Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2021-01-04

Swainsboro

Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Jan 4

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931

← Dec 14Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

369 head

▼ 386 vs last sale 755▲ 66 vs year ago 303 · +21.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

195 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 260▲ 125 vs year ago 70 · +178.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to markets being closed for holidays.

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 $113.89/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$113.89

75 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$7.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.94

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	117.46	610	27
Medium and Large 3	361	114.24	413	18thin
Medium and Large 2	526	110.46	581	30

One grade step is worth $7.00/cwt here — about $29 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 sale75 hd

113.89

—

GA average3 barns · 273 hd

115.83

−1.94

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	—	Average	1,562	82.75	1,293	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	61.41	767	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,741	56.04	976	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	46.42	477	23

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	647	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	599	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	139.50/cwt	137.00–142.00	663	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	136.12/cwt	136.00–137.00	693	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	659	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	130.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	748	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	126.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	794	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	117.61/cwt	115.00–122.00	387	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	418	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	513	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	108.58/cwt	105.00–112.00	451	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	121.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	516	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	122.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	581	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	115.95/cwt	110.00–119.00	558	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	118.18/cwt	115.00–121.00	616	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	113.56/cwt	110.00–117.00	642	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	604	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	655	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	98.97/cwt	95.00–103.00	624	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	92.54/cwt	90.00–95.00	634	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	338	151.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	512	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	551	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	159.50/cwt	157.00–162.00	605	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	144.64/cwt	142.00–147.00	600	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	658	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	422	132.56/cwt	130.00–137.00	559	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	634	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	131.63/cwt	127.00–137.00	679	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	557	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	119.42/cwt	115.00–123.00	627	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	115.00/cwt	110.00–119.00	651	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	599	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	612	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	624	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,070	2
Bulls	—	—	1,607	84.00/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,350	5
Bulls	—	—	1,645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,481	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	43.09/cwt	40.00–47.00	440	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	50.76/cwt	48.00–55.00	526	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	61.20/cwt	58.00–65.00	741	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	68.00/cwt	65.00–72.00	864	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	54.83/cwt	52.00–57.00	713	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,741	56.04/cwt	55.00–58.00	976	5

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 Jan 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 755Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 260Year ago 70

No trend due to markets being closed for holidays.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,607	80.00–87.00	84.00
1	—	1,645	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,408	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,211	58.00–65.00	61.20
18	—	1,270	65.00–72.00	68.00
17	—	1,301	52.00–57.00	54.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,741	55.00–58.00	56.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,037	48.00–55.00	50.76
13	—	1,022	40.00–47.00	43.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	105.00–107.00	106.01
10	—	521	115.00–121.00	118.18
3	—	408	125.00–127.00	125.68
4	—	565	110.00–117.00	113.56
6	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	104.00–106.00	105.00
4	—	685	90.00–95.00	92.54
8	—	426	115.00–125.00	121.04
10	—	481	110.00–119.00	115.95
4	—	630	95.00–103.00	98.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	110.00–117.00	113.53
8	—	329	115.00–122.00	117.61
4	—	415	105.00–112.00	108.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	509	136.00–137.00	136.12
2	—	415	155.00–157.00	156.02
4	—	630	124.00–128.00	126.00
8	—	573	125.00–135.00	130.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	137.00–142.00	139.50
6	—	527	120.00–130.00	125.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	140.00–142.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	142.00–147.00	144.64
6	—	525	115.00–123.00	119.42
6	—	612	100.00–104.00	101.99
8	—	566	110.00–119.00	115.00
11	—	470	130.00–140.00	134.88
5	—	367	145.00–155.00	150.00
3	—	338	150.00–155.00	151.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	105.00–110.00	107.51
4	—	585	100.00–105.00	102.46
7	—	422	130.00–137.00	132.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	155.00–160.00	157.46
5	—	379	157.00–162.00	159.50
6	—	516	127.00–137.00	131.63

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.