Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2020-02-10

Swainsboro

Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Feb 10

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931

← Feb 3Feb 10Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

398 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 429▲ 398 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 61▲ 52 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 and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady, steer and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $120.00/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$120.00

134 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$4.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.72

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	123.00	639	42
Medium and Large 3	394	118.72	468	23
Medium and Large 2	489	118.60	580	69

One grade step is worth $4.40/cwt here — about $59 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 sale134 hd

120.00

—

GA average15 barns · 1,365 hd

122.73

−2.72

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	1,623	88.13	1,431	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	64.62	771	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	50.38	475	11

Every lot

54 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	158.43/cwt	155.00–165.00	594	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	153.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	580	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	169.74/cwt	167.00–172.00	667	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	161.21/cwt	157.00–165.00	674	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	154.68/cwt	152.00–157.00	653	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	706	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	148.69/cwt	145.00–152.00	770	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	131.30/cwt	129.00–135.00	755	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	134.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	819	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	125.94/cwt	124.00–128.00	850	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	114.01/cwt	112.00–115.00	823	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	128.55/cwt	127.00–130.00	354	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	123.52/cwt	120.00–127.00	395	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	453	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	136.03/cwt	135.00–137.00	456	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	129.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	484	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	139.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	520	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	541	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	124.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	532	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	116.15/cwt	112.00–119.00	515	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	119.45/cwt	115.00–122.00	563	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	481	111.22/cwt	110.00–112.00	535	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	116.48/cwt	112.00–119.00	602	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	120.86/cwt	118.00–123.00	631	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	118.48/cwt	116.00–121.00	673	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	110.43/cwt	105.00–115.00	640	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	104.35/cwt	100.00–108.00	642	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	690	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	104.02/cwt	102.00–106.00	687	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	107.76/cwt	106.00–110.00	781	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	161.00/cwt	157.00–165.00	522	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	172.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	569	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	336	154.13/cwt	150.00–157.00	518	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	372	147.19/cwt	142.00–152.00	548	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	157.22/cwt	152.00–162.00	586	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	139.22/cwt	137.00–142.00	585	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	151.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	649	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	156.83/cwt	155.00–160.00	679	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	459	150.86/cwt	146.00–155.00	692	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	140.55/cwt	136.00–145.00	647	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	126.32/cwt	121.00–130.00	657	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	132.03/cwt	131.00–133.00	693	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	128.74/cwt	126.00–130.00	734	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	122.36/cwt	120.00–124.00	704	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	607	120.41/cwt	117.00–124.00	731	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	674	108.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	731	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,378	84.81/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,169	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,357	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	96.19/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,900	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	45.50/cwt	45.00–46.00	429	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	53.17/cwt	50.00–55.00	502	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	57.27/cwt	55.00–59.00	616	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	63.96/cwt	60.00–66.00	713	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	69.94/cwt	68.00–72.00	960	5

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 429Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 61Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	112.00–119.00	116.48
6	—	615	100.00–108.00	104.35
4	—	660	102.00–106.00	104.02
4	—	335	135.00–137.00	136.03
12	—	580	105.00–115.00	110.43
12	—	471	115.00–122.00	119.45
11	—	429	120.00–130.00	124.00
11	—	373	125.00–135.00	129.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	118.00–123.00	120.86
8	—	568	116.00–121.00	118.48
7	—	374	135.00–145.00	139.12
6	—	622	110.00–112.00	110.99
5	—	725	106.00–110.00	107.76
4	—	408	130.00–135.00	132.48
3	—	322	140.00–142.00	140.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	443	112.00–119.00	116.15
8	—	320	120.00–127.00	123.52
5	—	481	110.00–112.00	111.22
2	—	275	127.00–130.00	128.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	142.00–152.00	147.19
5	—	420	137.00–142.00	139.22
5	—	336	150.00–157.00	154.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	430	145.00–155.00	151.02
11	—	520	121.00–130.00	126.32
10	—	373	152.00–162.00	157.22
8	—	324	157.00–165.00	161.00
7	—	674	105.00–110.00	108.44
6	—	575	120.00–124.00	122.36
4	—	460	136.00–145.00	140.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	126.00–130.00	128.74
7	—	459	146.00–155.00	150.86
6	—	330	170.00–175.00	172.37
5	—	607	117.00–124.00	120.41
5	—	433	155.00–160.00	156.83
4	—	525	131.00–133.00	132.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	150.00–155.00	153.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	129.00–135.00	131.30
6	—	422	152.00–157.00	154.68
4	—	375	155.00–165.00	158.43
3	—	722	112.00–115.00	114.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	610	130.00–137.00	134.27
8	—	518	145.00–152.00	148.69
7	—	418	157.00–165.00	161.21
4	—	675	124.00–128.00	125.94
4	—	460	152.00–155.00	153.48
4	—	393	167.00–172.00	169.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	944	50.00–55.00	53.17
4	—	943	45.00–46.00	45.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,115	60.00–66.00	63.96
5	—	1,372	68.00–72.00	69.94
3	—	1,075	55.00–59.00	57.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	83.00–88.00	84.81
2	—	1,975	94.00–98.00	96.19
1	—	1,655	82.00	82.00

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.