	830	38.00	38.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,247	42.00–46.00	44.40
11	—	1,198	47.00–52.00	48.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	70.00–75.00	71.70
3	—	1,830	80.00–83.00	82.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,215	725.00–850.00	788.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,158	625.00–700.00	662.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,298	800.00–925.00	864.07

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

Slaughter Cattle

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