Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2019-10-07

Swainsboro

Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Oct 7

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

413 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 487▲ 413 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 85▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one ago: Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves steady to 2.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 3.00 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 $114.48/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$114.48

99 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$36.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.12

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	383	137.94	528	14thin
Medium and Large 2	490	112.39	551	71
Medium and Large 3	507	101.59	515	14thin

One grade step is worth $36.35/cwt here — about $14 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 sale99 hd

114.48

—

GA average16 barns · 1,298 hd

114.60

−0.12

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	—	Average	1,393	71.17	991	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	47.80	596	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	40.23	430	19

Every lot

40 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	511	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	121.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	121.80/cwt	116.00–126.00	703	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	732	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	106.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	680	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	118.79/cwt	116.00–120.00	801	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	117.51/cwt	116.00–119.00	834	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	331	104.75/cwt	102.00–107.00	347	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	107.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	395	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	94.33/cwt	91.00–97.00	382	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	105.14/cwt	100.00–110.00	443	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	102.95/cwt	100.00–106.00	483	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	559	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	99.25/cwt	95.00–104.00	527	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	103.62/cwt	101.00–108.00	596	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	631	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	90.61/cwt	86.00–95.00	566	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	96.98/cwt	93.00–101.00	660	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	98.33/cwt	96.00–101.00	693	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	91.98/cwt	90.00–94.00	725	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	134.64/cwt	132.00–137.00	384	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	308	132.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	408	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	138.72/cwt	135.00–142.00	517	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	124.55/cwt	122.00–127.00	477	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	408	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	555	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	112.06/cwt	110.00–115.00	463	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	118.26/cwt	116.00–120.00	494	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	111.89/cwt	109.00–115.00	536	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	101.48/cwt	100.00–103.00	526	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	109.53/cwt	105.00–114.00	574	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	103.36/cwt	99.00–108.00	587	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	591	91.21/cwt	89.00–94.00	539	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	608	99.66/cwt	95.00–103.00	606	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	96.49/cwt	94.00–99.00	642	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,361	69.96/cwt	69.00–73.00	952	4
Bulls	—	—	1,520	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,155	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	45.32/cwt	44.00–46.00	466	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	39.27/cwt	36.00–43.00	423	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	45.06/cwt	43.00–47.00	555	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	50.35/cwt	48.00–54.00	635	15

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 Oct 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 487Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 85Year 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	—	408	135.00–137.00	135.99
10	—	373	135.00–142.00	138.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	122.00–127.00	124.55
6	—	285	132.00–137.00	134.64
6	—	308	130.00–135.00	132.33
6	—	418	116.00–120.00	118.26
6	—	608	95.00–103.00	99.66
8	—	665	94.00–99.00	96.49
10	—	568	99.00–108.00	103.36
12	—	479	109.00–115.00	111.89
13	—	524	105.00–114.00	109.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	100.00–103.00	101.48
5	—	413	110.00–115.00	112.06
5	—	591	89.00–94.00	91.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	788	90.00–94.00	91.98
6	—	527	105.00–107.00	105.99
6	—	705	96.00–101.00	98.33
7	—	681	93.00–101.00	96.98
8	—	616	100.00–105.00	102.48
11	—	575	101.00–108.00	103.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	86.00–95.00	90.61
8	—	421	100.00–110.00	105.14
8	—	469	100.00–106.00	102.95
8	—	531	95.00–104.00	99.25
9	—	368	105.00–110.00	107.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	405	91.00–97.00	94.33
7	—	331	102.00–107.00	104.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	118.00–120.00	119.02
4	—	710	116.00–119.00	117.51
5	—	674	116.00–120.00	118.79
7	—	527	120.00–125.00	121.83
12	—	577	116.00–126.00	121.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	105.00–110.00	106.66
4	—	435	115.00–120.00	117.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	76.00	76.00
4	—	1,361	69.00–73.00	69.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,231	43.00–47.00	45.06
15	—	1,261	48.00–54.00	50.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	44.00–46.00	45.32
16	—	1,076	36.00–43.00	39.27

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.