Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.44/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$114.44

186 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$13.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	609	120.15	731	106
Medium and Large 2	555	107.03	594	44
Medium and Large 3	439	106.69	468	36

One grade step is worth $13.46/cwt here — about $263 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 sale186 hd

114.44

—

GA average16 barns · 1,148 hd

114.24

+0.20

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	1,579	79.55	1,256	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	55.80	682	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	48.72	504	22

Every lot, as filed

57 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 3	—	486	103.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	120.82/cwt	115.00–125.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	103.97/cwt	100.00–107.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	95.38/cwt	92.00–97.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	133.99/cwt	130.00–137.00	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	103.28/cwt	100.00–105.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	823	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	132.35/cwt	127.00–135.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	116.59/cwt	110.00–120.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	102.64/cwt	100.00–107.00	593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.36/cwt	115.00–125.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	159.52/cwt	157.00–162.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	138.86/cwt	135.00–139.00	811	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.70/cwt	135.00–142.00	725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	121.33/cwt	120.00–124.00	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	138.50/cwt	135.00–142.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	95.09/cwt	90.00–100.00	644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	107.99/cwt	105.00–111.00	664	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	44.86/cwt	40.00–47.00	458	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	52.57/cwt	48.00–56.00	550	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	996	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	52.74/cwt	49.00–56.00	641	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	59.31/cwt	56.00–63.00	720	14
Bulls	—	—	1,539	74.63/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,149	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	120.58/cwt	118.00–127.00	558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	103.78/cwt	102.00–105.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	114.74/cwt	107.00–117.00	705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	129.02/cwt	127.00–132.00	552	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	156.76/cwt	152.00–160.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	112.91/cwt	110.00–117.00	418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	123.84/cwt	120.00–127.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	111.74/cwt	110.00–117.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.46/cwt	145.00–152.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	688	3
Bulls	—	—	1,607	83.06/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,335	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	98.42/cwt	95.00–102.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	97.81/cwt	95.00–102.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	101.31/cwt	100.00–102.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	93.49/cwt	92.00–95.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	361	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	157.35/cwt	152.00–160.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	108.73/cwt	105.00–115.00	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	151.32/cwt	150.00–152.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	108.79/cwt	105.00–112.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	117.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	379	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	99.12/cwt	95.00–102.00	514	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	133.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	116.00/cwt	112.00–120.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	164.65/cwt	162.00–167.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	144.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	137.99/cwt	135.00–142.00	584	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 Jan 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 754Last week 369Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 195Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	100.00–105.00	103.63
5	—	370	110.00–117.00	112.91
4	—	560	92.00–95.00	93.49
5	—	419	105.00–112.00	108.79
8	—	323	115.00–120.00	117.39
7	—	519	95.00–102.00	99.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	115.00–125.00	120.82
3	—	785	92.00–97.00	95.38
8	—	578	100.00–107.00	102.64
8	—	677	90.00–100.00	95.09
5	—	611	102.00–105.00	103.78
5	—	381	120.00–127.00	123.84
4	—	464	110.00–117.00	111.74
6	—	524	105.00–115.00	108.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	580	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	661	100.00–107.00	103.97
25	—	741	111.00	111.00
4	—	463	122.00–125.00	123.51
12	—	614	107.00–117.00	114.74
8	—	428	127.00–132.00	129.02
4	—	513	117.00–120.00	118.49
6	—	577	112.00–120.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	130.00–137.00	133.99
3	—	568	100.00–105.00	103.28
10	—	463	118.00–127.00	120.58
4	—	625	95.00–102.00	98.42
5	—	361	135.00–140.00	137.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	127.00–135.00	132.35
2	—	388	160.00–165.00	162.55
5	—	429	152.00–160.00	156.76
4	—	470	145.00–152.00	148.46
3	—	558	120.00–125.00	123.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	110.00–120.00	116.59
5	—	525	115.00–125.00	120.36
10	—	615	105.00–111.00	107.99
5	—	723	95.00–102.00	97.81
3	—	665	100.00–102.00	101.31
3	—	358	150.00–152.00	151.32
10	—	476	130.00–140.00	133.95
3	—	412	140.00–150.00	144.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	157.00–162.00	159.52
53	—	584	135.00–139.00	138.86
10	—	523	135.00–142.00	138.70
3	—	463	152.00–160.00	157.35
3	—	392	162.00–167.00	164.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	120.00–124.00	121.33
7	—	466	135.00–142.00	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	755	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	110.00–112.00	111.02
3	—	423	135.00–142.00	137.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,021	40.00–47.00	44.86
11	—	1,047	48.00–56.00	52.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	68.00	68.00
20	—	1,215	49.00–56.00	52.74
14	—	1,214	56.00–63.00	59.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,539	71.00–77.00	74.63
7	—	1,607	79.00–86.00	83.06

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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