Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer and bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, heifer calves and replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.87/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$110.87

121 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$3.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	112.06	552	63
Medium and Large 1	582	111.77	651	17thin
Medium and Large 3	414	108.66	450	41

One grade step is worth $3.40/cwt here — about $102 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 sale121 hd

110.87

—

GA average17 barns · 1,444 hd

111.96

−1.10

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	1,633	84.36	1,377	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,334	56.20	750	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	47.31	492	19

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	126.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	479	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	112.72/cwt	106.00–117.00	584	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	93.48/cwt	92.00–95.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	127.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	417	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	139.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	103.44/cwt	100.00–107.00	589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	112.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	101.97/cwt	97.00–106.00	643	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	94.57/cwt	92.00–97.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	98.47/cwt	95.00–102.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	109.52/cwt	107.00–112.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	411	117.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	482	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	99.18/cwt	95.00–102.00	580	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	96.28/cwt	90.00–100.00	594	9
Bulls	—	—	1,603	82.70/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,326	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	42.90/cwt	40.00–45.00	430	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	53.24/cwt	50.00–55.00	728	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	58.17/cwt	56.00–61.00	763	24
Bulls	—	—	1,662	86.01/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,429	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	49.35/cwt	46.00–53.00	522	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	108.85/cwt	105.00–112.00	521	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	108.15/cwt	105.00–112.00	621	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	101.91/cwt	100.00–105.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	392	111.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	124.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	335	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	98.93/cwt	95.00–102.00	521	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	314	127.60/cwt	125.00–132.00	401	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	387	124.33/cwt	122.00–128.00	481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	116.31/cwt	114.00–119.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	469	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	106.37/cwt	105.00–110.00	462	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	777.01/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,454	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	769.20/cwt	725.00–825.00	7,884	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,112.46/cwt	950.00–1,300.00	12,515	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,274.79/cwt	1,075.00–1,475.00	14,941	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	938.16/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	9,504	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,375	1,196.73/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	16,455	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,400.27/cwt	1,300.00–1,500.00	18,386	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	1,012.25/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	12,552	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	20,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	118.60/cwt	115.00–122.00	791	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	132.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	688	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	129.20/cwt	125.00–133.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	146.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	141.62/cwt	137.00–145.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	139.47/cwt	137.00–142.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	103.70/cwt	102.00–105.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	106.66/cwt	105.00–108.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	109.97/cwt	108.00–114.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	114.55/cwt	110.00–117.00	704	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	127.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.38/cwt	105.00–115.00	579	14

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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 716Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 81Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	380	120.00–130.00	126.10
7	—	326	125.00–130.00	127.82
14	—	569	100.00–107.00	103.44
6	—	482	110.00–115.00	112.36
4	—	675	92.00–97.00	94.57
4	—	610	95.00–102.00	98.47
4	—	408	115.00–117.00	116.01
14	—	525	105.00–115.00	110.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	392	110.00–115.00	111.40
8	—	270	120.00–128.00	124.11
6	—	527	95.00–102.00	98.93
10	—	458	100.00–105.00	102.51
10	—	434	105.00–110.00	106.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	130.00–137.00	133.55
7	—	669	102.00–105.00	103.70
6	—	622	105.00–108.00	106.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	518	106.00–117.00	112.72
4	—	668	92.00–95.00	93.48
8	—	631	97.00–106.00	101.97
4	—	723	90.00–95.00	92.49
9	—	574	105.00–112.00	108.15
4	—	485	115.00–117.00	116.02
4	—	370	137.00–142.00	139.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	411	115.00–120.00	117.34
7	—	585	95.00–102.00	99.18
9	—	617	90.00–100.00	96.28
8	—	479	105.00–112.00	108.85
5	—	529	100.00–105.00	101.91
9	—	314	125.00–132.00	127.60
5	—	387	122.00–128.00	124.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	125.00–133.00	129.20
3	—	365	145.00–150.00	146.71
7	—	421	137.00–145.00	141.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	120.00–125.00	122.45
7	—	429	135.00–145.00	139.86
4	—	760	105.00–107.00	106.01
2	—	715	107.00–112.00	109.52
4	—	675	105.00–110.00	107.50
10	—	615	110.00–117.00	114.55
8	—	479	125.00–130.00	127.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	114.00–119.00	116.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	667	115.00–122.00	118.60
10	—	518	130.00–135.00	132.81
3	—	790	108.00–114.00	109.97
3	—	468	140.00–145.00	143.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	80.00–84.00	82.70
3	—	1,662	85.00–87.00	86.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,003	40.00–45.00	42.90
13	—	1,058	46.00–53.00	49.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,368	50.00–55.00	53.24
24	—	1,312	56.00–61.00	58.17

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	—	1,088	750.00–800.00	777.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,025	725.00–825.00	769.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,125	950.00–1,300.00	1,112.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,172	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,274.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,013	875.00–1,025.00	938.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,196.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,313	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,400.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,550.00	1,550.00

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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

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