Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.13/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$119.13

101 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$12.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.88

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	122.31	648	52
Medium and Large 2	474	116.53	553	43
Medium and Large 3	431	110.20	475	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.11/cwt here — about $173 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 sale101 hd

119.13

—

GA average17 barns · 1,504 hd

118.24

+0.88

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	1,792	87.68	1,571	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,755	63.00	1,106	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	60.93	825	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	54.27	610	6thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	110.20/cwt	105.00–114.00	475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	120.94/cwt	116.00–125.00	515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	127.42/cwt	124.00–133.00	791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	119.41/cwt	118.00–120.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.18/cwt	135.00–144.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	125.57/cwt	122.00–127.00	468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	112.28/cwt	110.00–117.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	133.45/cwt	130.00–139.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	119.01/cwt	116.00–125.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	154.26/cwt	150.00–157.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	134.14/cwt	126.00–136.00	791	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	130.64/cwt	125.00–134.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	143.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	136.33/cwt	134.00–139.00	720	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	123.19/cwt	121.00–124.00	897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	153.54/cwt	147.00–157.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	116.35/cwt	113.00–118.00	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	123.60/cwt	122.00–126.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	143.50/cwt	140.00–147.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	111.04/cwt	106.00–116.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	584	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	62.96/cwt	60.00–67.00	834	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	124.11/cwt	119.00–127.00	650	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	114.63/cwt	110.00–120.00	548	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	135.65/cwt	135.00–137.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	567	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,106	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	55.12/cwt	54.00–58.00	631	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,795	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,221	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	56.78/cwt	55.00–59.00	773	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	117.03/cwt	115.00–120.00	599	5
Bulls	—	—	1,813	92.70/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,681	3
Bulls	—	—	1,776	83.92/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	112.34/cwt	110.00–116.00	763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	114.71/cwt	110.00–118.00	549	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	113.97/cwt	112.00–115.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	106.04/cwt	105.00–108.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	156.03/cwt	155.00–157.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	102.28/cwt	100.00–107.00	545	3

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 608Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 117Year ago 86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	105.00–114.00	110.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	116.00–125.00	120.94
6	—	525	110.00–115.00	112.29
6	—	373	122.00–127.00	125.57
3	—	625	100.00–110.00	105.96
3	—	568	110.00–117.00	112.28
15	—	478	110.00–120.00	114.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	118.00–120.00	119.01
7	—	668	106.00–116.00	111.04
9	—	477	120.00–125.00	122.33
2	—	413	127.00–130.00	128.47
26	—	524	119.00–127.00	124.11
2	—	623	115.00–119.00	117.01
3	—	390	135.00–137.00	135.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	124.00–133.00	127.42
19	—	590	126.00–136.00	134.14
8	—	487	140.00–147.00	143.39
15	—	528	134.00–139.00	136.33
5	—	728	121.00–124.00	123.19
4	—	413	147.00–157.00	153.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	118.00–120.00	119.41
5	—	425	135.00–144.00	140.18
6	—	477	130.00–139.00	133.45
4	—	578	116.00–125.00	119.01
4	—	374	150.00–157.00	154.26
6	—	535	125.00–134.00	130.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	113.00–118.00	116.35
6	—	578	117.00–120.00	118.47
5	—	509	122.00–126.00	123.60
4	—	406	140.00–147.00	143.50
2	—	465	132.00–135.00	133.48
2	—	358	160.00–162.00	161.01
6	—	679	110.00–116.00	112.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	120.00–125.00	122.51
5	—	512	115.00–120.00	117.03
2	—	313	165.00–170.00	167.48
3	—	578	112.00–115.00	113.97
3	—	617	105.00–108.00	106.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	120.00–125.00	122.33
7	—	479	110.00–118.00	114.71
2	—	283	155.00–160.00	157.39
2	—	325	155.00–157.00	156.03
3	—	533	100.00–107.00	102.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,325	60.00–67.00	62.96
1	—	1,795	68.00	68.00
10	—	1,361	55.00–59.00	56.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	50.00	50.00
5	—	1,145	54.00–58.00	55.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,813	91.00–94.00	92.70
4	—	1,776	81.00–88.00	83.92

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