Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2020-02-03

Swainsboro

Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Feb 3

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

429 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 507▲ 429 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 60▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 10▲ 32 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 steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, bull calves 5.00 lower, 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 $118.49/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$118.49

95 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$141

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

$2.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.04

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	426	119.00	507	32
Medium and Large 2	497	118.99	591	42
Medium and Large 1	555	116.71	648	21

One grade step is worth $2.29/cwt here — about −$141 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 sale95 hd

118.49

—

GA average16 barns · 1,659 hd

124.53

−6.04

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	—	High	1,560	83.80	1,307	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,370	61.45	842	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	49.08	500	8thin

Every lot

47 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	368	163.47/cwt	162.00–165.00	602	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	153.66/cwt	152.00–155.00	650	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	147.19/cwt	144.00–150.00	718	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	146.42/cwt	145.00–149.00	750	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	139.77/cwt	135.00–144.00	731	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	738	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	143.48/cwt	140.00–146.00	825	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	802	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	123.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	854	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	413	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	131.30/cwt	127.00–137.00	503	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	389	123.28/cwt	120.00–127.00	480	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	127.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	525	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	121.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	514	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	114.32/cwt	110.00–118.00	546	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	119.52/cwt	118.00–121.00	577	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	609	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	113.46/cwt	110.00–117.00	590	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	530	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	117.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	665	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	700	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	686	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	788	97.33/cwt	96.00–98.00	767	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	285	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	463	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	153.53/cwt	150.00–157.00	504	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	333	161.04/cwt	160.00–162.00	536	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	148.95/cwt	145.00–152.00	544	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	157.95/cwt	155.00–162.00	588	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	416	149.59/cwt	145.00–155.00	622	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	140.10/cwt	137.00–145.00	600	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	681	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	125.45/cwt	120.00–129.00	650	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	562	120.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	674	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	708	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	111.00/cwt	107.00–115.00	694	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	74.65/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,079	2
Bulls	—	—	1,558	85.32/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,329	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,728	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	51.60/cwt	49.00–55.00	520	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	44.88/cwt	42.00–47.00	465	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	57.05/cwt	53.00–61.00	748	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,421	65.30/cwt	62.00–67.00	928	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,175	869.89/cwt	825.00–925.00	10,221	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,213.44/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	16,199	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,058	672.44/cwt	625.00–750.00	7,114	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,132	693.26/cwt	650.00–775.00	7,848	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	912.73/cwt	900.00–925.00	11,163	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 Feb 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 507Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 10Year 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	—	608	115.00–118.00	116.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	160.00–162.00	161.04
4	—	625	107.00–115.00	111.00
6	—	478	140.00–145.00	142.37
6	—	562	118.00–122.00	120.00
8	—	518	120.00–129.00	125.45
12	—	416	145.00–155.00	149.59
13	—	372	155.00–162.00	157.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	145.00–152.00	148.95
7	—	428	137.00–145.00	140.10
4	—	285	160.00–165.00	162.59
4	—	328	150.00–157.00	153.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	488	144.00–150.00	147.19
4	—	368	162.00–165.00	163.47
5	—	523	135.00–144.00	139.77
6	—	423	152.00–155.00	153.66
6	—	568	129.00–131.00	130.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	120.00–125.00	123.35
4	—	608	130.00–134.00	131.99
8	—	575	140.00–146.00	143.48
7	—	512	145.00–149.00	146.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	110.00–118.00	114.32
7	—	389	120.00–127.00	123.28
11	—	425	115.00–125.00	121.01
4	—	525	100.00–102.00	100.98
4	—	315	130.00–132.00	131.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	483	118.00–121.00	119.52
9	—	383	127.00–137.00	131.30
10	—	520	110.00–117.00	113.46
3	—	788	96.00–98.00	97.33
4	—	638	105.00–110.00	107.53
6	—	412	125.00–130.00	127.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	111.00–113.00	112.00
6	—	565	115.00–120.00	117.64
10	—	514	117.00–120.00	118.51

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	4	—	1,335	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,213.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	825.00–925.00	869.89

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	900.00–925.00	912.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,058	625.00–750.00	672.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,132	650.00–775.00	693.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,007	49.00–55.00	51.60
3	—	1,037	42.00–47.00	44.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,311	53.00–61.00	57.05
8	—	1,421	62.00–67.00	65.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,445	74.00–75.00	74.65
4	—	1,558	84.00–87.00	85.32

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.