Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.25/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$132.25

99 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$13.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.47

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	137.47	647	37
Medium and Large 2	443	134.18	594	31
Medium and Large 3	434	124.08	538	31

One grade step is worth $13.39/cwt here — about $109 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 sale99 hd

132.25

—

GA average4 barns · 385 hd

125.78

+6.47

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	1,541	79.44	1,224	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,371	60.66	832	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	50.88	521	17

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	—	665	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	134.16/cwt	130.00–138.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	111.79/cwt	110.00–115.00	544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	141.50/cwt	140.00–143.00	467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	148.65/cwt	145.00–153.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	157.15/cwt	153.00–162.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	168.40/cwt	165.00–170.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	507	109.65/cwt	105.00–112.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	103.67/cwt	101.00–105.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	146.34/cwt	140.00–150.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	125.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	142.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	136.74/cwt	132.00–142.00	583	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	152.79/cwt	148.00–158.00	576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	144.20/cwt	142.00–148.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	134.23/cwt	130.00–138.00	630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	126.00/cwt	123.00–129.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	123.98/cwt	120.00–128.00	601	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	47.00/cwt	45.00–49.00	470	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	55.24/cwt	53.00–58.00	581	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	56.84/cwt	53.00–59.00	759	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	63.12/cwt	60.00–67.00	880	14
Bulls	—	—	1,318	74.76/cwt	73.00–76.00	985	3
Bulls	—	—	1,763	84.12/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	145.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	154.85/cwt	152.00–158.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	125.34/cwt	122.00–130.00	474	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	123.09/cwt	121.00–125.00	631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	122.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	114.43/cwt	110.00–118.00	600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	122.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	513	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	114.71/cwt	112.00–118.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	122.51/cwt	121.00–124.00	692	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	123.72/cwt	120.00–128.00	642	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.29/cwt	132.00–142.00	640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	126.94/cwt	121.00–130.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	104.36/cwt	101.00–107.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	113.64/cwt	110.00–116.00	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	123.54/cwt	120.00–127.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	130.90/cwt	128.00–137.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	122.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	521	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.01/cwt	156.00–158.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	169.00/cwt	165.00–173.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	135.89/cwt	131.00–141.00	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	113.70/cwt	110.00–118.00	487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	115.86/cwt	112.00–120.00	313	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	100.19/cwt	95.00–102.00	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	120.60/cwt	118.00–123.00	696	5

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 645Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 64Year ago 85

No trends available this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	105.00–107.00	105.98
4	—	613	114.00–117.00	115.51
9	—	513	121.00–125.00	123.09
7	—	474	120.00–125.00	122.13
5	—	761	95.00–102.00	100.19
5	—	577	118.00–123.00	120.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	125.00–128.00	125.99
7	—	378	122.00–130.00	125.34
10	—	524	110.00–118.00	114.43
9	—	418	120.00–125.00	122.67
6	—	613	101.00–107.00	104.36
6	—	478	110.00–116.00	113.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	110.00–118.00	113.70
6	—	270	112.00–120.00	115.86
4	—	385	115.00–120.00	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	130.00–138.00	134.16
5	—	487	110.00–115.00	111.79
4	—	330	140.00–143.00	141.50
3	—	507	105.00–112.00	109.65
3	—	675	101.00–105.00	103.67
3	—	268	140.00–150.00	146.34
9	—	424	120.00–128.00	122.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	145.00–153.00	148.65
5	—	369	153.00–162.00	157.15
3	—	333	165.00–170.00	168.40
8	—	565	121.00–124.00	122.51
8	—	519	120.00–128.00	123.72
8	—	473	132.00–142.00	135.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	132.00–142.00	136.74
8	—	485	120.00–128.00	123.98
5	—	373	140.00–150.00	145.18
5	—	336	152.00–158.00	154.85
5	—	579	112.00–118.00	114.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	140.00–145.00	142.23
6	—	560	131.00–135.00	132.99
4	—	425	156.00–158.00	157.01
2	—	395	165.00–173.00	169.00
7	—	516	131.00–141.00	135.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	148.00–158.00	152.79
5	—	435	142.00–148.00	144.20
7	—	469	130.00–138.00	134.23
4	—	575	123.00–129.00	126.00
3	—	530	121.00–130.00	126.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	120.00–127.00	123.54
3	—	418	128.00–137.00	130.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	999	45.00–49.00	47.00
8	—	1,051	53.00–58.00	55.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,336	53.00–59.00	56.84
14	—	1,394	60.00–67.00	63.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	73.00–76.00	74.76
3	—	1,763	80.00–87.00	84.12

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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