Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.27/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$119.27

98 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$7.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	123.54	622	42
Medium and Large 3	336	116.95	393	9thin
Medium and Large 2	488	115.90	565	47

One grade step is worth $7.64/cwt here — about $56 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 sale98 hd

119.27

—

GA average17 barns · 1,626 hd

118.47

+0.80

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	1,721	91.83	1,580	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	66.04	768	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	52.73	532	17

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	524	121.00/cwt	117.00–125.00	634	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	99.28/cwt	95.00–102.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	106.68/cwt	105.00–108.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	148.96/cwt	145.00–152.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	159.61/cwt	157.00–165.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	145.56/cwt	142.00–148.00	607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	156.19/cwt	155.00–157.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	104.67/cwt	101.00–107.00	743	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,245	862.30/cwt	850.00–875.00	10,736	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,119.67/cwt	975.00–1,275.00	13,615	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,008	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	54.03/cwt	51.00–57.00	552	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	46.64/cwt	46.00–47.00	441	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	65.33/cwt	62.00–69.00	766	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	72.29/cwt	70.00–78.00	871	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	57.37/cwt	54.00–61.00	601	7
Bulls	—	—	1,630	85.21/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,389	8
Bulls	—	—	1,829	94.04/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,720	6
Bulls	—	—	1,741	101.77/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,772	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,012	874.92/cwt	800.00–925.00	8,854	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	961.56/cwt	950.00–975.00	11,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	110.52/cwt	109.00–112.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	110.64/cwt	105.00–115.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	120.62/cwt	116.00–124.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	132.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	128.23/cwt	124.00–132.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	153.41/cwt	150.00–157.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.83/cwt	120.00–128.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	126.68/cwt	124.00–130.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	113.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	117.26/cwt	115.00–122.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	119.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	513	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	113.15/cwt	110.00–116.00	600	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	110.51/cwt	105.00–114.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	105.19/cwt	102.00–109.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.62/cwt	127.00–135.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	124.89/cwt	121.00–129.00	591	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	119.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	134.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	115.42/cwt	114.00–119.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	102.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	138.55/cwt	137.00–140.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	125.31/cwt	123.00–128.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	124.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	527	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	115.36/cwt	110.00–119.00	547	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	148.76/cwt	145.00–152.00	475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	133.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	115.99/cwt	111.00–119.00	679	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	124.49/cwt	120.00–127.00	593	10

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 485Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 93Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	117.00–125.00	121.00
5	—	630	110.00–112.00	111.00
3	—	728	95.00–102.00	99.28
3	—	683	105.00–108.00	106.68
3	—	425	130.00–135.00	131.63
3	—	367	145.00–152.00	148.96
3	—	327	157.00–165.00	159.61
11	—	585	111.00–119.00	115.99
10	—	476	120.00–127.00	124.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	142.00–148.00	145.56
5	—	392	155.00–157.00	156.19
3	—	710	101.00–107.00	104.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	120.00–130.00	124.21
6	—	474	110.00–119.00	115.36
5	—	319	145.00–152.00	148.76
4	—	369	130.00–140.00	133.88
2	—	530	110.00–114.00	111.98
2	—	260	155.00–157.00	155.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	109.00–112.00	110.52
2	—	438	125.00–130.00	127.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	679	105.00–115.00	110.64
5	—	574	116.00–124.00	120.62
5	—	477	130.00–135.00	132.63
4	—	516	124.00–132.00	128.23
3	—	773	100.00–110.00	104.97
2	—	385	150.00–157.00	153.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	120.00–128.00	122.83
3	—	610	124.00–130.00	126.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	110.00–120.00	113.92
3	—	330	115.00–122.00	117.26
2	—	260	120.00–125.00	122.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	431	115.00–125.00	119.14
11	—	530	110.00–116.00	113.15
6	—	578	105.00–114.00	110.51
6	—	473	110.00–120.00	115.04
5	—	631	102.00–109.00	105.19
4	—	325	127.00–135.00	130.62
2	—	363	125.00–127.00	126.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	473	121.00–129.00	124.89
8	—	559	115.00–125.00	119.73
7	—	370	130.00–140.00	134.12
5	—	626	114.00–119.00	115.42
4	—	731	100.00–105.00	102.75
4	—	315	137.00–140.00	138.55
3	—	518	123.00–128.00	125.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,245	850.00–875.00	862.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,012	800.00–925.00	874.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,216	975.00–1,275.00	1,119.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	950.00–975.00	961.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,022	51.00–57.00	54.03
3	—	945	46.00–47.00	46.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,173	62.00–69.00	65.33
13	—	1,205	70.00–78.00	72.29
7	—	1,048	54.00–61.00	57.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,630	83.00–89.00	85.21
6	—	1,829	90.00–97.00	94.04
4	—	1,741	99.00–104.00	101.77

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

Heifers · 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