Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2020-02-24

Swainsboro

Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Feb 24

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931

← Feb 10Feb 24Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

623 head

▲ 225 vs last sale 398▲ 623 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 52▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 0▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No report from previous sale.

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 $122.96/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$122.96

194 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$226

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

$6.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.53

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	304	125.53	381	16thin
Medium and Large 1	589	124.44	733	125
Medium and Large 2	512	118.69	607	53

One grade step is worth $6.84/cwt here — about −$226 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 sale194 hd

122.96

—

GA average13 barns · 1,376 hd

131.49

−8.53

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	1,569	87.71	1,376	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	61.59	735	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	51.92	526	7thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	168.50/cwt	167.00–170.00	615	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	163.52/cwt	160.00–167.00	685	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	155.96/cwt	155.00–157.00	668	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	156.04/cwt	152.00–160.00	741	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	149.02/cwt	147.00–150.00	723	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	150.93/cwt	147.00–157.00	804	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	150.69/cwt	144.00–151.00	836	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	133.01/cwt	131.00–135.00	742	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	136.55/cwt	133.00–142.00	843	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	113.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	718	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	124.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	787	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	694	121.51/cwt	117.00–123.00	843	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	978	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	786	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	872	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	222	134.12/cwt	130.00–137.00	298	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	396	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	135.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	439	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	144.83/cwt	140.00–147.00	497	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	144.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	529	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	118.95/cwt	115.00–122.00	444	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	130.67/cwt	127.00–137.00	490	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	139.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	584	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	128.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	552	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	118.99/cwt	115.00–122.00	553	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	132.18/cwt	127.00–136.00	632	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	114.00/cwt	110.00–117.00	596	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	124.52/cwt	120.00–127.00	656	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	117.98/cwt	115.00–121.00	667	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	639	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	117.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	718	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	113.85/cwt	111.00–118.00	754	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	104.46/cwt	102.00–107.00	716	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	103.06/cwt	100.00–106.00	752	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	117.66/cwt	113.00–118.00	862	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	96.32/cwt	95.00–97.00	749	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	216	170.31/cwt	165.00–175.00	368	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	272	153.47/cwt	150.00–157.00	417	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	317	168.64/cwt	165.00–172.00	535	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	329	160.01/cwt	155.00–165.00	526	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	333	147.37/cwt	145.00–150.00	491	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	361	144.86/cwt	142.00–150.00	523	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	155.73/cwt	152.00–160.00	573	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	164.67/cwt	162.00–167.00	609	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	414	150.19/cwt	147.00–152.00	622	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	158.25/cwt	157.00–160.00	660	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	138.82/cwt	137.00–140.00	584	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	153.67/cwt	152.00–157.00	715	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	617	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	140.43/cwt	135.00–145.00	681	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	642	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	694	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	119.26/cwt	116.00–126.00	737	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,189	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	86.79/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,319	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,534	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	48.04/cwt	47.00–49.00	480	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	53.47/cwt	51.00–56.00	544	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	56.21/cwt	53.00–59.00	632	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	63.79/cwt	60.00–67.00	753	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,552	69.88/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,085	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,619	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,244	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,406	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,250	637.35/cwt	600.00–675.00	7,967	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,290	890.65/cwt	825.00–950.00	11,489	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 623Last week 398Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 0

No report from previous sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	110.00–117.00	114.00
6	—	465	115.00–122.00	118.99
6	—	375	127.00–137.00	130.67
4	—	730	100.00–106.00	103.06
4	—	685	102.00–107.00	104.46
4	—	570	110.00–114.00	112.02
9	—	324	130.00–140.00	135.64
8	—	428	125.00–135.00	128.97
6	—	778	95.00–97.00	96.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	733	113.00–118.00	117.66
25	—	527	120.00–127.00	124.52
10	—	365	140.00–150.00	144.83
9	—	419	135.00–145.00	139.48
8	—	662	111.00–118.00	113.85
8	—	565	115.00–121.00	117.98
7	—	478	127.00–136.00	132.18
6	—	612	115.00–120.00	117.32
5	—	343	140.00–147.00	144.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	115.00–122.00	118.95
6	—	222	130.00–137.00	134.12
4	—	323	120.00–125.00	122.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	145.00–150.00	147.37
5	—	421	137.00–140.00	138.82
5	—	361	142.00–150.00	144.86
5	—	272	150.00–157.00	153.47
3	—	478	127.00–130.00	128.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	329	155.00–165.00	160.01
9	—	485	135.00–145.00	140.43
6	—	368	152.00–160.00	155.73
5	—	414	147.00–152.00	150.19
4	—	520	120.00–127.00	123.50
4	—	216	165.00–175.00	170.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	132.00–134.00	133.02
6	—	370	162.00–167.00	164.67
6	—	317	165.00–172.00	168.64
5	—	417	157.00–160.00	158.25
3	—	618	116.00–126.00	119.26
3	—	465	152.00–157.00	153.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	786	110.00–112.00	110.99
3	—	630	112.00–115.00	113.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	694	117.00–123.00	121.51
7	—	635	122.00–125.00	124.00
4	—	558	131.00–135.00	133.01
3	—	485	147.00–150.00	149.02
2	—	428	155.00–157.00	155.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	719	136.00	136.00
43	—	555	144.00–151.00	150.69
5	—	617	133.00–142.00	136.55
5	—	419	160.00–167.00	163.52
4	—	533	147.00–157.00	150.93
4	—	475	152.00–160.00	156.04
4	—	365	167.00–170.00	168.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,018	51.00–56.00	53.47
2	—	1,000	47.00–49.00	48.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,180	60.00–67.00	63.79
12	—	1,124	53.00–59.00	56.21
3	—	1,552	68.00–74.00	69.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	92.00–94.00	92.99
2	—	1,520	84.00–89.00	86.79
1	—	1,505	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	600.00–675.00	637.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	625.00	625.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	725.00	725.00

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	—	1,290	825.00–950.00	890.65

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.