Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2020-06-08

Swainsboro

Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Jun 8

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931

← Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

363 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 490▼ 42 vs year ago 405 · −10.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 71▲ 26 vs year ago 80 · +32.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 9▲ 6 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, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves steady to 2.00 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 $124.31/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$124.31

85 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$6.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.61

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	124.93	573	77
Medium and Large 2	391	118.35	463	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.58/cwt here — about $110 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 sale85 hd

124.31

—

GA average16 barns · 1,248 hd

119.70

+4.61

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	1,589	94.33	1,499	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	67.81	845	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	55.47	604	10

Every lot

42 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	306	150.49/cwt	150.00–157.00	460	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	166.60/cwt	160.00–170.00	521	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	146.32/cwt	140.00–147.00	597	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	131.01/cwt	129.00–132.00	600	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	144.18/cwt	141.00–147.00	672	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	131.01/cwt	128.00–133.00	690	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	132.02/cwt	131.00–133.00	746	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	725	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	129.10/cwt	126.00–130.00	794	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	114.52/cwt	112.00–117.00	830	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	259	127.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	331	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	133.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	434	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	130.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	486	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	127.92/cwt	122.00–132.00	544	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	124.43/cwt	119.00–127.00	586	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	120.98/cwt	117.00–126.00	630	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	108.72/cwt	105.00–115.00	569	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	115.73/cwt	111.00–119.00	665	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	107.67/cwt	106.00–111.00	705	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	228	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	379	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	161.36/cwt	160.00–162.00	452	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	154.04/cwt	150.00–157.00	482	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	487	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	143.23/cwt	140.00–147.00	543	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	134.25/cwt	132.00–135.00	544	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	140.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	615	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	135.08/cwt	131.00–141.00	644	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	484	124.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	603	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	125.10/cwt	122.00–132.00	649	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	121.81/cwt	120.00–124.00	696	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	116.58/cwt	112.00–119.00	673	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	619	106.81/cwt	104.00–112.00	661	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,213	86.94/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,055	2
Bulls	—	—	1,629	93.15/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,517	5
Bulls	—	—	1,772	101.22/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,794	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	56.19/cwt	52.00–58.00	606	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	581	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	58.67/cwt	55.00–61.00	708	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	65.97/cwt	62.00–69.00	807	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	71.99/cwt	70.00–76.00	921	28
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,255	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,491	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	912.13/cwt	850.00–975.00	11,475	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 Jun 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 490Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 71Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	165.00–167.00	166.01
3	—	280	160.00–162.00	161.36
3	—	313	150.00–157.00	154.04
4	—	438	140.00–142.00	140.51
5	—	477	131.00–141.00	135.08
5	—	571	120.00–124.00	121.81
15	—	519	122.00–132.00	125.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	132.00–135.00	134.25
5	—	379	140.00–147.00	143.23
5	—	577	112.00–119.00	116.58
5	—	619	104.00–112.00	106.81
9	—	484	120.00–130.00	124.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	112.00–117.00	114.52
3	—	313	160.00–170.00	166.60
8	—	615	126.00–130.00	129.10
11	—	466	141.00–147.00	144.18
14	—	565	131.00–133.00	132.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	129.00–132.00	131.01
6	—	527	128.00–133.00	131.01
11	—	408	140.00–147.00	146.32
15	—	306	150.00–157.00	150.49
2	—	575	125.00–127.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	117.00–126.00	120.98
8	—	575	111.00–119.00	115.73
20	—	471	119.00–127.00	124.43
23	—	425	122.00–132.00	127.92
11	—	372	125.00–135.00	130.73
3	—	655	106.00–111.00	107.67
4	—	325	130.00–137.00	133.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	259	125.00–130.00	127.97
4	—	523	105.00–115.00	108.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,255	1,075.00	1,075.00

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)	2	—	1,258	850.00–975.00	912.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,279	70.00–76.00	71.99
8	—	1,206	55.00–61.00	58.67
24	—	1,223	62.00–69.00	65.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	49.00	49.00
9	—	1,079	52.00–58.00	56.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	85.00–89.00	86.94
3	—	1,772	98.00–104.00	101.22
5	—	1,629	91.00–95.00	93.15

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.