Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2020-03-09

Swainsboro

Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Mar 9

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

529 head

▲ 114 vs last sale 415▲ 529 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 93▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 9▲ 16 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 mostly steady, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves steady to 5.00 lower, heifer and steer calves 6.00 to 8.00 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 $106.97/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$106.97

129 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$8.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.58

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	110.77	743	44
Medium and Large 3	498	107.28	535	48
Medium and Large 2	627	102.05	640	37

One grade step is worth $8.72/cwt here — about $103 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 sale129 hd

106.97

—

GA average16 barns · 1,583 hd

129.55

−22.58

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	1,372	88.96	1,220	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	62.36	746	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	50.93	495	10

Every lot

39 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	154.06/cwt	152.00–155.00	590	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	130.15/cwt	127.00–132.00	664	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	128.53/cwt	127.00–130.00	752	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	126.31/cwt	125.00–127.00	777	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	120.08/cwt	120.00–122.00	859	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	787	105.65/cwt	105.00–107.00	831	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	123.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	115.77/cwt	115.00–117.00	501	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	116.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	554	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	109.05/cwt	105.00–112.00	519	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	112.14/cwt	107.00–115.00	575	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	624	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	517	103.97/cwt	102.00–105.00	538	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	104.18/cwt	102.00–107.00	593	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	582	96.65/cwt	95.00–100.00	563	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	606	101.81/cwt	100.00–105.00	617	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	631	95.47/cwt	92.00–97.00	602	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	110.05/cwt	110.00–112.00	751	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	719	93.73/cwt	90.00–95.00	674	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	791	88.92/cwt	85.00–90.00	703	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	270	151.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	409	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	322	148.01/cwt	147.00–150.00	477	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	382	152.17/cwt	150.00–157.00	581	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	150.22/cwt	147.00–152.00	628	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	128.96/cwt	127.00–130.00	613	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	639	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	689	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	695	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	582	117.37/cwt	115.00–122.00	683	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,288	83.22/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,072	4
Bulls	—	—	1,456	94.69/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,379	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	52.53/cwt	50.00–55.00	504	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	44.54/cwt	44.00–45.00	454	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	56.18/cwt	53.00–58.00	630	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	61.56/cwt	59.00–66.00	742	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	71.68/cwt	69.00–74.00	910	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,062.55/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	13,282	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 Mar 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 415Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 93Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	150.00–157.00	152.17
4	—	540	125.00–130.00	127.52
4	—	563	122.00–125.00	123.49
5	—	418	147.00–152.00	150.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.40
3	—	270	150.00–155.00	151.60
3	—	322	147.00–150.00	148.01
3	—	475	127.00–130.00	128.96
6	—	528	120.00–122.00	121.01
6	—	582	115.00–122.00	117.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	715	120.00–122.00	120.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	127.00–130.00	128.53
3	—	383	152.00–155.00	154.06
3	—	615	125.00–127.00	126.31
3	—	787	105.00–107.00	105.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	127.00–132.00	130.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	791	85.00–90.00	88.92
4	—	719	90.00–95.00	93.73
5	—	569	102.00–107.00	104.18
5	—	606	100.00–105.00	101.81
6	—	513	107.00–115.00	112.14
3	—	412	120.00–125.00	123.36
3	—	475	115.00–120.00	116.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	122.00–125.00	123.49
3	—	582	95.00–100.00	96.65
5	—	433	115.00–117.00	115.77
28	—	476	105.00–112.00	109.05
7	—	631	92.00–97.00	95.47
3	—	517	102.00–105.00	103.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	120.00–122.00	120.66
41	—	682	110.00–112.00	110.05

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	—	1,250	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,205	59.00–66.00	61.56
5	—	1,269	69.00–74.00	71.68
6	—	1,121	53.00–58.00	56.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	44.00–45.00	44.54
8	—	959	50.00–55.00	52.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,456	92.00–96.00	94.69
4	—	1,288	80.00–85.00	83.22

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.