Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2019-08-19

Swainsboro

Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Aug 19

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931

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Feeder Cattle receipts

278 head

▼ 107 vs last sale 385▲ 278 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 83▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 0▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer and heifer calves mostly steady, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, 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 $127.37/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$127.37

96 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$17.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.33

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	138.70	604	33
Medium and Large 2	478	121.86	583	38
Medium and Large 3	417	120.79	504	25

One grade step is worth $17.91/cwt here — about $100 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 sale96 hd

127.37

—

GA average15 barns · 944 hd

117.04

+10.33

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	1,644	84.58	1,391	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	60.43	754	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	51.35	531	14

Every lot

37 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	526	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	134.03/cwt	131.00–139.00	716	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	332	105.69/cwt	105.00–107.00	351	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	125.16/cwt	122.00–127.00	469	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	395	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	109.78/cwt	105.00–115.00	462	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	489	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	117.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	618	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	233	157.16/cwt	152.00–162.00	366	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	266	159.83/cwt	155.00–165.00	425	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	278	143.59/cwt	142.00–145.00	399	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	278	137.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	382	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	140.30/cwt	137.00–142.00	460	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	356	127.12/cwt	122.00–132.00	453	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	361	149.34/cwt	145.00–155.00	539	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	411	141.63/cwt	137.00–147.00	582	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	437	120.79/cwt	115.00–125.00	528	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	118.82/cwt	116.00–122.00	550	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	110.88/cwt	105.00–115.00	532	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	118.51/cwt	116.00–121.00	602	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	129.32/cwt	125.00–133.00	671	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	670	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	607	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	716	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	627	98.33/cwt	97.00–99.00	617	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	104.37/cwt	102.00–106.00	655	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	100.03/cwt	98.00–102.00	718	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	80.73/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,209	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,527	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	85.61/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,498	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	44.99/cwt	43.00–48.00	436	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	53.89/cwt	52.00–55.00	571	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	56.14/cwt	55.00–58.00	666	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	854	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	62.17/cwt	59.00–66.00	794	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	656.40/cwt	625.00–700.00	6,334	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,018	703.81/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,165	2

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 385Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	145.00–155.00	149.34
4	—	558	115.00–125.00	120.02
4	—	615	115.00–118.00	116.49
6	—	411	137.00–147.00	141.63
7	—	519	125.00–133.00	129.32
8	—	266	155.00–165.00	159.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	137.00–142.00	140.30
4	—	233	152.00–162.00	157.16
4	—	278	142.00–145.00	143.59
4	—	573	105.00–107.00	105.98
4	—	718	98.00–102.00	100.03
5	—	628	102.00–106.00	104.37
6	—	463	116.00–122.00	118.82
8	—	508	116.00–121.00	118.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	97.00–99.00	98.33
4	—	278	135.00–140.00	137.34
5	—	437	115.00–125.00	120.79
5	—	480	105.00–115.00	110.88
8	—	356	122.00–132.00	127.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	115.00–119.00	117.03
5	—	375	122.00–127.00	125.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	105.00–110.00	107.50
11	—	421	105.00–115.00	109.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	105.00–107.00	105.69
4	—	385	100.00–105.00	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	131.00–139.00	134.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	110.00–114.00	112.02

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	650.00–750.00	703.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	965	625.00–700.00	656.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	92.00	92.00
3	—	1,498	78.00–83.00	80.73
4	—	1,750	84.00–88.00	85.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	67.00	67.00
8	—	1,187	55.00–58.00	56.14
16	—	1,277	59.00–66.00	62.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	970	43.00–48.00	44.99
10	—	1,060	52.00–55.00	53.89

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.