Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.16/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$119.16

140 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$13.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.81

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	121.50	640	74
Medium and Large 2	454	117.36	533	60
Medium and Large 3	447	108.33	484	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.17/cwt here — about $156 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 sale140 hd

119.16

—

GA average17 barns · 1,561 hd

119.97

−0.81

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	1,546	88.91	1,375	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	65.20	816	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	60.92	977	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	53.13	519	14

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	423	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	162.66/cwt	157.00–167.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	112.23/cwt	109.00–116.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	119.13/cwt	116.00–126.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	113.70/cwt	110.00–117.00	711	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	125.29/cwt	120.00–128.00	648	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	103.30/cwt	100.00–105.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	293	166.75/cwt	165.00–170.00	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	165.43/cwt	162.00–170.00	553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	111.44/cwt	107.00–115.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	107.45/cwt	100.00–110.00	660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	123.10/cwt	120.00–128.00	599	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	114.88/cwt	111.00–120.00	607	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	137.92/cwt	132.00–142.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	101.36/cwt	100.00–104.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	115.13/cwt	110.00–120.00	553	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	123.93/cwt	120.00–129.00	533	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	138.57/cwt	137.00–140.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	109.94/cwt	106.00–115.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	111.79/cwt	107.00–117.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	115.59/cwt	112.00–118.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	137.51/cwt	134.00–142.00	498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	121.44/cwt	120.00–126.00	577	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	122.18/cwt	116.00–125.00	634	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	118.72/cwt	115.00–121.00	685	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	113.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	105.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	652	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	56.03/cwt	53.00–61.00	544	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	47.92/cwt	46.00–50.00	474	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	60.92/cwt	59.00–63.00	977	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	65.22/cwt	62.00–69.00	844	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	71.77/cwt	70.00–74.00	916	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	58.58/cwt	57.00–61.00	636	8
Bulls	—	—	1,399	85.12/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,191	7
Bulls	—	—	1,752	94.22/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	124.38/cwt	120.00–128.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	158.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	141.58/cwt	137.00–145.00	607	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	135.68/cwt	132.00–138.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	129.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.01/cwt	119.00–121.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	123.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	829	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	135.78/cwt	134.00–137.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	127.72/cwt	125.00–131.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	149.13/cwt	145.00–155.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	162.31/cwt	160.00–165.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	101.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	114.49/cwt	110.00–119.00	536	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	118.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	511	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	108.68/cwt	105.00–115.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	125.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	130.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	427	6

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 589Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 111Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.60
4	—	364	157.00–167.00	162.66
4	—	671	109.00–116.00	112.23
6	—	567	116.00–126.00	119.13
7	—	625	110.00–117.00	113.70
10	—	517	120.00–128.00	125.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	100.00–105.00	103.30
4	—	293	165.00–170.00	166.75
6	—	334	162.00–170.00	165.43
6	—	423	130.00–137.00	132.63
6	—	573	107.00–115.00	111.44
7	—	614	100.00–110.00	107.45
10	—	487	120.00–128.00	123.10
11	—	528	111.00–120.00	114.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	132.00–142.00	137.92
3	—	565	100.00–104.00	101.36
12	—	480	110.00–120.00	115.13
14	—	430	120.00–129.00	123.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	137.00–140.00	138.57
3	—	722	106.00–115.00	109.94
4	—	423	125.00–130.00	126.70
4	—	663	107.00–117.00	111.79
5	—	614	112.00–118.00	115.59
6	—	362	134.00–142.00	137.51
13	—	475	120.00–126.00	121.44
16	—	519	116.00–125.00	122.18
21	—	577	115.00–121.00	118.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	130.00–135.00	132.41
3	—	523	110.00–115.00	113.03
5	—	615	100.00–110.00	105.98
16	—	468	110.00–119.00	114.49
16	—	433	115.00–125.00	118.01
6	—	568	105.00–115.00	108.68
6	—	382	120.00–130.00	125.73
6	—	328	125.00–135.00	130.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	100.00–103.00	101.53
2	—	445	105.00–107.00	106.00
2	—	310	115.00–120.00	117.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	120.00–128.00	124.38
3	—	323	155.00–160.00	158.30
2	—	560	110.00–113.00	111.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	429	137.00–145.00	141.58
6	—	476	132.00–138.00	135.68
4	—	530	125.00–134.00	129.50
2	—	640	119.00–121.00	120.01
2	—	315	165.00–167.00	165.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	672	120.00–124.00	123.31
5	—	517	134.00–137.00	135.78
4	—	578	125.00–131.00	127.72
4	—	419	145.00–155.00	149.13
3	—	608	124.00–126.00	125.00
3	—	372	160.00–165.00	162.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	971	53.00–61.00	56.03
5	—	989	46.00–50.00	47.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	59.00–63.00	60.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,294	62.00–69.00	65.22
8	—	1,276	70.00–74.00	71.77
8	—	1,086	57.00–61.00	58.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,399	84.00–88.00	85.12
5	—	1,752	93.00–96.00	94.22

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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