Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.19/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$118.19

114 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.08

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	431	119.70	516	44
Medium and Large 1	550	117.43	646	60
Medium and Large 3	351	116.11	407	10thin

One grade step is worth $3.58/cwt here — about $108 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 sale114 hd

118.19

—

GA average18 barns · 1,473 hd

120.27

−2.08

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	1,596	90.97	1,452	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,745	65.00	1,134	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	63.26	773	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	54.33	580	13

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1	—	781	101.99/cwt	97.00–104.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	111.76/cwt	110.00–114.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	126.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	126.78/cwt	122.00–130.00	548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	139.50/cwt	137.00–142.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	119.64/cwt	115.00–125.00	564	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	111.31/cwt	105.00–115.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	106.24/cwt	103.00–110.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	114.73/cwt	110.00–118.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	141.72/cwt	135.00–145.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	97.96/cwt	95.00–101.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	122.62/cwt	120.00–124.00	657	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	113.66/cwt	111.00–118.00	710	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	151.02/cwt	147.00–157.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	106.74/cwt	106.00–108.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	135.25/cwt	132.00–137.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	679	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	126.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	124.43/cwt	119.00–127.00	717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	134.17/cwt	132.00–137.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.02/cwt	122.00–130.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.31/cwt	145.00–155.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	135.49/cwt	132.00–139.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	133.94/cwt	131.00–136.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.52/cwt	155.00–162.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	112.99/cwt	110.00–117.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	121.04/cwt	120.00–122.00	333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	119.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	508	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	115.53/cwt	110.00–119.00	546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	110.68/cwt	105.00–115.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	124.77/cwt	122.00–130.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	134.89/cwt	130.00–137.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	132.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	104.42/cwt	100.00–109.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	113.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	639	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	122.65/cwt	120.00–127.00	573	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	118.00/cwt	116.00–122.00	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	112.82/cwt	109.00–118.00	695	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,147	749.93/cwt	700.00–775.00	8,602	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	811.07/cwt	800.00–825.00	8,841	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,898	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	55.02/cwt	51.00–58.00	591	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	455	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,134	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	63.78/cwt	61.00–68.00	769	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	57.89/cwt	55.00–60.00	690	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	71.75/cwt	70.00–74.00	947	7
Bulls	—	—	1,656	94.38/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	134.60/cwt	132.00–142.00	501	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 Sep 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 553Last week 293Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 47Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	781	97.00–104.00	101.99
4	—	673	110.00–114.00	111.76
4	—	433	125.00–130.00	126.54
2	—	713	105.00–107.00	105.99
13	—	563	110.00–117.00	113.44
11	—	467	120.00–127.00	122.65
9	—	539	116.00–122.00	118.00
6	—	616	109.00–118.00	112.82
6	—	372	132.00–142.00	134.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	393	110.00–117.00	112.99
4	—	275	120.00–122.00	121.04
2	—	418	110.00–115.00	112.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	115.00–125.00	119.50
10	—	473	110.00–119.00	115.53
7	—	527	105.00–115.00	110.68
5	—	379	122.00–130.00	124.77
4	—	334	130.00–137.00	134.89
4	—	265	130.00–140.00	132.59
2	—	575	100.00–109.00	104.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	122.00–130.00	126.78
2	—	485	110.00–112.00	110.98
2	—	330	137.00–142.00	139.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	115.00–125.00	119.64
6	—	565	105.00–115.00	111.31
4	—	616	103.00–110.00	106.24
4	—	538	110.00–118.00	114.73
3	—	422	135.00–145.00	141.72
2	—	715	95.00–101.00	97.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	536	120.00–124.00	122.62
7	—	625	111.00–118.00	113.66
6	—	413	147.00–157.00	151.02
4	—	669	106.00–108.00	106.74
4	—	468	132.00–137.00	135.25
2	—	718	100.00–105.00	102.46
2	—	575	117.00–119.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	125.00–130.00	126.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	119.00–127.00	124.43
6	—	487	132.00–137.00	134.17
2	—	523	122.00–130.00	126.02
2	—	420	145.00–147.00	146.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	145.00–155.00	149.31
4	—	516	132.00–139.00	135.49
3	—	572	131.00–136.00	133.94
2	—	423	155.00–162.00	158.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	85.00	85.00
7	—	1,656	90.00–97.00	94.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,074	51.00–58.00	55.02
1	—	990	46.00	46.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,206	61.00–68.00	63.78
13	—	1,192	55.00–60.00	57.89
7	—	1,320	70.00–74.00	71.75

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)	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,147	700.00–775.00	749.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	800.00–825.00	811.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	925.00	925.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle