Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.17/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$106.17

144 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$7.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.25

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	108.48	578	79
Medium and Large 1	627	107.44	674	24
Medium and Large 3	502	101.00	507	41

One grade step is worth $7.48/cwt here — about $71 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 sale144 hd

106.17

—

GA average17 barns · 1,701 hd

115.42

−9.25

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	1,727	76.84	1,327	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	51.00	615	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	44.59	498	34

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	434	120.53/cwt	117.00–125.00	523	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	138.54/cwt	135.00–142.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	143.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	120.58/cwt	115.00–125.00	691	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	113.99/cwt	110.00–117.00	716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	99.77/cwt	95.00–105.00	666	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	109.79/cwt	105.00–115.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	123.07/cwt	120.00–127.00	470	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	112.75/cwt	110.00–117.00	593	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	140.70/cwt	137.00–145.00	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	122.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	137.32/cwt	135.00–142.00	629	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	117.32/cwt	115.00–122.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	93.49/cwt	92.00–95.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	132.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	112.00/cwt	107.00–117.00	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	570	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	739.60/cwt	675.00–850.00	8,912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	102.34/cwt	100.00–107.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	103.61/cwt	100.00–110.00	693	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,188	745.05/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,851	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	965.46/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	11,972	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,579	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,262	1,144.55/cwt	1,050.00–1,225.00	14,444	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	1,401.09/cwt	1,300.00–1,475.00	20,078	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	25,463	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	47.23/cwt	45.00–50.00	582	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	798	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	46.74/cwt	45.00–50.00	542	18
Bulls	—	—	1,700	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,377	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	53.18/cwt	50.00–57.00	630	33
Bulls	—	—	1,730	76.38/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,321	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	93.49/cwt	90.00–97.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	118.23/cwt	115.00–122.00	389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	102.99/cwt	100.00–105.00	471	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	116.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	92.00/cwt	90.00–95.00	580	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	42.17/cwt	38.00–44.00	452	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	221	142.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	315	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	108.26/cwt	105.00–112.00	448	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	97.51/cwt	95.00–100.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	119.73/cwt	117.00–122.00	560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	101.05/cwt	100.00–105.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	90.74/cwt	87.00–94.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	86.00/cwt	85.00–87.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	114.33/cwt	110.00–117.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	102.96/cwt	100.00–107.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	356	129.22/cwt	125.00–132.00	460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	110.46/cwt	105.00–115.00	532	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	85.99/cwt	85.00–87.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	83.06/cwt	80.00–87.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	102.34/cwt	100.00–105.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	100.95/cwt	95.00–105.00	627	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	119.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	114.15/cwt	112.00–120.00	525	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	140.84/cwt	135.00–145.00	472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	89.70/cwt	87.00–92.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	102.20/cwt	97.00–107.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	93.34/cwt	90.00–97.00	633	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	108.40/cwt	105.00–115.00	739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	103.75/cwt	100.00–110.00	597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	109.64/cwt	105.00–115.00	571	13

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 637Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 105Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 92Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	434	117.00–125.00	120.53
9	—	382	120.00–127.00	123.07
10	—	621	95.00–105.00	100.95
9	—	460	112.00–120.00	114.15
6	—	723	87.00–92.00	89.70
4	—	338	125.00–130.00	127.44
10	—	678	90.00–97.00	93.34
9	—	575	100.00–110.00	103.75
13	—	521	105.00–115.00	109.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	110.00–115.00	112.47
3	—	468	120.00–122.00	120.65
4	—	520	115.00–117.00	116.03
4	—	775	92.00–95.00	93.49
3	—	727	100.00–107.00	102.34
6	—	669	100.00–110.00	103.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	90.00–97.00	93.49
6	—	329	115.00–122.00	118.23
5	—	457	100.00–105.00	102.99
10	—	414	105.00–112.00	108.26
4	—	523	95.00–100.00	97.51
8	—	623	87.00–94.00	90.74
4	—	685	85.00–87.00	86.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	135.00–142.00	138.54
2	—	378	140.00–147.00	143.34
8	—	573	115.00–125.00	120.58
8	—	520	120.00–127.00	122.55
4	—	730	102.00–105.00	103.52
4	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.94
6	—	628	110.00–117.00	113.99
5	—	773	97.00–107.00	102.20
7	—	682	105.00–115.00	108.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	130.00–135.00	132.48
3	—	670	115.00–117.00	115.66
4	—	609	120.00–125.00	122.99
3	—	458	135.00–142.00	137.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	117.00–122.00	119.73
5	—	612	100.00–105.00	101.05
6	—	522	110.00–117.00	114.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	668	95.00–105.00	99.77
10	—	571	105.00–115.00	109.79
4	—	715	90.00–92.00	91.01
10	—	526	110.00–117.00	112.75
6	—	382	137.00–145.00	140.70
6	—	470	115.00–125.00	119.91
6	—	335	135.00–145.00	140.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	115.00–122.00	117.32
7	—	464	130.00–135.00	132.69
6	—	663	107.00–117.00	112.00
4	—	415	135.00–140.00	137.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	115.00–120.00	116.31
7	—	630	90.00–95.00	92.00
7	—	221	140.00–145.00	142.68
4	—	523	100.00–107.00	102.96
4	—	356	125.00–132.00	129.22
9	—	482	105.00–115.00	110.46
4	—	680	85.00–87.00	85.99
6	—	725	80.00–87.00	83.06
5	—	579	100.00–105.00	102.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,262	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,144.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,433	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,401.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,205	675.00–850.00	739.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	700.00–800.00	745.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,240	950.00–1,000.00	965.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,232	45.00–50.00	47.23
1	—	1,375	58.00	58.00
33	—	1,185	50.00–57.00	53.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,159	45.00–50.00	46.74
16	—	1,071	38.00–44.00	42.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	81.00	81.00
9	—	1,730	74.00–78.00	76.38

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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

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Replacement Cattle

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