Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 higher, feeder bulls mostly steady, steer and bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher, heifer calves steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.44/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$130.44

107 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$10.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.88

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	136.63	660	42
Medium and Large 2	465	126.85	590	41
Medium and Large 3	419	125.72	527	24

One grade step is worth $10.91/cwt here — about $133 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 sale107 hd

130.44

—

GA average17 barns · 1,349 hd

125.56

+4.88

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	1,583	96.53	1,528	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	66.24	840	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	61.00	930	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	52.11	515	10

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	130.19/cwt	128.00–133.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	139.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	124.26/cwt	123.00–125.00	977	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	128.81/cwt	126.00–134.00	752	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	114.52/cwt	107.00–116.00	817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	131.67/cwt	127.00–134.00	694	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,915	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,228	1,025.40/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	12,592	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	159.93/cwt	155.00–165.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	114.50/cwt	111.00–118.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	287	175.57/cwt	172.00–180.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	175.71/cwt	172.00–180.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	117.74/cwt	117.00–119.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	133.31/cwt	131.00–135.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	118.81/cwt	116.00–122.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	143.03/cwt	140.00–148.00	594	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	126.00/cwt	123.00–128.00	663	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	102.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	113.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	111.16/cwt	105.00–115.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	132.84/cwt	130.00–137.00	559	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	144.11/cwt	142.00–150.00	520	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	124.72/cwt	121.00–127.00	594	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	156.61/cwt	155.00–160.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	120.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	115.68/cwt	112.00–120.00	552	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	153.50/cwt	150.00–160.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	126.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	124.08/cwt	120.00–127.00	341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	102.39/cwt	100.00–105.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	118.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	109.01/cwt	105.00–111.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	122.34/cwt	120.00–127.00	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	115.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	130.75/cwt	125.00–135.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	99.45/cwt	95.00–104.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	116.12/cwt	116.00–117.00	819	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	122.83/cwt	116.00–125.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	121.12/cwt	114.00–123.00	741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	106.78/cwt	105.00–110.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	118.98/cwt	115.00–122.00	675	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	55.81/cwt	54.00–60.00	598	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	46.56/cwt	44.00–49.00	402	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	930	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	65.37/cwt	62.00–69.00	803	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	71.97/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,021	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	59.33/cwt	57.00–61.00	692	6
Bulls	—	—	1,776	97.31/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,728	5
Bulls	—	—	1,565	104.17/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,630	2
Bulls	—	—	1,120	86.94/cwt	86.00–88.00	974	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,161	898.71/cwt	875.00–950.00	10,434	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	1,135.11/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	12,906	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,169.60/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	13,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	123.63/cwt	122.00–127.00	595	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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 384Year ago 383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 91Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	128.00–133.00	130.19
6	—	517	135.00–145.00	139.92
8	—	786	123.00–125.00	124.26
16	—	584	126.00–134.00	128.81
5	—	414	150.00–160.00	153.50
3	—	667	125.00–130.00	126.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	150.00–155.00	152.47
6	—	713	107.00–116.00	114.52
8	—	527	127.00–134.00	131.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	155.00–165.00	159.93
2	—	605	111.00–118.00	114.50
3	—	287	172.00–180.00	175.57
3	—	330	172.00–180.00	175.71
4	—	660	117.00–119.00	117.74
6	—	470	131.00–135.00	133.31
6	—	582	116.00–122.00	118.81
8	—	415	140.00–148.00	143.03
8	—	526	123.00–128.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	100.00–104.00	102.02
5	—	531	110.00–120.00	113.02
5	—	585	105.00–115.00	111.16
8	—	421	130.00–137.00	132.84
10	—	361	142.00–150.00	144.11
11	—	476	121.00–127.00	124.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	290	155.00–160.00	156.61
4	—	374	130.00–140.00	134.92
8	—	424	120.00–125.00	120.84
9	—	477	112.00–120.00	115.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	132.00–135.00	133.48
17	—	705	116.00–117.00	116.12
10	—	516	116.00–125.00	122.83
9	—	612	114.00–123.00	121.12
5	—	683	105.00–110.00	106.78
5	—	567	115.00–122.00	118.98
5	—	481	122.00–127.00	123.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	120.00–127.00	124.08
2	—	475	100.00–105.00	102.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	115.00–125.00	118.52
6	—	616	105.00–111.00	109.01
6	—	392	120.00–127.00	122.34
3	—	472	110.00–118.00	115.04
3	—	322	125.00–135.00	130.75
2	—	663	95.00–104.00	99.45

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	1	—	1,455	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,228	900.00–1,125.00	1,025.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,161	875.00–950.00	898.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,137	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,135.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,135	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,169.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,071	54.00–60.00	55.81
4	—	863	44.00–49.00	46.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,228	62.00–69.00	65.37
11	—	1,418	70.00–75.00	71.97
6	—	1,166	57.00–61.00	59.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,776	96.00–99.00	97.31
2	—	1,565	102.00–106.00	104.17
2	—	1,120	86.00–88.00	86.94

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle