Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2020-07-20

Swainsboro

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Jul 20
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931
Feeder Cattle receipts
330 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 482▼ 258 vs year ago 588 · −43.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 130▼ 35 vs year ago 137 · −25.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.11/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$123.11
89 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$9
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.38
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1471133.8763137
Medium and Large 3411122.8150411thin
Medium and Large 2548113.4962241
One grade step is worth $20.38/cwt here — about $9 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 sale89 hd
123.11
—
GA average17 barns · 1,400 hd
118.73
+4.38
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,64396.041,5785thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66566.011,0992thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26160.4176238
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04451.9654226

Every lot

51 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1313169.32/cwt168.00–170.005303
Steers—Medium and Large 3423124.96/cwt123.00–127.005293
Steers—Medium and Large 2468127.90/cwt125.00–132.005999
Steers—Medium and Large 3479118.97/cwt115.00–125.005704
Steers—Medium and Large 1488135.65/cwt133.00–137.006623
Steers—Medium and Large 1508133.00/cwt131.00–135.006766
Steers—Medium and Large 2543121.00/cwt120.00–122.006574
Steers—Medium and Large 1564128.57/cwt127.00–132.007257
Steers—Medium and Large 2568120.51/cwt115.00–125.006849
Steers—Medium and Large 1610124.97/cwt121.00–129.007624
Steers—Medium and Large 2622114.35/cwt113.00–116.007113
Steers—Medium and Large 1679122.46/cwt119.00–126.008327
Steers—Medium and Large 2708103.36/cwt100.00–110.007323
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325119.20/cwt115.00–122.003874
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363116.02/cwt115.00–117.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415107.50/cwt105.00–110.004464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421119.19/cwt115.00–122.005027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473123.49/cwt122.00–125.005844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484117.14/cwt110.00–120.005677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510121.43/cwt116.00–126.0061911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523109.77/cwt105.00–115.005749
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563113.50/cwt112.00–116.006394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572106.95/cwt104.00–110.006129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624107.41/cwt105.00–109.006705
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628102.58/cwt95.00–105.006445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663104.79/cwt100.00–107.006955
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265135.96/cwt135.00–137.003604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1288164.03/cwt160.00–167.004726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313156.01/cwt155.00–157.004882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365150.20/cwt147.00–152.005485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1407143.01/cwt142.00–145.005823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428131.75/cwt128.00–135.005643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463130.98/cwt130.00–132.006064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478122.47/cwt120.00–127.005856
Bulls—Medium and Large 3494115.30/cwt110.00–118.005707
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508124.68/cwt120.00–127.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516116.54/cwt110.00–120.0060110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565109.48/cwt105.00–113.0061914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580115.99/cwt115.00–117.006736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1606115.59/cwt112.00–117.007005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633104.22/cwt100.00–106.006604
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680101.99/cwt100.00–104.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1717101.66/cwt99.00–103.007293
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0091
Bulls——1,748103.13/cwt100.00–106.001,8032
Bulls——1,78093.47/cwt93.00–94.001,6642
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02647.54/cwt43.00–50.004889
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05354.30/cwt51.00–57.0057217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20957.11/cwt55.00–59.0069016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29962.81/cwt60.00–67.0081622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66566.01/cwt65.00–67.001,0992

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.