Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2021-02-08

Swainsboro

Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Feb 8

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931

← Feb 1Feb 8Feb 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

341 head

▲ 155 vs last sale 186▼ 57 vs year ago 398 · −14.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 98▲ 54 vs year ago 52 · +103.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves mostly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.06/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$132.06

44 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$130

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

$11.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.74

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	138.19	690	20
Medium and Large 3	508	128.19	651	7thin
Medium and Large 1	649	126.44	820	17thin

One grade step is worth $11.75/cwt here — about −$130 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 sale44 hd

132.06

—

GA average14 barns · 668 hd

143.80

−11.74

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	—	High	1,428	88.29	1,260	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	63.82	798	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	52.65	540	14

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	668	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	143.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	670	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	134.45/cwt	130.00–138.00	639	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	132.99/cwt	130.00–138.00	692	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	123.49/cwt	120.00–128.00	658	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	125.76/cwt	120.00–128.00	727	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	133.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	774	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	127.81/cwt	123.00–131.00	790	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	125.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	835	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	114.94/cwt	113.00–119.00	900	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	326	123.46/cwt	120.00–128.00	402	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	123.99/cwt	120.00–127.00	459	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	112.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	426	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	118.36/cwt	117.00–120.00	495	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	111.23/cwt	106.00–115.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	121.70/cwt	120.00–123.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	105.97/cwt	105.00–108.00	507	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	113.05/cwt	110.00–115.00	546	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	94.02/cwt	90.00–98.00	482	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	696	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	106.00/cwt	105.00–108.00	747	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	143.35/cwt	140.00–148.00	480	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	362	153.67/cwt	150.00–158.00	556	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	366	135.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	494	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	145.05/cwt	142.00–148.00	544	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	124.17/cwt	120.00–128.00	525	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	138.19/cwt	133.00–143.00	590	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	130.04/cwt	128.00–133.00	615	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	484	116.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	563	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	130.51/cwt	128.00–133.00	663	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	103.05/cwt	101.00–105.00	587	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	108.98/cwt	107.00–112.00	672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	92.44/cwt	90.00–95.00	716	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,042	77.02/cwt	76.00–78.00	803	3
Bulls	—	—	1,358	83.50/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,134	3
Bulls	—	—	1,883	104.34/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,965	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	46.87/cwt	42.00–50.00	460	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	56.98/cwt	53.00–59.00	603	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	56.10/cwt	54.00–58.00	683	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	62.45/cwt	59.00–66.00	766	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	70.36/cwt	67.00–74.00	913	11

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 Feb 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 186Year ago 398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 98Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	150.00–155.00	152.46
4	—	578	120.00–128.00	125.76
5	—	520	130.00–138.00	132.99
9	—	467	140.00–150.00	143.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	130.00–136.00	133.46
4	—	663	125.00–128.00	125.99
6	—	618	123.00–131.00	127.81
3	—	783	113.00–119.00	114.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	130.00–138.00	134.45
4	—	533	120.00–128.00	123.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	110.00–115.00	113.05
3	—	370	120.00–127.00	123.99
3	—	418	117.00–120.00	118.36
2	—	525	107.00–108.00	107.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	106.00–115.00	111.23
3	—	478	105.00–108.00	105.97
4	—	326	120.00–128.00	123.46
4	—	378	110.00–115.00	112.73
2	—	513	90.00–98.00	94.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	105.00–108.00	106.00
2	—	595	115.00–119.00	117.00
3	—	477	120.00–123.00	121.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	101.00–105.00	103.05
3	—	335	140.00–148.00	143.35
4	—	366	130.00–140.00	135.05
4	—	484	110.00–120.00	116.27
2	—	423	120.00–128.00	124.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	90.00–95.00	92.44
3	—	375	142.00–148.00	145.05
3	—	473	128.00–133.00	130.04
3	—	617	107.00–112.00	108.98
5	—	427	133.00–143.00	138.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	128.00–133.00	130.51
3	—	362	150.00–158.00	153.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,883	103.00–106.00	104.34
3	—	1,042	76.00–78.00	77.02
3	—	1,358	80.00–87.00	83.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,227	59.00–66.00	62.45
11	—	1,298	67.00–74.00	70.36
7	—	1,217	54.00–58.00	56.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,059	53.00–59.00	56.98
6	—	982	42.00–50.00	46.87

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.