Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 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 $117.92/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$117.92

106 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$115

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$8.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	409	121.96	499	54
Medium and Large 1	609	115.70	705	10thin
Medium and Large 2	543	113.26	615	42

One grade step is worth $8.70/cwt here — about −$115 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 sale106 hd

117.92

—

GA average17 barns · 1,578 hd

120.44

−2.51

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	1,628	90.78	1,478	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	64.09	796	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	54.04	519	24

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	525	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	113.75/cwt	112.00–115.00	717	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	126.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	102.80/cwt	100.00–105.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	100.97/cwt	96.00–105.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.85/cwt	120.00–125.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	110.43/cwt	105.00–115.00	627	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	114.44/cwt	110.00–119.00	600	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	106.09/cwt	102.00–108.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	592	107.63/cwt	104.00–114.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	136.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	134.94/cwt	132.00–142.00	433	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	112.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	512	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	119.25/cwt	115.00–122.00	515	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	128.69/cwt	125.00–132.00	471	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	97.68/cwt	95.00–99.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	124.80/cwt	123.00–126.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	114.81/cwt	113.00–117.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	119.91/cwt	117.00–123.00	616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	107.85/cwt	100.00–109.00	734	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	130.67/cwt	127.00–135.00	422	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	123.66/cwt	120.00–127.00	456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	111.97/cwt	110.00–115.00	583	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	110.07/cwt	106.00–113.00	637	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.16/cwt	115.00–125.00	519	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	113.36/cwt	110.00–117.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	103.97/cwt	100.00–107.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	119.23/cwt	117.00–122.00	385	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	123.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	108.63/cwt	106.00–114.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	130.46/cwt	126.00–134.00	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	121.81/cwt	115.00–124.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	120.93/cwt	116.00–126.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	108.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	131.37/cwt	130.00–132.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	111.33/cwt	110.00–114.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	122.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	539	4
Bulls	—	—	1,726	95.16/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,642	5
Bulls	—	—	1,547	87.13/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,348	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	73.09/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,015	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	58.52/cwt	54.00–61.00	704	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	64.93/cwt	62.00–69.00	800	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	49.37/cwt	46.00–52.00	436	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	55.59/cwt	53.00–58.00	548	18

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 Jul 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 482Last week 372Year ago 456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 49Year ago 96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	122.00–125.00	123.50
8	—	630	112.00–115.00	113.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	125.00–130.00	126.77
5	—	630	100.00–105.00	102.80
5	—	669	96.00–105.00	100.97
6	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.85
9	—	568	105.00–115.00	110.43
12	—	524	110.00–119.00	114.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	102.00–108.00	106.09
3	—	592	104.00–114.00	107.63
4	—	260	135.00–140.00	136.32
5	—	321	132.00–142.00	134.94
10	—	455	110.00–117.00	112.50
14	—	432	115.00–122.00	119.25
15	—	366	125.00–132.00	128.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	782	95.00–99.00	97.68
5	—	483	123.00–126.00	124.80
5	—	567	113.00–117.00	114.81
10	—	514	117.00–123.00	119.91
15	—	681	100.00–109.00	107.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	112.00–115.00	113.51
6	—	323	127.00–135.00	130.67
7	—	369	120.00–127.00	123.66
9	—	521	110.00–115.00	111.97
11	—	579	106.00–113.00	110.07
13	—	425	115.00–125.00	122.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	110.00–117.00	113.36
3	—	482	100.00–107.00	103.97
5	—	323	117.00–122.00	119.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	128.00–130.00	128.99
3	—	605	120.00–125.00	123.33
3	—	780	106.00–114.00	108.63
6	—	518	126.00–134.00	130.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	115.00–124.00	121.81
4	—	568	116.00–126.00	120.93
6	—	663	105.00–110.00	108.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	130.00–132.00	131.37
3	—	505	110.00–114.00	111.33
4	—	438	120.00–127.00	122.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,726	92.00–98.00	95.16
6	—	1,547	85.00–89.00	87.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,389	70.00–77.00	73.09
12	—	1,203	54.00–61.00	58.52
26	—	1,232	62.00–69.00	64.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	883	46.00–52.00	49.37
18	—	986	53.00–58.00	55.59

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Swainsboro