Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, steer calves 5.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 higher, bull calves 6.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.44/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$117.44

157 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$12.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.26

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	121.87	661	71
Medium and Large 2	496	114.82	570	70
Medium and Large 3	412	109.27	450	16thin

One grade step is worth $12.61/cwt here — about $211 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 sale157 hd

117.44

—

GA average17 barns · 1,854 hd

119.71

−2.26

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	—	High	1,876	83.06	1,558	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	63.45	790	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	50.30	450	19

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	474	116.13/cwt	110.00–120.00	550	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	126.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	157.94/cwt	157.00–160.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	135.20/cwt	130.00–138.00	764	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	150.27/cwt	147.00–155.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.79/cwt	115.00–125.00	698	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	109.34/cwt	107.00–113.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	114.78/cwt	112.00–118.00	588	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	119.95/cwt	117.00–124.00	629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	122.01/cwt	117.00–126.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	111.33/cwt	105.00–115.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	121.33/cwt	121.00–123.00	903	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	163.62/cwt	162.00–167.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	131.09/cwt	128.00–135.00	693	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	112.25/cwt	105.00–114.00	766	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	145.98/cwt	144.00–152.00	701	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	175.40/cwt	172.00–180.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	99.51/cwt	96.00–103.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	139.03/cwt	137.00–140.00	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	125.83/cwt	123.00–129.00	844	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	128.31/cwt	128.00–129.00	805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	128.27/cwt	126.00–132.00	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	123.35/cwt	122.00–125.00	654	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	118.05/cwt	112.00–121.00	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	123.59/cwt	120.00–126.00	583	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	727	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	63.80/cwt	60.00–67.00	796	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	57.03/cwt	54.00–58.00	644	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	70.58/cwt	68.00–73.00	980	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,968	82.51/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,624	7
Bulls	—	—	1,230	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	169.44/cwt	167.00–172.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	151.59/cwt	147.00–157.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	140.25/cwt	137.00–142.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	172.99/cwt	172.00–175.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	169.83/cwt	165.00–175.00	633	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	54.01/cwt	51.00–56.00	499	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	595	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	45.19/cwt	42.00–47.00	386	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	100.28/cwt	97.00–102.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	112.63/cwt	110.00–117.00	413	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	121.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	129.78/cwt	126.00–134.00	676	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.34/cwt	122.00–130.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	141.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	146.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	102.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	150.18/cwt	147.00–152.00	484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	120.73/cwt	117.00–124.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	103.51/cwt	102.00–105.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	99.58/cwt	95.00–104.00	674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	129.64/cwt	127.00–132.00	406	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	140.72/cwt	135.00–145.00	455	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.79/cwt	157.00–165.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	96.39/cwt	94.00–99.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	118.42/cwt	115.00–122.00	501	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	135.63/cwt	130.00–140.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	136.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	368	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	165.58/cwt	160.00–170.00	692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	124.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	115.39/cwt	110.00–118.00	667	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 Dec 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 444Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 91Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	110.00–120.00	116.13
5	—	576	107.00–113.00	109.34
10	—	512	112.00–118.00	114.78
4	—	613	102.00–105.00	103.51
7	—	677	95.00–104.00	99.58
6	—	313	127.00–132.00	129.64
8	—	722	94.00–99.00	96.39
8	—	423	115.00–122.00	118.42
7	—	270	130.00–140.00	136.27
5	—	373	120.00–130.00	124.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	573	115.00–125.00	121.79
16	—	682	105.00–114.00	112.25
4	—	793	96.00–103.00	99.51
3	—	370	137.00–140.00	139.03
7	—	416	126.00–132.00	128.27
11	—	530	122.00–125.00	123.35
11	—	472	120.00–126.00	123.59
6	—	323	135.00–145.00	140.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	367	110.00–117.00	112.63
3	—	283	120.00–125.00	121.53
4	—	610	90.00–95.00	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	122.00–128.00	126.01
3	—	383	157.00–160.00	157.94
5	—	416	147.00–155.00	150.27
9	—	521	126.00–134.00	129.78
7	—	619	117.00–124.00	120.73
3	—	478	130.00–140.00	135.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	565	130.00–138.00	135.20
18	—	744	121.00–123.00	121.33
11	—	480	144.00–152.00	145.98
12	—	671	123.00–129.00	125.83
10	—	627	128.00–129.00	128.31
6	—	768	112.00–121.00	118.05
12	—	525	135.00–145.00	138.41
2	—	385	167.00–172.00	169.44
6	—	418	160.00–170.00	165.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	117.00–124.00	119.95
5	—	623	105.00–115.00	111.33
3	—	335	162.00–167.00	163.62
7	—	485	120.00–125.00	122.59
4	—	723	97.00–102.00	100.28
5	—	432	135.00–145.00	141.85
6	—	682	100.00–105.00	102.33
4	—	375	157.00–165.00	160.79
3	—	578	110.00–118.00	115.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	117.00–126.00	122.01
9	—	529	128.00–135.00	131.09
7	—	324	172.00–180.00	175.40
5	—	414	147.00–157.00	151.59
4	—	471	137.00–142.00	140.25
3	—	283	172.00–175.00	172.99
2	—	373	165.00–175.00	169.83
6	—	573	122.00–130.00	125.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	115.00–117.00	115.99
4	—	433	125.00–130.00	127.49
3	—	365	140.00–150.00	146.67
6	—	322	147.00–152.00	150.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,247	60.00–67.00	63.80
5	—	1,129	54.00–58.00	57.03
4	—	1,389	68.00–73.00	70.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	924	51.00–56.00	54.01
8	—	854	42.00–47.00	45.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	92.00	92.00
7	—	1,968	80.00–85.00	82.51
1	—	1,230	78.00	78.00

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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