Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.00/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$120.00

134 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$4.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.72

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	123.00	639	42
Medium and Large 3	394	118.72	468	23
Medium and Large 2	489	118.60	580	69

One grade step is worth $4.40/cwt here — about $59 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 sale134 hd

120.00

—

GA average15 barns · 1,365 hd

122.73

−2.72

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	1,623	88.13	1,431	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	64.62	771	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	50.38	475	11

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	517	116.48/cwt	112.00–119.00	602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	104.35/cwt	100.00–108.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	104.02/cwt	102.00–106.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	136.03/cwt	135.00–137.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	120.86/cwt	118.00–123.00	631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	118.48/cwt	116.00–121.00	673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	139.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	107.76/cwt	106.00–110.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	147.19/cwt	142.00–152.00	548	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	139.22/cwt	137.00–142.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	336	154.13/cwt	150.00–157.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	151.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	649	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.32/cwt	121.00–130.00	657	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	157.22/cwt	152.00–162.00	586	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	161.00/cwt	157.00–165.00	522	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	108.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	122.36/cwt	120.00–124.00	704	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	140.55/cwt	136.00–145.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.74/cwt	126.00–130.00	734	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	150.86/cwt	146.00–155.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	172.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	569	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	120.41/cwt	117.00–124.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	156.83/cwt	155.00–160.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.03/cwt	131.00–133.00	693	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	53.17/cwt	50.00–55.00	502	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	45.50/cwt	45.00–46.00	429	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	63.96/cwt	60.00–66.00	713	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	69.94/cwt	68.00–72.00	960	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	57.27/cwt	55.00–59.00	616	3
Bulls	—	—	1,378	84.81/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,169	3
Bulls	—	—	1,975	96.19/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,900	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	153.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	131.30/cwt	129.00–135.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	154.68/cwt	152.00–157.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	158.43/cwt	155.00–165.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	114.01/cwt	112.00–115.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	134.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	148.69/cwt	145.00–152.00	770	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	161.21/cwt	157.00–165.00	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.94/cwt	124.00–128.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	169.74/cwt	167.00–172.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	116.15/cwt	112.00–119.00	515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	123.52/cwt	120.00–127.00	395	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	111.22/cwt	110.00–112.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	128.55/cwt	127.00–130.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.43/cwt	105.00–115.00	640	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	119.45/cwt	115.00–122.00	563	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	124.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	532	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	129.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	484	11

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 Feb 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 429Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 61Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	112.00–119.00	116.48
6	—	615	100.00–108.00	104.35
4	—	660	102.00–106.00	104.02
4	—	335	135.00–137.00	136.03
12	—	580	105.00–115.00	110.43
12	—	471	115.00–122.00	119.45
11	—	429	120.00–130.00	124.00
11	—	373	125.00–135.00	129.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	118.00–123.00	120.86
8	—	568	116.00–121.00	118.48
7	—	374	135.00–145.00	139.12
6	—	622	110.00–112.00	110.99
5	—	725	106.00–110.00	107.76
4	—	408	130.00–135.00	132.48
3	—	322	140.00–142.00	140.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	443	112.00–119.00	116.15
8	—	320	120.00–127.00	123.52
5	—	481	110.00–112.00	111.22
2	—	275	127.00–130.00	128.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	142.00–152.00	147.19
5	—	420	137.00–142.00	139.22
5	—	336	150.00–157.00	154.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	430	145.00–155.00	151.02
11	—	520	121.00–130.00	126.32
10	—	373	152.00–162.00	157.22
8	—	324	157.00–165.00	161.00
7	—	674	105.00–110.00	108.44
6	—	575	120.00–124.00	122.36
4	—	460	136.00–145.00	140.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	126.00–130.00	128.74
7	—	459	146.00–155.00	150.86
6	—	330	170.00–175.00	172.37
5	—	607	117.00–124.00	120.41
5	—	433	155.00–160.00	156.83
4	—	525	131.00–133.00	132.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	150.00–155.00	153.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	129.00–135.00	131.30
6	—	422	152.00–157.00	154.68
4	—	375	155.00–165.00	158.43
3	—	722	112.00–115.00	114.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	610	130.00–137.00	134.27
8	—	518	145.00–152.00	148.69
7	—	418	157.00–165.00	161.21
4	—	675	124.00–128.00	125.94
4	—	460	152.00–155.00	153.48
4	—	393	167.00–172.00	169.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	944	50.00–55.00	53.17
4	—	943	45.00–46.00	45.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,115	60.00–66.00	63.96
5	—	1,372	68.00–72.00	69.94
3	—	1,075	55.00–59.00	57.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	83.00–88.00	84.81
2	—	1,975	94.00–98.00	96.19
1	—	1,655	82.00	82.00

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