Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, steer and bull calves mostly steady, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.11/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$115.11

74 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$8.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	117.83	616	48
Medium and Large 3	317	113.11	359	6thin
Medium and Large 2	471	109.16	514	20

One grade step is worth $8.67/cwt here — about $102 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 sale74 hd

115.11

—

GA average16 barns · 1,036 hd

113.86

+1.25

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	1,535	86.00	1,320	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	65.21	761	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	49.56	484	11

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	664	104.33/cwt	100.00–107.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	137.90/cwt	137.00–140.00	571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	132.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.52/cwt	114.00–118.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	134.57/cwt	132.00–137.00	484	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	129.59/cwt	125.00–134.00	564	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	1,188.69/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	16,499	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,392	985.39/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	13,717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	136.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.68/cwt	122.00–125.00	641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	120.65/cwt	116.00–125.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	123.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	123.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	135.31/cwt	133.00–136.00	685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	117.55/cwt	112.00–122.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	103.62/cwt	100.00–110.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	113.11/cwt	110.00–117.00	359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	113.00/cwt	110.00–117.00	633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	126.61/cwt	120.00–129.00	542	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	46.78/cwt	43.00–49.00	439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	115.73/cwt	110.00–119.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	119.61/cwt	117.00–122.00	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	120.02/cwt	117.00–127.00	571	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	112.53/cwt	105.00–115.00	686	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	99.48/cwt	95.00–104.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.93/cwt	97.00–103.00	580	3
Bulls	—	—	1,270	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,016	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	552	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	71.73/cwt	70.00–74.00	924	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	64.01/cwt	61.00–68.00	748	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	52.90/cwt	50.00–55.00	542	5
Bulls	—	—	1,550	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,364	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	113.59/cwt	111.00–115.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	124.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	104.73/cwt	102.00–106.00	557	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 May 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 511Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 88Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	664	100.00–107.00	104.33
7	—	414	137.00–140.00	137.90
7	—	465	130.00–135.00	132.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	114.00–118.00	115.52
5	—	360	132.00–137.00	134.57
5	—	435	125.00–134.00	129.59
5	—	577	111.00–115.00	113.59
6	—	463	120.00–130.00	124.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	97.00–103.00	100.93
3	—	357	120.00–125.00	123.32
3	—	532	102.00–106.00	104.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	135.00–140.00	136.65
6	—	518	122.00–125.00	123.68
6	—	577	116.00–125.00	120.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	120.00–128.00	123.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	611	120.00–125.00	123.76
9	—	506	133.00–136.00	135.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	90.00–92.00	91.00
6	—	522	100.00–110.00	103.62
4	—	410	110.00–119.00	115.73
6	—	368	117.00–122.00	119.61
2	—	558	95.00–104.00	99.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	112.00–122.00	117.55
8	—	560	110.00–117.00	113.00
10	—	428	120.00–129.00	126.61
10	—	476	117.00–127.00	120.02
13	—	610	105.00–115.00	112.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	110.00–117.00	113.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,388	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,188.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,392	925.00–1,075.00	985.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	938	43.00–49.00	46.78
5	—	1,025	50.00–55.00	52.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,288	70.00–74.00	71.73
13	—	1,168	61.00–68.00	64.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,550	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,785	90.00	90.00

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

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Replacement Cattle

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