Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.11/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$123.11

89 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$20.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.38

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	133.87	631	37
Medium and Large 3	411	122.81	504	11thin
Medium and Large 2	548	113.49	622	41

One grade step is worth $20.38/cwt here — about $9 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 sale89 hd

123.11

—

GA average17 barns · 1,400 hd

118.73

+4.38

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	1,643	96.04	1,578	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	66.01	1,099	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	60.41	762	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	51.96	542	26

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	313	156.01/cwt	155.00–157.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	143.01/cwt	142.00–145.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	124.68/cwt	120.00–127.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	101.66/cwt	99.00–103.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	150.20/cwt	147.00–152.00	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	135.65/cwt	133.00–137.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	124.97/cwt	121.00–129.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	122.46/cwt	119.00–126.00	832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	118.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	114.35/cwt	113.00–116.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	103.36/cwt	100.00–110.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	124.96/cwt	123.00–127.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	169.32/cwt	168.00–170.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	109.77/cwt	105.00–115.00	574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	106.95/cwt	104.00–110.00	612	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	127.90/cwt	125.00–132.00	599	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	120.51/cwt	115.00–125.00	684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	128.57/cwt	127.00–132.00	725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	104.79/cwt	100.00–107.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	119.20/cwt	115.00–122.00	387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	121.43/cwt	116.00–126.00	619	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	122.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	104.22/cwt	100.00–106.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	131.75/cwt	128.00–135.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	494	115.30/cwt	110.00–118.00	570	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	135.96/cwt	135.00–137.00	360	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	93.47/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,664	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	103.13/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,803	2
Bulls	—	—	1,160	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	109.48/cwt	105.00–113.00	619	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	116.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	601	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	57.11/cwt	55.00–59.00	690	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	54.30/cwt	51.00–57.00	572	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	47.54/cwt	43.00–50.00	488	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	66.01/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	164.03/cwt	160.00–167.00	472	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	115.59/cwt	112.00–117.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	107.41/cwt	105.00–109.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	113.50/cwt	112.00–116.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	119.19/cwt	115.00–122.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	584	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	62.81/cwt	60.00–67.00	816	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	117.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	567	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	102.58/cwt	95.00–105.00	644	5

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 482Year ago 588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 130Year ago 137

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	155.00–157.00	156.01
3	—	407	142.00–145.00	143.01
3	—	508	120.00–127.00	124.68
3	—	717	99.00–103.00	101.66
4	—	463	130.00–132.00	130.98
5	—	365	147.00–152.00	150.20
6	—	580	115.00–117.00	115.99
6	—	288	160.00–167.00	164.03
5	—	606	112.00–117.00	115.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	120.00–127.00	122.47
4	—	633	100.00–106.00	104.22
3	—	428	128.00–135.00	131.75
4	—	680	100.00–104.00	101.99
14	—	565	105.00–113.00	109.48
10	—	516	110.00–120.00	116.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	494	110.00–118.00	115.30
4	—	265	135.00–137.00	135.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	133.00–137.00	135.65
4	—	610	121.00–129.00	124.97
7	—	679	119.00–126.00	122.46
3	—	313	168.00–170.00	169.32
6	—	508	131.00–135.00	133.00
7	—	564	127.00–132.00	128.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	115.00–125.00	118.97
3	—	423	123.00–127.00	124.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	113.00–116.00	114.35
3	—	708	100.00–110.00	103.36
4	—	543	120.00–122.00	121.00
9	—	468	125.00–132.00	127.90
9	—	568	115.00–125.00	120.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	105.00–115.00	109.77
9	—	572	104.00–110.00	106.95
7	—	421	115.00–122.00	119.19
7	—	484	110.00–120.00	117.14
5	—	628	95.00–105.00	102.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	663	100.00–107.00	104.79
11	—	510	116.00–126.00	121.43
5	—	624	105.00–109.00	107.41
4	—	563	112.00–116.00	113.50
4	—	473	122.00–125.00	123.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	115.00–117.00	116.02
4	—	325	115.00–122.00	119.20
4	—	415	105.00–110.00	107.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	93.00–94.00	93.47
2	—	1,748	100.00–106.00	103.13
1	—	1,160	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,209	55.00–59.00	57.11
22	—	1,299	60.00–67.00	62.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,053	51.00–57.00	54.30
9	—	1,026	43.00–50.00	47.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	65.00–67.00	66.01

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