Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.29/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$107.29

89 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$41

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

$30.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	351	133.87	469	6thin
Medium and Large 2	521	107.47	559	45
Medium and Large 3	495	102.89	510	38

One grade step is worth $30.98/cwt here — about −$41 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 sale89 hd

107.29

—

GA average14 barns · 996 hd

109.91

−2.62

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	1,636	70.99	1,161	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	51.98	642	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	48.00	744	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	44.75	459	16

Every lot, as filed

47 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 3	—	578	98.96/cwt	95.00–102.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	103.81/cwt	100.00–109.00	593	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	108.46/cwt	105.00–112.00	564	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	142.31/cwt	137.00–145.00	481	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	113.49/cwt	110.00–117.00	589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	132.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	110.80/cwt	110.00–112.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	138.53/cwt	135.00–142.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	130.29/cwt	127.00–137.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	104.56/cwt	100.00–107.00	542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	90.67/cwt	90.00–92.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	92.36/cwt	90.00–95.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	110.82/cwt	110.00–112.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	97.29/cwt	95.00–100.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	135.36/cwt	130.00–138.00	424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,143	756.37/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,645	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,064.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	11,976	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,245.63/cwt	1,075.00–1,375.00	16,754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.96/cwt	140.00–142.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	116.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	104.97/cwt	102.00–107.00	493	8
Bulls	—	—	1,636	70.99/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,161	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	37.50/cwt	35.00–41.00	332	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	46.93/cwt	45.00–49.00	572	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	767	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	47.17/cwt	43.00–50.00	506	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	451	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	744	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	52.64/cwt	50.00–56.00	649	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	95.34/cwt	90.00–99.00	593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	101.64/cwt	100.00–104.00	542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	88.99/cwt	85.00–92.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	126.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	97.45/cwt	95.00–100.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	88.89/cwt	85.00–92.00	552	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	109.78/cwt	105.00–113.00	627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	104.80/cwt	100.00–109.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	107.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	103.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	104.20/cwt	100.00–107.00	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	110.01/cwt	107.00–112.00	466	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 Oct 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 448Last week 753Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 225Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	95.00–102.00	98.96
8	—	518	100.00–107.00	104.56
4	—	368	120.00–125.00	122.45
10	—	622	90.00–99.00	95.34
6	—	660	85.00–92.00	88.99
5	—	479	105.00–110.00	107.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	338	137.00–145.00	142.31
4	—	410	120.00–125.00	122.50
6	—	718	90.00–95.00	92.36
4	—	380	140.00–142.00	140.96
3	—	468	115.00–120.00	116.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	127.00–137.00	130.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	571	100.00–109.00	103.81
11	—	520	105.00–112.00	108.46
3	—	668	90.00–92.00	90.67
5	—	473	110.00–112.00	110.82
7	—	616	95.00–100.00	97.29
4	—	368	120.00–122.00	120.98
4	—	318	125.00–130.00	127.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	130.00–137.00	132.37
3	—	313	130.00–138.00	135.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	102.00–107.00	104.97
5	—	533	100.00–104.00	101.64
11	—	621	85.00–92.00	88.89
4	—	333	120.00–122.00	120.98
10	—	424	107.00–112.00	110.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	110.00–117.00	113.49
4	—	421	120.00–130.00	126.13
4	—	673	95.00–100.00	97.45
8	—	571	105.00–113.00	109.78
8	—	628	100.00–109.00	104.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	110.00–112.00	110.80
4	—	421	135.00–142.00	138.53
4	—	578	115.00–117.00	116.24
4	—	480	125.00–135.00	128.48
4	—	790	100.00–104.00	103.02
5	—	735	100.00–107.00	104.20

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)	4	—	1,143	700.00–850.00	756.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,064.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,345	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,245.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,636	68.00–76.00	70.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	886	35.00–41.00	37.50
12	—	1,072	43.00–50.00	47.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,219	45.00–49.00	46.93
2	—	1,300	59.00	59.00
17	—	1,233	50.00–56.00	52.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	48.00	48.00

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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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