Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.84/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$115.84

132 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$8.49/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	570	117.51	670	95
Medium and Large 2	501	111.78	560	34
Medium and Large 3	372	109.02	406	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.49/cwt here — about $264 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 sale132 hd

115.84

—

GA average16 barns · 1,497 hd

118.56

−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	—	Low	1,693	94.32	1,596	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,105	68.73	759	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	60.15	603	7thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	328	125.59/cwt	122.00–130.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	96.54/cwt	95.00–98.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	112.99/cwt	108.00–117.00	775	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	119.04/cwt	117.00–120.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.02/cwt	137.00–140.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	103.41/cwt	100.00–107.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	119.00/cwt	116.00–122.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	130.44/cwt	127.00–137.00	487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	105.67/cwt	102.00–107.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	114.41/cwt	107.00–116.00	883	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	141.65/cwt	137.00–145.00	666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.16/cwt	121.00–130.00	770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	129.71/cwt	127.00–132.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	134.42/cwt	130.00–137.00	704	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	650.25/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,633	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	156.31/cwt	155.00–157.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	166.73/cwt	165.00–170.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	132.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.04/cwt	122.00–127.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	141.93/cwt	140.00–145.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	168.57/cwt	167.00–170.00	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	649	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	90.06/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	119.82/cwt	117.00–122.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	136.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	108.01/cwt	107.00–110.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	146.35/cwt	145.00–147.00	490	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	65.25/cwt	64.00–66.00	783	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	130.47/cwt	129.00–132.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	124.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	104.00/cwt	100.00–107.00	705	6
Bulls	—	—	1,745	98.57/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	123.84/cwt	120.00–128.00	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	100.20/cwt	95.00–103.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	113.70/cwt	110.00–115.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	136.34/cwt	135.00–137.00	447	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	60.15/cwt	58.00–62.00	603	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	70.37/cwt	67.00–74.00	746	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	109.02/cwt	107.00–110.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	110.09/cwt	105.00–115.00	588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	115.87/cwt	110.00–119.00	497	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	122.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	121.99/cwt	119.00–126.00	587	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	118.25/cwt	113.00–120.00	665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	94.98/cwt	94.00–97.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	100.95/cwt	96.00–105.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	115.37/cwt	110.00–118.00	562	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 Jun 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 243Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 70Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 37Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	122.00–130.00	125.59
2	—	675	95.00–98.00	96.54
8	—	534	105.00–115.00	110.09
8	—	429	110.00–119.00	115.87
4	—	379	120.00–125.00	122.30
3	—	722	94.00–97.00	94.98
3	—	615	96.00–105.00	100.95
3	—	487	110.00–118.00	115.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	686	108.00–117.00	112.99
8	—	528	116.00–122.00	119.00
8	—	373	127.00–137.00	130.44
6	—	712	102.00–107.00	105.67
9	—	416	120.00–128.00	123.84
5	—	785	95.00–103.00	100.20
4	—	614	110.00–115.00	113.70
3	—	328	135.00–137.00	136.34
14	—	481	119.00–126.00	121.99
10	—	562	113.00–120.00	118.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	107.00–110.00	109.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	117.00–120.00	119.04
3	—	423	137.00–140.00	138.02
2	—	775	100.00–107.00	103.41
2	—	375	140.00–142.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	772	107.00–116.00	114.41
8	—	470	137.00–145.00	141.65
7	—	615	121.00–130.00	125.16
6	—	580	127.00–132.00	129.71
5	—	524	130.00–137.00	134.42
3	—	372	155.00–157.00	156.31
3	—	285	165.00–170.00	166.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	135.00–140.00	137.45
5	—	636	107.00–110.00	108.01
3	—	335	145.00–147.00	146.35
2	—	435	129.00–132.00	130.47
8	—	466	120.00–129.00	124.47
6	—	678	100.00–107.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	130.00–135.00	132.25
6	—	570	122.00–127.00	124.04
5	—	420	140.00–145.00	141.93
4	—	278	167.00–170.00	168.57
3	—	523	123.00–125.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	117.00–122.00	119.82
3	—	378	125.00–130.00	126.70
3	—	317	135.00–140.00	136.63
2	—	460	110.00–115.00	112.47

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)	2	—	1,020	600.00–700.00	650.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	87.00–93.00	90.06
2	—	1,745	96.00–101.00	98.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,200	64.00–66.00	65.25
17	—	1,060	67.00–74.00	70.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,003	58.00–62.00	60.15

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

Replacement Cattle

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