Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 higher, feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, steer calves 5.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 higher, bull calves 9.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.78/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$136.78

106 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$132

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

$6.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.77

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	343	140.46	481	22
Medium and Large 1	493	138.76	684	34
Medium and Large 2	458	133.82	613	50

One grade step is worth $6.64/cwt here — about −$132 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 sale106 hd

136.78

—

GA average15 barns · 1,311 hd

125.02

+11.77

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	1,775	83.26	1,478	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	58.89	700	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	49.35	487	32

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	146.44/cwt	142.00–152.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	110.56/cwt	105.00–115.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	123.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	517	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	131.63/cwt	125.00–135.00	365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	110.61/cwt	108.00–112.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	163.93/cwt	162.00–167.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	96.63/cwt	95.00–100.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	106.42/cwt	104.00–108.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	116.21/cwt	111.00–120.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	145.73/cwt	144.00–147.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	119.44/cwt	115.00–125.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.50/cwt	118.00–123.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	95.99/cwt	90.00–99.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	159.62/cwt	155.00–162.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	144.49/cwt	142.00–147.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	130.65/cwt	125.00–135.00	730	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	107.37/cwt	105.00–110.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	125.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	134.01/cwt	131.00–137.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	128.73/cwt	127.00–130.00	481	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,053	694.66/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,315	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	130.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	684	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	169.50/cwt	167.00–172.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	98.02/cwt	96.00–100.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	153.25/cwt	150.00–157.00	575	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	55.15/cwt	52.00–57.00	579	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	44.30/cwt	40.00–47.00	455	11
Bulls	—	—	1,608	77.99/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,254	3
Bulls	—	—	2,050	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	115.39/cwt	110.00–120.00	496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	121.13/cwt	117.00–125.00	468	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	61.39/cwt	58.00–65.00	786	18
Bulls	—	—	1,821	84.47/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,538	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	51.99/cwt	48.00–55.00	503	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	137.82/cwt	135.00–140.00	573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	119.17/cwt	115.00–125.00	618	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	129.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	98.41/cwt	95.00–100.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	144.24/cwt	142.00–152.00	476	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	156.89/cwt	152.00–160.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	93.83/cwt	90.00–97.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	113.67/cwt	110.00–118.00	589	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	155.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	354	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	156.36/cwt	155.00–157.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	118.99/cwt	115.00–122.00	327	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	123.94/cwt	120.00–127.00	403	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	170.32/cwt	167.00–172.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	168.88/cwt	165.00–172.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	165.28/cwt	160.00–170.00	440	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	154.64/cwt	150.00–157.00	413	3

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 467Year ago 559

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 89Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 20Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	142.00–152.00	146.44
3	—	618	120.00–127.00	124.60
4	—	478	144.00–147.00	145.73
4	—	655	118.00–123.00	120.50
9	—	559	125.00–135.00	130.65
5	—	531	131.00–137.00	134.01
3	—	312	167.00–172.00	170.32
5	—	370	165.00–172.00	168.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	108.00–110.00	109.00
5	—	633	111.00–120.00	116.21
6	—	723	107.00–109.00	107.99
5	—	368	152.00–160.00	156.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	155.00–157.00	156.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	574	105.00–115.00	110.56
10	—	417	120.00–130.00	123.96
6	—	473	115.00–125.00	119.44
6	—	727	90.00–99.00	95.99
4	—	315	130.00–132.00	130.97
5	—	374	127.00–130.00	128.73
5	—	765	90.00–97.00	93.83
17	—	518	110.00–118.00	113.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	125.00–135.00	131.63
2	—	660	90.00–95.00	92.52
5	—	518	104.00–108.00	106.42
2	—	640	96.00–100.00	98.02
8	—	430	110.00–120.00	115.39
5	—	386	117.00–125.00	121.13
6	—	325	120.00–127.00	123.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	95.00–100.00	98.41
6	—	275	115.00–122.00	118.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	108.00–112.00	110.61
5	—	367	162.00–167.00	163.93
4	—	468	142.00–147.00	144.49
6	—	572	120.00–130.00	125.03
12	—	526	125.00–135.00	130.03
4	—	325	167.00–172.00	169.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	95.00–100.00	96.63
3	—	323	155.00–162.00	159.62
6	—	625	105.00–110.00	107.37
7	—	375	150.00–157.00	153.25
5	—	416	135.00–140.00	137.82
10	—	519	115.00–125.00	119.17
9	—	470	125.00–135.00	129.73
7	—	266	160.00–170.00	165.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	117.00–120.00	118.52
7	—	330	142.00–152.00	144.24
6	—	228	150.00–160.00	155.22
4	—	530	110.00–114.00	112.02
3	—	267	150.00–157.00	154.64

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)	2	—	1,053	650.00–750.00	694.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,050	52.00–57.00	55.15
18	—	1,281	58.00–65.00	61.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,026	40.00–47.00	44.30
21	—	967	48.00–55.00	51.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	75.00–80.00	77.99
1	—	2,050	93.00	93.00
5	—	1,821	82.00–89.00	84.47

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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Bulls · 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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