Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.36/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −71.31 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$137.36

97 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$8.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.01

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	142.85	780	16thin
Medium and Large 2	497	139.20	692	34
Medium and Large 3	462	134.16	619	47

One grade step is worth $8.69/cwt here — about $161 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 sale97 hd

137.36

—

GA average16 barns · 1,478 hd

145.37

−8.01

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−71.31

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	1,603	80.86	1,296	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	57.95	912	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	57.82	708	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	49.49	512	13

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	115.01/cwt	111.00–118.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	121.74/cwt	119.00–126.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	124.67/cwt	122.00–126.00	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	95.14/cwt	90.00–100.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	101.51/cwt	101.00–102.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	133.94/cwt	130.00–138.00	504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	125.99/cwt	124.00–129.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	121.41/cwt	118.00–128.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	124.97/cwt	123.00–128.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	135.56/cwt	132.00–138.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	136.75/cwt	135.00–139.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	123.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	139.71/cwt	138.00–141.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	140.32/cwt	140.00–141.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	120.54/cwt	118.00–123.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	135.69/cwt	132.00–139.00	621	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	146.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	541	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	444	138.67/cwt	135.00–142.50	616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	106.82/cwt	101.00–109.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	110.23/cwt	105.00–113.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	147.69/cwt	144.00–152.50	479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	128.34/cwt	128.00–129.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	213	165.38/cwt	164.00–168.00	352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	144.88/cwt	140.00–148.00	678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	147.01/cwt	144.00–150.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	150.33/cwt	150.00–152.50	573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	137.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	129.37/cwt	125.00–132.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	120.47/cwt	118.00–123.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	123.10/cwt	120.00–126.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.14/cwt	142.00–149.00	762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	140.37/cwt	138.00–144.00	787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	713	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	51.95/cwt	49.00–56.00	562	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	46.62/cwt	44.00–48.00	457	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	57.95/cwt	57.00–59.00	912	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	57.44/cwt	55.00–61.00	699	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	51.77/cwt	50.00–54.00	634	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	66.24/cwt	63.00–68.00	829	5
Bulls	—	—	1,763	83.93/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,480	3
Bulls	—	—	1,363	76.26/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,039	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,198	718.68/cwt	550.00–850.00	8,610	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	945.88/cwt	890.00–1,000.00	11,124	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	815	601.84/cwt	500.00–700.00	4,905	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,023	783.62/cwt	700.00–890.00	8,016	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,361	1,193.90/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	16,249	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	113.89/cwt	111.00–120.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	114.55/cwt	110.00–118.00	603	4

How this sale compares

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 →

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Thu Apr 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	111.00–118.00	115.01
3	—	368	119.00–126.00	121.74
3	—	300	122.00–126.00	124.67
2	—	720	90.00–100.00	95.14
2	—	668	101.00–102.00	101.51
2	—	565	110.00–112.00	111.02
6	—	425	111.00–120.00	113.89
4	—	526	110.00–118.00	114.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	130.00–138.00	133.94
5	—	467	124.00–129.00	125.99
3	—	728	110.00–111.00	110.34
3	—	562	118.00–128.00	121.41
3	—	517	123.00–128.00	124.97
3	—	427	128.00–130.00	129.03
2	—	665	112.00–115.00	113.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	131.00–135.00	133.00
4	—	528	132.00–138.00	135.56
4	—	465	135.00–139.00	136.75
3	—	622	120.00–130.00	123.32
3	—	417	138.00–141.00	139.71
3	—	372	140.00–141.00	140.32
2	—	710	116.00–117.00	116.51
2	—	665	118.00–123.00	120.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	458	132.00–139.00	135.69
9	—	370	140.00–150.00	146.16
6	—	444	135.00–142.50	138.67
5	—	665	101.00–109.00	106.82
4	—	618	105.00–113.00	110.23
4	—	563	122.00–123.00	122.50
4	—	324	144.00–152.50	147.69
3	—	532	128.00–129.00	128.34
3	—	213	164.00–168.00	165.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	468	140.00–148.00	144.88
7	—	439	144.00–150.00	147.01
7	—	381	150.00–152.50	150.33
4	—	510	135.00–140.00	137.30
3	—	565	125.00–132.00	129.37
2	—	773	106.00–107.00	106.49
2	—	683	118.00–123.00	120.47
2	—	620	120.00–126.00	123.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	142.00–149.00	145.14
5	—	561	138.00–144.00	140.37
3	—	622	134.00–135.00	134.33
2	—	460	154.00–156.00	154.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	145.00–146.00	145.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	130.00–134.00	131.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,081	49.00–56.00	51.95
6	—	981	44.00–48.00	46.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	57.00–59.00	57.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,217	55.00–61.00	57.44
6	—	1,224	50.00–54.00	51.77
5	—	1,251	63.00–68.00	66.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,763	83.00–85.00	83.93
2	—	1,363	75.00–78.00	76.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	1,198	550.00–850.00	718.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,176	890.00–1,000.00	945.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	815	500.00–700.00	601.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,023	700.00–890.00	783.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,361	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,193.90

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.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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