Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2020-01-20

Swainsboro

Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Jan 20

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

397 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 402▲ 397 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 79▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 0▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, steer calves 7.00 to 9.00 higher, heifer calves 11.00 to 13.00 higher, bull calves 7.00 higher, 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 $130.05/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$130.05

89 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$8.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.56

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	131.20	645	59
Medium and Large 2	455	128.63	585	26
Medium and Large 3	430	122.28	526	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.92/cwt here — about $119 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 sale89 hd

130.05

—

GA average15 barns · 1,408 hd

130.61

−0.56

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	1,398	78.50	1,097	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	50.18	574	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	41.67	423	18

Every lot

46 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	175.66/cwt	175.00–177.00	671	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	173.21/cwt	169.00–177.00	721	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	162.98/cwt	160.00–165.00	717	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	163.99/cwt	161.00–165.00	805	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	146.74/cwt	142.00–152.00	829	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	136.95/cwt	134.00–140.00	794	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	130.40/cwt	125.00–133.00	818	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	130.63/cwt	128.00–132.00	875	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	125.64/cwt	124.00–129.00	902	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	153.43/cwt	150.00–157.00	506	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	150.22/cwt	147.00–152.00	551	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	141.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	530	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	145.17/cwt	140.00–149.00	598	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	122.28/cwt	117.00–125.00	526	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	134.28/cwt	129.00–139.00	583	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	128.85/cwt	127.00–135.00	600	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	122.25/cwt	120.00–124.00	592	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	124.45/cwt	122.00–129.00	646	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	612	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	120.13/cwt	115.00–123.00	686	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	112.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	680	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	114.67/cwt	110.00–117.00	785	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	111.03/cwt	109.00–113.00	797	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	276	187.00/cwt	185.00–190.00	516	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	183.62/cwt	180.00–187.00	575	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	329	161.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	532	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	169.46/cwt	167.00–172.00	559	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	609	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	153.46/cwt	152.00–155.00	575	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	176.78/cwt	172.00–180.00	668	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	171.36/cwt	165.00–175.00	720	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	161.83/cwt	155.00–165.00	681	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	148.50/cwt	145.00–152.00	631	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	143.73/cwt	140.00–147.00	690	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	158.75/cwt	155.00–162.00	765	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	136.04/cwt	132.00–140.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	132.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	757	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	666	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	956	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,247	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	43.93/cwt	40.00–47.00	444	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	37.14/cwt	35.00–39.00	381	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	46.91/cwt	44.00–49.00	510	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	54.45/cwt	50.00–57.00	663	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,710	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	925.24/cwt	875.00–950.00	12,213	4

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 Jan 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 402Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last 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
2	—	525	132.00–140.00	136.04
4	—	573	130.00–136.00	132.05
5	—	420	165.00–175.00	171.36
7	—	276	185.00–190.00	187.00
7	—	378	172.00–180.00	176.78
7	—	482	155.00–162.00	158.75
8	—	313	180.00–187.00	183.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	106.00–110.00	108.01
2	—	330	167.00–172.00	169.46
5	—	480	140.00–147.00	143.73
5	—	421	155.00–165.00	161.83
4	—	375	160.00–165.00	162.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	145.00–152.00	148.50
2	—	375	152.00–155.00	153.46
5	—	329	160.00–165.00	161.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	491	161.00–165.00	163.99
3	—	718	124.00–129.00	125.64
7	—	416	169.00–177.00	173.21
8	—	670	128.00–132.00	130.63
9	—	565	142.00–152.00	146.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	125.00–133.00	130.40
4	—	580	134.00–140.00	136.95
6	—	382	175.00–177.00	175.66
6	—	440	160.00–165.00	162.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	434	129.00–139.00	134.28
8	—	484	120.00–124.00	122.25
5	—	523	115.00–119.00	117.01
5	—	375	140.00–145.00	141.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	117.00–125.00	122.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	147.00–152.00	150.22
6	—	605	110.00–115.00	112.33
8	—	571	115.00–123.00	120.13
5	—	330	150.00–157.00	153.43
3	—	685	110.00–117.00	114.67
2	—	718	109.00–113.00	111.03
12	—	412	140.00–149.00	145.17
9	—	519	122.00–129.00	124.45
9	—	466	127.00–135.00	128.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,320	875.00–950.00	925.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,310	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,217	50.00–57.00	54.45
17	—	1,088	44.00–49.00	46.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,011	40.00–47.00	43.93
6	—	1,026	35.00–39.00	37.14

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.