Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.39/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$117.39

100 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

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

$1.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	453	118.62	537	32
Medium and Large 3	330	117.61	388	6thin
Medium and Large 1	553	116.73	646	62

One grade step is worth $1.89/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale100 hd

117.39

—

GA average17 barns · 1,396 hd

118.12

−0.73

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	—	High	1,473	98.28	1,447	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	65.84	784	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	53.53	564	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	522	113.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	125.28/cwt	122.00–129.00	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	108.51/cwt	105.00–113.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	130.70/cwt	130.00–132.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	103.32/cwt	100.00–108.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	114.73/cwt	113.00–116.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	121.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	138.99/cwt	137.00–142.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	114.64/cwt	114.00–116.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	133.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	507	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	71.71/cwt	69.00–74.00	796	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	58.98/cwt	57.00–60.00	757	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	49.54/cwt	49.00–50.00	544	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	57.51/cwt	55.00–60.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	104.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	126.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	466	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	113.18/cwt	110.00–115.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	114.83/cwt	111.00–120.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	101.77/cwt	101.00–103.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	122.41/cwt	117.00–125.00	525	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	65.06/cwt	61.00–68.00	783	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	110.44/cwt	106.00–113.00	701	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	113.73/cwt	111.00–117.00	654	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	124.14/cwt	122.00–127.00	572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	120.51/cwt	116.00–126.00	625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	128.46/cwt	126.00–133.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	388	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	157.13/cwt	152.00–162.00	583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	119.80/cwt	115.00–122.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	139.96/cwt	137.00–143.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	104.94/cwt	100.00–109.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	131.53/cwt	130.00–132.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	131.67/cwt	125.00–135.00	428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	136.99/cwt	135.00–139.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	174.74/cwt	170.00–177.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	121.81/cwt	119.00–125.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	125.58/cwt	121.00–129.00	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	152.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	287	167.20/cwt	165.00–172.00	480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	117.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	655	2
Bulls	—	—	1,444	103.42/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,493	7
Bulls	—	—	1,518	93.75/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,423	5
Bulls	—	—	1,445	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,228	1

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 330Year ago 646

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 102Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	110.00–120.00	113.84
7	—	478	122.00–129.00	125.28
6	—	590	105.00–113.00	108.51
3	—	417	130.00–132.00	130.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	100.00–108.00	103.32
3	—	443	120.00–122.00	120.66
2	—	595	100.00–102.00	101.00
2	—	380	130.00–137.00	133.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	113.00–116.00	114.73
4	—	515	120.00–126.00	121.99
4	—	421	137.00–142.00	138.99
3	—	628	114.00–116.00	114.64
8	—	466	130.00–133.00	131.47
4	—	706	100.00–110.00	104.00
3	—	383	150.00–155.00	152.34
3	—	287	165.00–172.00	167.20
2	—	560	115.00–119.00	117.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	369	120.00–130.00	126.22
6	—	528	110.00–115.00	113.18
6	—	467	111.00–120.00	114.83
4	—	626	101.00–103.00	101.77
4	—	429	117.00–125.00	122.41
3	—	325	125.00–135.00	131.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	635	106.00–113.00	110.44
12	—	575	111.00–117.00	113.73
8	—	461	122.00–127.00	124.14
7	—	519	116.00–126.00	120.51
6	—	418	126.00–133.00	128.46
4	—	670	100.00–109.00	104.94
4	—	388	130.00–132.00	131.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	115.00–120.00	117.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	152.00–162.00	157.13
4	—	780	115.00–122.00	119.80
4	—	420	137.00–143.00	139.96
9	—	523	130.00–137.00	132.54
3	—	330	170.00–177.00	174.74
8	—	474	135.00–140.00	137.56
7	—	579	126.00–130.00	127.99
5	—	672	119.00–125.00	121.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	135.00–139.00	136.99
6	—	521	121.00–129.00	125.58
4	—	466	130.00–134.00	131.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,110	69.00–74.00	71.71
6	—	1,283	57.00–60.00	58.98
30	—	1,203	61.00–68.00	65.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	49.00–50.00	49.54
2	—	1,010	55.00–60.00	57.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,444	100.00–106.00	103.42
5	—	1,518	92.00–96.00	93.75
1	—	1,445	85.00	85.00

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