Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2020-11-02

Swainsboro

Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Nov 2

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931

← Oct 26Nov 2Nov 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

467 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 374▲ 32 vs year ago 435 · +7.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 128▲ 13 vs year ago 76 · +17.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 9▲ 20 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 steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, steer calves 3.00 higher, heifer and bull calves 4.00 higher, 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 $109.14/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$109.14

116 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$6.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.21

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	474	111.31	528	58
Medium and Large 1	602	107.62	647	45
Medium and Large 3	426	104.67	445	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.65/cwt here — about $83 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 sale116 hd

109.14

—

GA average15 barns · 963 hd

109.35

−0.21

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	57.00	661	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	46.64	479	15

Every lot

61 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	282	148.75/cwt	147.00–152.00	419	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	139.53/cwt	137.00–142.00	516	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	142.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	639	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	118.57/cwt	117.00–122.00	572	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	130.20/cwt	127.00–135.00	629	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	125.66/cwt	120.00–130.00	658	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	588	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	128.02/cwt	127.00–130.00	717	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	702	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	736	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	110.11/cwt	105.00–115.00	738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	117.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	792	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	763	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	110.73/cwt	107.00–112.00	868	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	292	130.71/cwt	127.00–135.00	382	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	410	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	128.43/cwt	127.00–130.00	417	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	114.70/cwt	110.00–117.00	373	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	120.44/cwt	115.00–125.00	461	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	123.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	505	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	114.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	480	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	104.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	445	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	97.43/cwt	95.00–100.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	558	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	110.03/cwt	105.00–115.00	526	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	597	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	106.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	571	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	103.37/cwt	100.00–105.00	597	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	93.45/cwt	92.00–95.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	111.69/cwt	107.00–115.00	652	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	105.60/cwt	102.00–110.00	645	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	95.01/cwt	90.00–100.00	599	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	101.88/cwt	98.00–105.00	676	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	89.96/cwt	85.00–95.00	598	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	89.00/cwt	87.00–90.00	627	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	95.02/cwt	92.00–97.00	685	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	95.28/cwt	90.00–97.00	733	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	272	139.17/cwt	135.00–142.00	379	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	149.59/cwt	147.00–152.00	411	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	322	139.64/cwt	135.00–145.00	450	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	357	134.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	481	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	144.53/cwt	142.00–147.00	520	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	411	140.87/cwt	137.00–147.00	579	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	529	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	130.18/cwt	127.00–135.00	622	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	507	122.35/cwt	120.00–127.00	620	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	104.76/cwt	102.00–107.00	550	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	115.59/cwt	112.00–120.00	609	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	692	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	110.35/cwt	105.00–115.00	635	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	629	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	660	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	678	99.26/cwt	95.00–105.00	673	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	664	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	48.47/cwt	45.00–53.00	488	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	41.62/cwt	38.00–44.00	450	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	51.34/cwt	50.00–53.00	571	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	57.37/cwt	54.00–61.00	664	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	63.12/cwt	62.00–64.00	789	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,180	957.38/cwt	800.00–1,125.00	11,297	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	765.86/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,539	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 Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 374Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 128Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	110.00–120.00	114.65
6	—	292	127.00–135.00	130.71
6	—	478	105.00–115.00	110.03
3	—	705	87.00–90.00	89.00
3	—	578	100.00–105.00	103.37
4	—	665	85.00–95.00	89.96
4	—	325	127.00–130.00	128.43
11	—	383	115.00–125.00	120.44
7	—	534	105.00–110.00	106.99
6	—	630	90.00–100.00	95.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	102.00–110.00	105.60
3	—	407	122.00–125.00	123.99
7	—	769	90.00–97.00	95.28
5	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.40
8	—	664	98.00–105.00	101.88
7	—	584	107.00–115.00	111.69
2	—	313	130.00–132.00	131.01
4	—	531	110.00–115.00	112.52
4	—	721	92.00–97.00	95.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	92.00–95.00	93.45
5	—	428	100.00–110.00	104.02
4	—	325	110.00–117.00	114.70
2	—	468	95.00–100.00	97.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	90.00–92.00	91.01
7	—	629	100.00–110.00	104.95
2	—	415	125.00–130.00	127.44
8	—	678	95.00–105.00	99.26
8	—	322	135.00–145.00	139.64
4	—	275	147.00–152.00	149.59
6	—	527	112.00–120.00	115.59
7	—	575	105.00–115.00	110.35
5	—	357	130.00–140.00	134.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	142.00–147.00	144.53
8	—	411	137.00–147.00	140.87
6	—	478	127.00–135.00	130.18
4	—	560	122.00–125.00	123.49
3	—	507	120.00–127.00	122.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	102.00–107.00	104.76
7	—	272	135.00–142.00	139.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	483	127.00–135.00	130.20
4	—	585	115.00–125.00	120.00
3	—	282	147.00–152.00	148.75
2	—	370	137.00–142.00	139.53
9	—	524	120.00–130.00	125.66
4	—	710	105.00–110.00	107.48
4	—	640	110.00–120.00	115.00
2	—	670	105.00–115.00	110.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	115.00–120.00	117.29
4	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.45
6	—	560	127.00–130.00	128.02
4	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.28
4	—	784	107.00–112.00	110.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	110.00–115.00	111.65
3	—	482	117.00–122.00	118.57

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	—	1,180	800.00–1,125.00	957.38

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	—	1,115	725.00–800.00	765.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	62.00–64.00	63.12
13	—	1,157	54.00–61.00	57.37
3	—	1,112	50.00–53.00	51.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,006	45.00–53.00	48.47
4	—	1,081	38.00–44.00	41.62

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.