Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2020-09-21

Swainsboro

Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Sep 21

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,063 head

▲ 510 vs last sale 553▲ 679 vs year ago 384 · +176.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 108▼ 30 vs year ago 133 · −22.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 16▲ 51 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 and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 lower, steer and bull calves 5.00 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 $111.26/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$111.26

157 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$5.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.38

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	477	113.50	542	87
Medium and Large 1	607	109.95	667	20
Medium and Large 3	417	107.88	450	50

One grade step is worth $5.62/cwt here — about $92 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 sale157 hd

111.26

—

GA average16 barns · 1,396 hd

113.64

−2.38

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,537	89.16	1,371	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	62.93	777	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	51.98	533	15

Every lot

63 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 3	470	124.53/cwt	122.00–127.00	585	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	664	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	135.29/cwt	132.00–137.00	652	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	132.74/cwt	130.00–137.00	676	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	519	114.83/cwt	112.00–116.00	596	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	123.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	657	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	130.67/cwt	125.00–135.00	751	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	117.81/cwt	115.00–121.00	681	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	727	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	115.18/cwt	110.00–117.00	710	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	119.83/cwt	118.00–120.00	845	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	121.79/cwt	120.00–125.00	323	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	127.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	397	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	113.27/cwt	110.00–117.00	416	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	466	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	119.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	502	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	421	107.64/cwt	105.00–112.00	453	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	113.40/cwt	110.00–117.00	530	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	102.05/cwt	100.00–109.00	483	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	99.01/cwt	95.00–102.00	505	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	118.35/cwt	116.00–121.00	615	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	110.34/cwt	105.00–115.00	587	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	112.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	636	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	103.88/cwt	100.00–109.00	593	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	537	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	99.64/cwt	95.00–104.00	615	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	109.31/cwt	107.00–113.00	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	104.60/cwt	103.00–107.00	700	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	100.67/cwt	100.00–102.00	720	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	150.60/cwt	145.00–155.00	562	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	376	126.12/cwt	125.00–130.00	474	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	388	139.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	543	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	122.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	523	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	132.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	118.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	562	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	107.98/cwt	105.00–112.00	518	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	132.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	640	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	126.02/cwt	122.00–130.00	655	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	113.14/cwt	110.00–116.00	589	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	529	104.24/cwt	100.00–107.00	551	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	119.33/cwt	117.00–124.00	671	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	567	100.21/cwt	97.00–102.00	568	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	109.49/cwt	105.00–114.00	630	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	104.29/cwt	100.00–109.00	636	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	669	103.42/cwt	100.00–106.00	692	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	95.01/cwt	91.00–97.00	641	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	718	93.34/cwt	90.00–95.00	670	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	93.36/cwt	90.00–98.00	686	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,302	83.49/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,087	3
Bulls	—	—	1,714	93.42/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,601	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	54.64/cwt	51.00–58.00	550	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	46.67/cwt	45.00–50.00	496	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	923	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	65.35/cwt	62.00–69.00	797	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	58.23/cwt	54.00–61.00	733	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,173	1,056.21/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	12,389	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	1,346.31/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	18,243	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,235	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	963	760.01/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,319	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	876.51/cwt	850.00–900.00	8,704	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,130	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,910	1

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 Sep 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,063Last week 553Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 108Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	90.00–95.00	93.34
7	—	425	120.00–127.00	122.98
11	—	480	105.00–112.00	107.98
8	—	376	125.00–130.00	126.12
5	—	567	97.00–102.00	100.21
4	—	529	100.00–107.00	104.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	669	100.00–106.00	103.42
6	—	520	122.00–130.00	126.02
3	—	373	145.00–155.00	150.60
4	—	481	130.00–135.00	132.99
3	—	562	117.00–124.00	119.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	735	90.00–98.00	93.36
11	—	575	105.00–114.00	109.49
7	—	675	91.00–97.00	95.01
7	—	521	110.00–116.00	113.14
15	—	610	100.00–109.00	104.29
2	—	388	135.00–145.00	139.90
8	—	472	115.00–125.00	118.98
3	—	430	130.00–135.00	132.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	100.00–109.00	102.05
8	—	265	120.00–125.00	121.79
4	—	590	90.00–92.00	91.01
6	—	510	95.00–102.00	99.01
13	—	421	105.00–112.00	107.64
11	—	367	110.00–117.00	113.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	100.00–102.00	100.67
2	—	470	120.00–123.00	121.48
5	—	669	103.00–107.00	104.60
4	—	568	110.00–115.00	112.00
3	—	520	116.00–121.00	118.35
3	—	623	107.00–113.00	109.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	95.00–104.00	99.64
19	—	467	110.00–117.00	113.40
22	—	532	105.00–115.00	110.34
11	—	571	100.00–109.00	103.88
10	—	385	120.00–122.00	120.97
14	—	419	115.00–125.00	119.84
6	—	312	125.00–130.00	127.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	112.00–116.00	114.83
2	—	470	122.00–127.00	124.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	705	118.00–120.00	119.83
5	—	611	118.00–120.00	118.99
28	—	575	125.00–135.00	130.67
3	—	472	140.00–142.00	140.66
4	—	509	130.00–137.00	132.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	120.00–125.00	123.66
5	—	616	110.00–117.00	115.18
5	—	578	115.00–121.00	117.81
3	—	482	132.00–137.00	135.29

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	3	—	1,173	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,056.21

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	—	1,355	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,346.31

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	993	850.00–900.00	876.51

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)	7	—	963	700.00–800.00	760.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,258	54.00–61.00	58.23
16	—	1,220	62.00–69.00	65.35
1	—	1,215	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,063	45.00–50.00	46.67
10	—	1,007	51.00–58.00	54.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	81.00–85.00	83.49
4	—	1,714	89.00–95.00	93.42

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.