Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves 3.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.61/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$124.61

72 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$8.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	128.83	672	29
Medium and Large 3	403	125.69	506	10thin
Medium and Large 2	512	120.58	618	33

One grade step is worth $8.25/cwt here — about $55 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 sale72 hd

124.61

—

GA average16 barns · 1,421 hd

122.71

+1.90

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	1,552	97.90	1,519	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	71.99	836	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	57.79	581	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 3	—	422	118.97/cwt	117.00–123.00	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	116.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.16/cwt	137.00–147.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	356	133.60/cwt	130.00–137.00	476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	130.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	562	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	107.83/cwt	105.00–112.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	113.14/cwt	110.00–117.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	126.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	596	4
Bulls	—	—	1,573	100.22/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,576	4
Bulls	—	—	1,515	92.11/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,395	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	109.92/cwt	107.00–113.00	685	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	72.49/cwt	69.00–75.00	817	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	65.13/cwt	61.00–67.00	767	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	80.64/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,004	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	57.79/cwt	55.00–60.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	113.69/cwt	110.00–116.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	102.79/cwt	100.00–108.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	122.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	129.49/cwt	127.00–132.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	116.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	110.97/cwt	105.00–115.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	98.01/cwt	97.00–100.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	119.08/cwt	115.00–123.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	112.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	475	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,037.75/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	10,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	111.97/cwt	110.00–113.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	131.67/cwt	131.00–133.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	163.97/cwt	162.00–165.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	121.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	947.09/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	10,588	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,094	892.37/cwt	825.00–950.00	9,763	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,506	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	125.29/cwt	122.00–127.00	654	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.87/cwt	120.00–129.00	712	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	111.99/cwt	111.00–113.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	158.47/cwt	155.00–162.00	513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	138.54/cwt	137.00–140.00	593	2

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 Jun 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 363Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 106Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	117.00–123.00	118.97
2	—	490	115.00–117.00	116.01
5	—	356	130.00–137.00	133.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	115.00–117.00	116.33
3	—	375	137.00–147.00	140.16
9	—	431	125.00–135.00	130.28
6	—	614	105.00–112.00	107.83
6	—	582	110.00–117.00	113.14
4	—	471	120.00–130.00	126.57
2	—	660	100.00–105.00	102.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	122.00–127.00	125.29
8	—	570	120.00–129.00	124.87
4	—	670	111.00–113.00	111.99
4	—	324	155.00–162.00	158.47
2	—	428	137.00–140.00	138.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	116.00–118.00	116.98
2	—	623	107.00–113.00	109.92
7	—	559	110.00–116.00	113.69
9	—	413	120.00–127.00	122.46
5	—	375	127.00–132.00	129.49
7	—	469	120.00–125.00	121.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	100.00–108.00	102.79
2	—	335	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	268	130.00–132.00	130.97
8	—	478	110.00–118.00	116.00
6	—	530	105.00–115.00	110.97
3	—	632	97.00–100.00	98.01
2	—	368	115.00–123.00	119.08
3	—	423	110.00–115.00	112.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	110.00–112.00	111.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	125.00–127.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	110.00–113.00	111.97
3	—	575	131.00–133.00	131.67
3	—	310	162.00–165.00	163.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,573	99.00–102.00	100.22
3	—	1,515	91.00–94.00	92.11
1	—	1,575	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,127	69.00–75.00	72.49
6	—	1,178	61.00–67.00	65.13
4	—	1,245	77.00–84.00	80.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,006	55.00–60.00	57.79

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	—	1,015	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,094	825.00–950.00	892.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,118	825.00–1,000.00	947.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	950.00	950.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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