Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2019-08-05

Swainsboro

Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2019-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Aug 5

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

383 head

▼ 263 vs last sale 646▲ 383 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 62▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady, steer and heifer calves steady, bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.43/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$126.43

143 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$16.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.54

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	135.75	607	33
Medium and Large 2	474	125.51	595	76
Medium and Large 3	435	119.45	519	34

One grade step is worth $16.30/cwt here — about $88 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 sale143 hd

126.43

—

GA average16 barns · 1,558 hd

121.89

+4.54

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	1,689	87.90	1,484	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	64.00	1,037	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	62.17	760	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	50.12	456	12

Every lot

45 lots · USDA AMS · Swainsboro Stockyard - Swainsboro, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	151.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	579	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	563	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	130.17/cwt	125.00–132.00	747	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	127.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	785	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	122.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	826	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	112.89/cwt	110.00–117.00	410	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	120.84/cwt	120.00–122.00	450	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	114.71/cwt	110.00–120.00	491	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	461	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	115.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	534	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	115.80/cwt	115.00–117.00	588	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	110.23/cwt	107.00–113.00	585	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	113.68/cwt	113.00–115.00	642	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	108.77/cwt	105.00–113.00	620	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	102.86/cwt	99.00–106.00	637	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	661	103.41/cwt	101.00–107.00	684	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	229	153.07/cwt	150.00–155.00	351	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	263	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	397	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	278	142.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	396	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	151.37/cwt	147.00–155.00	469	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	331	143.69/cwt	140.00–147.00	476	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	137.43/cwt	132.00–142.00	511	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	374	147.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	551	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	129.31/cwt	125.00–134.00	534	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	575	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	117.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	502	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	113.08/cwt	110.00–117.00	529	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	123.34/cwt	118.00–127.00	583	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	491	129.98/cwt	128.00–132.00	638	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	118.24/cwt	115.00–123.00	616	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	125.66/cwt	124.00–127.00	661	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	526	107.96/cwt	103.00–113.00	568	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	122.30/cwt	121.00–123.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	640	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	111.99/cwt	108.00–115.00	703	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	111.69/cwt	109.00–114.00	746	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	83.35/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,192	3
Bulls	—	—	1,804	88.78/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,602	4
Bulls	—	—	2,005	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,965	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	52.52/cwt	50.00–56.00	475	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	45.33/cwt	43.00–48.00	419	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	56.62/cwt	54.00–58.00	670	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	63.00/cwt	59.00–66.00	764	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	69.16/cwt	67.00–73.00	918	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,037	1

This sale against other markets

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 Aug 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 646Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 62Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	115.00–117.00	115.80
3	—	565	113.00–115.00	113.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	120.00–122.00	120.84
5	—	619	99.00–106.00	102.86
5	—	661	101.00–107.00	103.41
10	—	531	107.00–113.00	110.23
12	—	428	110.00–120.00	114.71
12	—	464	110.00–118.00	115.04
14	—	570	105.00–113.00	108.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	105.00–108.00	106.51
5	—	363	110.00–117.00	112.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	103.00–113.00	107.96
10	—	468	110.00–117.00	113.08
6	—	428	115.00–120.00	117.29
4	—	229	150.00–155.00	153.07
3	—	278	140.00–147.00	142.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	521	115.00–123.00	118.24
13	—	473	118.00–127.00	123.34
11	—	372	132.00–142.00	137.43
8	—	569	110.00–115.00	112.52
8	—	413	125.00–134.00	129.31
7	—	331	140.00–147.00	143.69
6	—	668	109.00–114.00	111.69
6	—	628	108.00–115.00	111.99
4	—	263	150.00–152.00	150.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	124.00–127.00	125.66
7	—	374	145.00–150.00	147.33
5	—	491	128.00–132.00	129.98
5	—	310	147.00–155.00	151.37
4	—	423	135.00–137.00	135.99
3	—	568	121.00–123.00	122.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	150.00–155.00	151.59
3	—	677	120.00–123.00	122.00
4	—	618	125.00–131.00	127.00
7	—	574	125.00–132.00	130.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	130.00–132.00	131.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	98.00	98.00
3	—	1,430	83.00–84.00	83.35
4	—	1,804	87.00–91.00	88.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,327	67.00–73.00	69.16
16	—	1,183	54.00–58.00	56.62
31	—	1,213	59.00–66.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	924	43.00–48.00	45.33
8	—	904	50.00–56.00	52.52

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.