Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.85/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$118.85

69 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$9.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.11

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	121.02	621	26
Medium and Large 2	456	118.69	541	36
Medium and Large 3	417	111.64	466	7thin

One grade step is worth $9.38/cwt here — about $155 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 sale69 hd

118.85

—

GA average17 barns · 1,516 hd

116.74

+2.11

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	1,677	93.66	1,571	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	64.34	850	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	57.96	942	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	53.00	530	9thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	—	307	129.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	115.77/cwt	109.00–119.00	594	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	114.72/cwt	110.00–120.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	126.33/cwt	125.00–127.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	122.96/cwt	121.00–126.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	122.06/cwt	115.00–125.00	515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	116.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	551	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	122.66/cwt	120.00–126.00	580	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	57.96/cwt	57.00–59.00	942	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	439	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	53.50/cwt	50.00–55.00	542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	105.98/cwt	104.00–108.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	103.94/cwt	100.00–108.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	123.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	114.67/cwt	110.00–118.00	554	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	120.72/cwt	118.00–125.00	635	9
Bulls	—	—	1,634	95.26/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,557	4
Bulls	—	—	1,700	87.29/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,484	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	124.51/cwt	120.00–129.00	584	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	64.13/cwt	61.00–68.00	891	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	70.62/cwt	69.00–74.00	768	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	57.28/cwt	54.00–60.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	117.70/cwt	115.00–121.00	670	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	119.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	148.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.13/cwt	137.00–147.00	670	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	131.41/cwt	129.00–134.00	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	157.22/cwt	155.00–162.00	662	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,017	754.92/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	128.74/cwt	125.00–132.00	736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	135.98/cwt	134.00–138.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	163.48/cwt	162.00–165.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	132.12/cwt	125.00–135.00	635	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	113.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	107.27/cwt	104.00–110.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	132.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	155.49/cwt	155.00–157.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	141.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	613	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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 422Year ago 331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 133Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	125.00–135.00	129.03
8	—	513	109.00–119.00	115.77
10	—	422	115.00–125.00	122.06
11	—	472	110.00–120.00	116.81
2	—	358	120.00–122.00	121.01
2	—	623	104.00–108.00	105.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	110.00–120.00	114.72
2	—	513	100.00–108.00	103.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	125.00–127.00	126.33
3	—	517	121.00–126.00	122.96
9	—	473	120.00–126.00	122.66
11	—	569	115.00–121.00	117.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	115.00–117.00	115.98
5	—	615	115.00–119.00	116.99
6	—	563	115.00–125.00	119.85
2	—	410	147.00–150.00	148.52
7	—	536	129.00–134.00	131.41
7	—	481	125.00–135.00	132.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	118.00–120.00	118.99
10	—	468	137.00–147.00	143.13
4	—	421	155.00–162.00	157.22
8	—	572	125.00–132.00	128.74
4	—	516	134.00–138.00	135.98
3	—	615	120.00–125.00	123.02
2	—	380	162.00–165.00	163.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	105.00–110.00	107.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	120.00–127.00	123.19
10	—	483	110.00–118.00	114.67
3	—	623	106.00–108.00	107.00
3	—	385	135.00–140.00	136.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	118.00–125.00	120.72
12	—	469	120.00–129.00	124.51
5	—	569	110.00–116.00	113.01
4	—	674	104.00–110.00	107.27
2	—	365	150.00–152.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	130.00–135.00	132.63
4	—	369	155.00–157.00	155.49
3	—	433	140.00–145.00	141.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	57.00–59.00	57.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	49.00	49.00
8	—	1,013	50.00–55.00	53.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,390	61.00–68.00	64.13
5	—	1,087	69.00–74.00	70.62
4	—	1,358	54.00–60.00	57.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,634	92.00–98.00	95.26
2	—	1,700	86.00–88.00	87.29
1	—	1,805	100.00	100.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,017	700.00–800.00	754.92

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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