Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, steer calves 3.00 higher, heifer and bull calves 4.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.14/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$109.14

116 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$6.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.21

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	474	111.31	528	58
Medium and Large 1	602	107.62	647	45
Medium and Large 3	426	104.67	445	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.65/cwt here — about $83 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 sale116 hd

109.14

—

GA average15 barns · 963 hd

109.35

−0.21

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	57.00	661	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	46.64	479	15

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	419	114.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	130.71/cwt	127.00–135.00	382	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	105.60/cwt	102.00–110.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	130.20/cwt	127.00–135.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	110.03/cwt	105.00–115.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	123.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	95.28/cwt	90.00–97.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	117.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	99.26/cwt	95.00–105.00	673	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	139.64/cwt	135.00–145.00	450	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	101.88/cwt	98.00–105.00	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	111.69/cwt	107.00–115.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	128.02/cwt	127.00–130.00	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	110.73/cwt	107.00–112.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	144.53/cwt	142.00–147.00	520	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	957.38/cwt	800.00–1,125.00	11,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	95.02/cwt	92.00–97.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	140.87/cwt	137.00–147.00	579	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	130.18/cwt	127.00–135.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	692	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	765.86/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	122.35/cwt	120.00–127.00	620	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	63.12/cwt	62.00–64.00	789	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	48.47/cwt	45.00–53.00	488	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	57.37/cwt	54.00–61.00	664	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	93.45/cwt	92.00–95.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	104.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	445	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	41.62/cwt	38.00–44.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	114.70/cwt	110.00–117.00	373	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	149.59/cwt	147.00–152.00	411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	89.00/cwt	87.00–90.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	103.37/cwt	100.00–105.00	597	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	51.34/cwt	50.00–53.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	115.59/cwt	112.00–120.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	118.57/cwt	117.00–122.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	104.76/cwt	102.00–107.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	89.96/cwt	85.00–95.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	128.43/cwt	127.00–130.00	417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.35/cwt	105.00–115.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	120.44/cwt	115.00–125.00	461	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	97.43/cwt	95.00–100.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	139.17/cwt	135.00–142.00	379	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	148.75/cwt	147.00–152.00	419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	139.53/cwt	137.00–142.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	125.66/cwt	120.00–130.00	658	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	357	134.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	106.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.11/cwt	105.00–115.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	95.01/cwt	90.00–100.00	599	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 Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 374Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 128Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	110.00–120.00	114.65
6	—	292	127.00–135.00	130.71
6	—	478	105.00–115.00	110.03
3	—	705	87.00–90.00	89.00
3	—	578	100.00–105.00	103.37
4	—	665	85.00–95.00	89.96
4	—	325	127.00–130.00	128.43
11	—	383	115.00–125.00	120.44
7	—	534	105.00–110.00	106.99
6	—	630	90.00–100.00	95.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	102.00–110.00	105.60
3	—	407	122.00–125.00	123.99
7	—	769	90.00–97.00	95.28
5	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.40
8	—	664	98.00–105.00	101.88
7	—	584	107.00–115.00	111.69
2	—	313	130.00–132.00	131.01
4	—	531	110.00–115.00	112.52
4	—	721	92.00–97.00	95.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	92.00–95.00	93.45
5	—	428	100.00–110.00	104.02
4	—	325	110.00–117.00	114.70
2	—	468	95.00–100.00	97.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	90.00–92.00	91.01
7	—	629	100.00–110.00	104.95
2	—	415	125.00–130.00	127.44
8	—	678	95.00–105.00	99.26
8	—	322	135.00–145.00	139.64
4	—	275	147.00–152.00	149.59
6	—	527	112.00–120.00	115.59
7	—	575	105.00–115.00	110.35
5	—	357	130.00–140.00	134.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	142.00–147.00	144.53
8	—	411	137.00–147.00	140.87
6	—	478	127.00–135.00	130.18
4	—	560	122.00–125.00	123.49
3	—	507	120.00–127.00	122.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	102.00–107.00	104.76
7	—	272	135.00–142.00	139.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	483	127.00–135.00	130.20
4	—	585	115.00–125.00	120.00
3	—	282	147.00–152.00	148.75
2	—	370	137.00–142.00	139.53
9	—	524	120.00–130.00	125.66
4	—	710	105.00–110.00	107.48
4	—	640	110.00–120.00	115.00
2	—	670	105.00–115.00	110.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	115.00–120.00	117.29
4	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.45
6	—	560	127.00–130.00	128.02
4	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.28
4	—	784	107.00–112.00	110.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	110.00–115.00	111.65
3	—	482	117.00–122.00	118.57

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	3	—	1,180	800.00–1,125.00	957.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	725.00–800.00	765.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	62.00–64.00	63.12
13	—	1,157	54.00–61.00	57.37
3	—	1,112	50.00–53.00	51.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,006	45.00–53.00	48.47
4	—	1,081	38.00–44.00	41.62

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle