Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2020-01-27

Swainsboro

Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Jan 27

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

507 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 397▲ 507 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 76▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 21▲ 10 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 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bull mostly steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady, replacements 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 $123.77/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$123.77

116 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$111

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$2.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	392	125.21	490	20
Medium and Large 1	520	124.88	649	38
Medium and Large 2	491	122.54	601	58

One grade step is worth $2.67/cwt here — about −$111 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 sale116 hd

123.77

—

GA average16 barns · 1,895 hd

125.85

−2.09

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	1,654	84.03	1,390	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	67.65	896	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	48.38	478	10

Every lot

52 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 3	377	160.71/cwt	157.00–165.00	606	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	157.94/cwt	157.00–160.00	682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	457	154.00/cwt	151.00–157.00	704	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	144.62/cwt	140.00–150.00	699	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	142.98/cwt	140.00–147.00	733	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	529	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	714	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	135.02/cwt	133.00–137.00	783	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	797	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	851	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	417	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	155.40/cwt	152.00–157.00	510	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	142.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	480	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	143.89/cwt	142.00–147.00	537	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	374	128.08/cwt	125.00–132.00	479	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	137.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	521	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	406	133.24/cwt	130.00–137.00	541	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	123.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	531	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	114.09/cwt	110.00–118.00	531	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	121.91/cwt	120.00–124.00	575	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	115.36/cwt	110.00–119.00	593	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	122.44/cwt	121.00–124.00	643	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	118.34/cwt	115.00–121.00	672	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	650	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	111.74/cwt	110.00–114.00	698	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	105.80/cwt	104.00–109.00	671	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	106.29/cwt	105.00–109.00	721	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	270	165.65/cwt	162.00–170.00	447	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	336	163.42/cwt	161.00–167.00	549	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	164.79/cwt	162.00–167.00	621	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	157.67/cwt	152.00–162.00	596	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	158.61/cwt	155.00–162.00	663	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	422	149.46/cwt	144.00–155.00	631	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	146.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	695	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	138.00/cwt	135.00–142.00	669	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	512	125.82/cwt	123.00–130.00	644	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	118.56/cwt	117.00–120.00	620	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	132.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	737	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	117.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	665	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	126.60/cwt	125.00–129.00	736	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	112.56/cwt	109.00–115.00	694	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	117.98/cwt	115.00–121.00	785	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	721	105.40/cwt	104.00–107.00	760	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,492	86.57/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,292	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	75.73/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,299	2
Bulls	—	—	2,020	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,879	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	354	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	50.47/cwt	48.00–54.00	512	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	58.00/cwt	54.00–61.00	706	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	65.39/cwt	62.00–69.00	825	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,427	74.79/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,067	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,408	1,388.94/cwt	1,325.00–1,450.00	19,556	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 Jan 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 397Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	337	140.00–145.00	142.32
4	—	580	110.00–114.00	112.02
10	—	472	120.00–124.00	121.91
8	—	378	135.00–140.00	137.94
7	—	634	104.00–109.00	105.80
9	—	514	110.00–119.00	115.36
8	—	406	130.00–137.00	133.24
6	—	678	105.00–109.00	106.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	110.00–118.00	114.09
4	—	430	120.00–127.00	123.38
8	—	374	125.00–132.00	128.08
4	—	315	130.00–135.00	132.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	121.00–124.00	122.44
12	—	568	115.00–121.00	118.34
8	—	625	110.00–114.00	111.74
6	—	373	142.00–147.00	143.89
3	—	328	152.00–157.00	155.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	157.00–165.00	160.71
7	—	529	130.00–140.00	135.04
5	—	483	140.00–150.00	144.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	140.00–147.00	142.98
5	—	457	151.00–157.00	154.00
3	—	432	157.00–160.00	157.94
2	—	580	133.00–137.00	135.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	125.00–129.00	126.99
3	—	605	130.00–135.00	131.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	104.00–107.00	105.40
5	—	617	109.00–115.00	112.56
7	—	512	123.00–130.00	125.82
5	—	581	125.00–129.00	126.60
7	—	475	145.00–150.00	146.42
7	—	418	155.00–162.00	158.61
10	—	377	162.00–167.00	164.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	115.00–121.00	117.98
4	—	558	131.00–133.00	132.00
7	—	526	130.00–135.00	132.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	378	152.00–162.00	157.67
9	—	336	161.00–167.00	163.42
6	—	485	135.00–142.00	138.00
5	—	523	117.00–120.00	118.56
8	—	270	162.00–170.00	165.65
7	—	422	144.00–155.00	149.46
6	—	568	115.00–119.00	117.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,408	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,388.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	74.00–79.00	75.73
1	—	2,020	93.00	93.00
3	—	1,492	84.00–90.00	86.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	40.00	40.00
8	—	1,015	48.00–54.00	50.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,427	70.00–77.00	74.79
6	—	1,261	62.00–69.00	65.39
6	—	1,218	54.00–61.00	58.00

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.