Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2019-09-30

Swainsboro

Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Sep 30

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

487 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 384▲ 487 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 133▲ 85 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 bull mostly steady, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves mostly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.21/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$101.21

132 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$468

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$8.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.85

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	106.67	553	16thin
Medium and Large 2	482	102.11	492	69
Medium and Large 3	415	98.03	407	47

One grade step is worth $8.63/cwt here — about $146 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 sale132 hd

101.21

—

GA average16 barns · 1,811 hd

105.05

−3.85

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	1,582	69.00	1,092	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	48.36	635	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	42.91	430	14

Every lot

53 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	520	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	113.63/cwt	110.00–119.00	491	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	122.66/cwt	120.00–126.00	531	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	121.53/cwt	117.00–124.00	578	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	105.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	559	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	128.21/cwt	127.00–129.00	685	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	632	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	121.26/cwt	117.00–127.00	697	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	111.73/cwt	109.00–115.00	697	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	114.62/cwt	110.00–117.00	822	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	792	105.66/cwt	103.00–107.00	837	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	284	109.31/cwt	105.00–112.00	310	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	317	103.39/cwt	100.00–107.00	328	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	113.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	378	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	98.34/cwt	95.00–102.00	375	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	107.82/cwt	105.00–111.00	414	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	98.59/cwt	95.00–100.00	414	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	113.43/cwt	112.00–115.00	482	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	105.28/cwt	103.00–110.00	454	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	103.16/cwt	100.00–108.00	481	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	92.32/cwt	90.00–95.00	434	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	98.96/cwt	95.00–103.00	519	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	107.97/cwt	107.00–109.00	572	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	92.00/cwt	90.00–94.00	492	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	102.63/cwt	100.00–107.00	575	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	95.06/cwt	90.00–98.00	547	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	82.52/cwt	80.00–85.00	524	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	90.99/cwt	89.00–93.00	603	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	86.64/cwt	85.00–90.00	641	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	273	142.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	389	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	150.95/cwt	150.00–152.00	423	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	290	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	387	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	326	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	464	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	133.99/cwt	130.00–137.00	442	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	125.25/cwt	120.00–127.00	420	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	511	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	117.20/cwt	107.00–127.00	445	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	384	129.13/cwt	125.00–132.00	496	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	119.96/cwt	117.00–122.00	507	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	105.95/cwt	104.00–108.00	456	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	461	102.35/cwt	100.00–105.00	472	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	111.98/cwt	109.00–116.00	540	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	109.12/cwt	105.00–114.00	569	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	97.98/cwt	95.00–102.00	512	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	104.36/cwt	103.00–106.00	595	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	572	93.40/cwt	90.00–98.00	534	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	98.36/cwt	95.00–102.00	607	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,582	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,092	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	41.64/cwt	38.00–44.00	398	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	46.07/cwt	45.00–47.00	513	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	50.96/cwt	48.00–55.00	665	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	44.91/cwt	42.00–47.00	592	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	756	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 Sep 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 384Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 133Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	100.00–107.00	103.39
4	—	635	80.00–85.00	82.52
4	—	535	90.00–94.00	92.00
13	—	420	95.00–100.00	98.59
7	—	381	95.00–102.00	98.34
7	—	284	105.00–112.00	109.31
6	—	470	90.00–95.00	92.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	384	105.00–111.00	107.82
7	—	575	90.00–98.00	95.06
6	—	332	110.00–120.00	113.94
4	—	663	89.00–93.00	90.99
3	—	740	85.00–90.00	86.64
14	—	524	95.00–103.00	98.96
14	—	431	103.00–110.00	105.28
11	—	466	100.00–108.00	103.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	560	100.00–107.00	102.63
4	—	530	107.00–109.00	107.97
4	—	425	112.00–115.00	113.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	461	100.00–105.00	102.35
8	—	380	107.00–127.00	117.20
8	—	335	120.00–127.00	125.25
6	—	572	90.00–98.00	93.40
6	—	523	95.00–102.00	97.98
4	—	430	104.00–108.00	105.95
4	—	290	132.00–135.00	133.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	482	109.00–116.00	111.98
7	—	384	125.00–132.00	129.13
6	—	617	95.00–102.00	98.36
6	—	570	103.00–106.00	104.36
6	—	521	105.00–114.00	109.12
6	—	330	130.00–137.00	133.99
6	—	273	140.00–145.00	142.34
4	—	423	117.00–122.00	119.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	326	140.00–145.00	142.38
6	—	372	135.00–140.00	137.38
4	—	280	150.00–152.00	150.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	100.00–110.00	105.88
5	—	432	110.00–119.00	113.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	109.00–115.00	111.73
7	—	562	110.00–115.00	112.42
7	—	476	117.00–124.00	121.53
6	—	433	120.00–126.00	122.66
4	—	385	130.00–140.00	134.94
3	—	792	103.00–107.00	105.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	117.00–127.00	121.26
5	—	534	127.00–129.00	128.21
3	—	717	110.00–117.00	114.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	957	38.00–44.00	41.64
4	—	1,113	45.00–47.00	46.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,304	48.00–55.00	50.96
15	—	1,319	42.00–47.00	44.91
1	—	1,350	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	69.00	69.00

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.