Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2019-11-04

Swainsboro

Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2019-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Nov 4

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

435 head

▲ 119 vs last sale 316▲ 109 vs year ago 326 · +33.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 67▲ 48 vs year ago 28 · +171.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $115.40/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$115.40

118 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$7.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	118.77	643	34
Medium and Large 2	491	115.79	568	51
Medium and Large 3	441	111.32	491	33

One grade step is worth $7.45/cwt here — about $153 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 sale118 hd

115.40

—

GA average15 barns · 1,069 hd

117.26

−1.86

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	1,632	72.48	1,183	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	46.05	544	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	37.24	366	9thin

Every lot

43 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 2	480	126.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	607	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	115.96/cwt	111.00–120.00	598	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	106.47/cwt	103.00–110.00	612	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	119.36/cwt	116.00–121.00	692	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	120.38/cwt	119.00–121.00	756	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	115.66/cwt	110.00–120.00	372	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	104.08/cwt	100.00–107.00	343	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	111.02/cwt	107.00–115.00	407	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	101.18/cwt	98.00–105.00	382	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	108.84/cwt	105.00–115.00	463	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	431	102.16/cwt	100.00–104.00	440	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	107.92/cwt	105.00–110.00	520	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	107.73/cwt	106.00–111.00	558	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	97.96/cwt	95.00–105.00	518	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	98.79/cwt	95.00–102.00	562	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	105.82/cwt	104.00–107.00	603	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	96.99/cwt	96.00–98.00	643	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	104.41/cwt	100.00–106.00	694	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	94.50/cwt	93.00–96.00	735	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	124.00/cwt	122.00–127.00	397	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	326	134.02/cwt	132.00–137.00	437	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	120.42/cwt	117.00–125.00	443	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	129.22/cwt	125.00–132.00	483	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	119.60/cwt	117.00–122.00	505	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	433	111.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	483	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	126.81/cwt	124.00–129.00	588	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	103.65/cwt	100.00–108.00	490	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	114.76/cwt	112.00–118.00	552	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	104.69/cwt	100.00–109.00	548	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	113.27/cwt	110.00–116.00	595	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	119.98/cwt	118.00–126.00	639	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	110.64/cwt	104.00–114.00	677	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	92.03/cwt	90.00–94.00	566	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	629	101.41/cwt	96.00–106.00	638	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	762	92.33/cwt	91.00–93.00	704	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	71.37/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,098	5
Bulls	—	—	2,100	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,638	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	32.82/cwt	30.00–35.00	307	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	40.77/cwt	38.00–44.00	417	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	48.35/cwt	46.00–52.00	571	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	42.83/cwt	40.00–45.00	506	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 Nov 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 316Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 67Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	114.00–116.00	115.00
5	—	464	124.00–129.00	126.81
7	—	612	104.00–114.00	110.64
20	—	533	118.00–126.00	119.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	762	91.00–93.00	92.33
5	—	374	125.00–132.00	129.22
5	—	422	117.00–122.00	119.60
7	—	326	132.00–137.00	134.02
7	—	629	96.00–106.00	101.41
12	—	481	112.00–118.00	114.76
12	—	525	110.00–116.00	113.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	110.00–115.00	111.62
4	—	615	90.00–94.00	92.03
5	—	320	122.00–127.00	124.00
5	—	473	100.00–108.00	103.65
6	—	523	100.00–109.00	104.69
10	—	368	117.00–125.00	120.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	101.00–105.00	103.01
4	—	778	93.00–96.00	94.50
5	—	665	100.00–106.00	104.41
6	—	570	104.00–107.00	105.82
17	—	518	106.00–111.00	107.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	330	100.00–107.00	104.08
6	—	431	100.00–104.00	102.16
5	—	378	98.00–105.00	101.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	482	105.00–110.00	107.92
12	—	425	105.00–115.00	108.84
8	—	367	107.00–115.00	111.02
6	—	569	95.00–102.00	98.79
6	—	322	110.00–120.00	115.66
4	—	663	96.00–98.00	96.99
4	—	529	95.00–105.00	97.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	103.00–110.00	106.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	111.00–120.00	115.96
4	—	480	120.00–130.00	126.53
3	—	580	116.00–121.00	119.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	628	119.00–121.00	120.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,022	38.00–44.00	40.77
4	—	934	30.00–35.00	32.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,181	46.00–52.00	48.35
15	—	1,181	40.00–45.00	42.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,538	68.00–74.00	71.37
1	—	2,100	78.00	78.00

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.