Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2020-11-16

Swainsboro

Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Nov 16

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

645 head

▲ 189 vs last sale 456▲ 230 vs year ago 415 · +55.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 115▼ 24 vs year ago 88 · −27.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 12▲ 19 vs year ago 8 · +237.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, Feeder heifers 3.00 higher, Steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, Bull calves steady to 4.00 lower, Heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher, Replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $116.91/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$116.91

133 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$14.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	119.25	634	56
Medium and Large 2	468	116.89	547	66
Medium and Large 3	456	105.16	480	11thin

One grade step is worth $14.09/cwt here — about $154 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 sale133 hd

116.91

—

GA average17 barns · 2,138 hd

116.78

+0.13

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	1,476	80.59	1,190	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	60.85	774	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	52.33	557	14

Every lot

65 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 1	375	166.46/cwt	165.00–168.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	133.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	560	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	136.39/cwt	132.00–140.00	633	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	134.42/cwt	131.00–138.00	703	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	677	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	132.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	743	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	115.86/cwt	112.00–120.00	666	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	126.14/cwt	123.00–131.00	786	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	626	108.22/cwt	105.00–110.00	677	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	117.02/cwt	114.00–120.00	745	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	122.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	824	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	113.81/cwt	110.00–119.00	783	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	112.34/cwt	111.00–113.00	803	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	108.00/cwt	105.00–114.00	815	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	793	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	852	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	140.45/cwt	138.00–143.00	323	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	134.39/cwt	132.00–138.00	383	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	132.92/cwt	130.00–135.00	433	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	131.18/cwt	130.00–133.00	472	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	122.80/cwt	120.00–128.00	461	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	393	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	129.88/cwt	128.00–135.00	531	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	107.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	457	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	117.24/cwt	115.00–124.00	499	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	122.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	578	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	103.27/cwt	100.00–105.00	488	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	117.70/cwt	116.00–119.00	565	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	111.18/cwt	108.00–115.00	581	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	120.12/cwt	116.00–125.00	632	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	95.98/cwt	92.00–100.00	536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	107.90/cwt	103.00–112.00	613	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	119.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	683	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	113.76/cwt	110.00–116.00	698	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	104.43/cwt	100.00–109.00	653	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	104.53/cwt	100.00–109.00	711	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	782	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	95.49/cwt	90.00–100.00	727	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	210	145.07/cwt	142.00–148.00	305	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	235	154.61/cwt	152.00–157.00	363	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	267	152.79/cwt	148.00–158.00	408	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	308	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	408	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	321	153.85/cwt	148.00–158.00	494	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	324	163.83/cwt	160.00–168.00	531	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	161.49/cwt	160.00–163.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	364	143.29/cwt	140.00–148.00	522	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	147.59/cwt	140.00–150.00	620	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	132.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	135.73/cwt	132.00–140.00	626	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	125.75/cwt	120.00–128.00	586	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	479	115.61/cwt	110.00–118.00	554	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	129.40/cwt	126.00–133.00	673	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	120.20/cwt	115.00–123.00	627	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	123.79/cwt	120.00–129.00	708	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	577	97.63/cwt	95.00–100.00	563	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	708	102.68/cwt	101.00–105.00	727	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,145	77.30/cwt	72.00–79.00	885	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	83.06/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,433	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	44.28/cwt	41.00–48.00	420	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	54.53/cwt	50.00–58.00	597	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	56.65/cwt	53.00–59.00	687	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	64.52/cwt	62.00–69.00	854	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	898.54/cwt	850.00–925.00	9,255	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,172	908.43/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	10,647	3

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 645Last week 456Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 115Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 12Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	125.00–128.00	126.49
5	—	637	114.00–120.00	117.02
2	—	793	107.00–108.00	107.50
4	—	421	130.00–135.00	133.01
5	—	688	110.00–119.00	113.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	123.00–131.00	126.14
5	—	523	131.00–138.00	134.42
3	—	715	111.00–113.00	112.34
2	—	375	165.00–168.00	166.46
5	—	464	132.00–140.00	136.39
3	—	755	105.00–114.00	108.00
6	—	671	120.00–125.00	122.83
5	—	559	130.00–135.00	132.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	105.00–110.00	108.22
2	—	575	112.00–120.00	115.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	140.00–148.00	143.29
3	—	708	101.00–105.00	102.68
7	—	466	120.00–128.00	125.75
5	—	522	115.00–123.00	120.20
4	—	321	148.00–158.00	153.85
2	—	595	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	235	152.00–157.00	154.61
5	—	267	148.00–158.00	152.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	115.00–118.00	116.49
4	—	420	140.00–150.00	147.59
8	—	520	126.00–133.00	129.40
7	—	324	160.00–168.00	163.83
2	—	358	160.00–163.00	161.49
4	—	461	132.00–140.00	135.73
13	—	572	120.00–129.00	123.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.31
2	—	308	130.00–135.00	132.52
3	—	577	95.00–100.00	97.63
2	—	210	142.00–148.00	145.07
7	—	479	110.00–118.00	115.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	108.00–110.00	108.98
6	—	360	130.00–133.00	131.18
6	—	761	90.00–100.00	95.49
5	—	614	110.00–116.00	113.76
10	—	571	115.00–125.00	119.57
9	—	526	116.00–125.00	120.12
12	—	470	120.00–128.00	122.92
6	—	409	128.00–135.00	129.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	426	115.00–124.00	117.24
2	—	680	100.00–109.00	104.53
2	—	230	138.00–143.00	140.45
8	—	375	120.00–128.00	122.80
3	—	285	132.00–138.00	134.39
6	—	326	130.00–135.00	132.92
7	—	480	116.00–119.00	117.70
10	—	568	103.00–112.00	107.90
9	—	523	108.00–115.00	111.18
7	—	625	100.00–109.00	104.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	100.00–110.00	107.50
3	—	473	100.00–105.00	103.27
2	—	393	110.00–115.00	112.48
2	—	558	92.00–100.00	95.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	1,030	850.00–925.00	898.54

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	—	1,172	825.00–1,000.00	908.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	72.00–79.00	77.30
4	—	1,725	81.00–85.00	83.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	41.00–48.00	44.28
11	—	1,095	50.00–58.00	54.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,213	53.00–59.00	56.65
8	—	1,323	62.00–69.00	64.52

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.