Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves 1.00 to 4.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.55/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −73.12 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$135.55

101 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$74

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

$0.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.01

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	529	135.84	719	51
Medium and Large 3	407	135.33	551	35
Medium and Large 1	587	135.07	793	15thin

One grade step is worth $0.77/cwt here — about −$74 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 sale101 hd

135.55

—

GA average16 barns · 1,542 hd

140.56

−5.01

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−73.12

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	1,498	77.15	1,156	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	57.11	708	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	46.14	449	8thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	142.25/cwt	140.00–144.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	131.79/cwt	130.00–134.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	152.35/cwt	148.00–157.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	124.36/cwt	120.00–128.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	111.97/cwt	110.00–115.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	767	109.35/cwt	107.00–111.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	150.00/cwt	147.00–157.00	636	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	145.31/cwt	140.00–149.00	674	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	136.41/cwt	131.00–139.00	722	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	124.13/cwt	121.00–129.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	114.68/cwt	112.00–116.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	266	143.96/cwt	140.00–149.00	383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	314	144.32/cwt	138.00–146.00	453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	356	138.79/cwt	135.00–144.00	494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	134.08/cwt	129.00–139.00	625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	136.27/cwt	132.00–141.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	129.04/cwt	128.00–130.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	128.33/cwt	128.00–129.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	130.66/cwt	130.00–131.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.96/cwt	116.00–123.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	112.51/cwt	107.00–115.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	126.48/cwt	122.00–132.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.84/cwt	122.00–129.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	125.02/cwt	120.00–127.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	117.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	113.77/cwt	110.00–117.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	128.03/cwt	127.00–129.00	337	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	51.03/cwt	50.00–52.00	527	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	41.26/cwt	40.00–42.00	377	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	58.90/cwt	57.00–63.00	680	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	52.32/cwt	52.00–53.00	765	3
Bulls	—	—	1,637	79.08/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,295	3
Bulls	—	—	1,290	74.26/cwt	72.00–76.00	958	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,057	694.21/cwt	550.00–780.00	7,338	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	655.86/cwt	610.00–700.00	6,854	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,891	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	760.30/cwt	725.00–800.00	7,793	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	1,112.36/cwt	1,100.00–1,130.00	14,316	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	122.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	443	8

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 May 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 259Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 65Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	120.00–124.00	122.04
4	—	511	140.00–144.00	142.25
4	—	561	137.00–140.00	138.50
5	—	617	130.00–134.00	131.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	148.00–157.00	152.35
3	—	613	120.00–128.00	124.36
3	—	665	110.00–115.00	111.97
3	—	725	110.00–114.00	112.02
3	—	767	107.00–111.00	109.35
4	—	570	125.00–135.00	130.33
9	—	424	147.00–157.00	150.00
10	—	464	140.00–149.00	145.31
13	—	529	131.00–139.00	136.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	121.00–129.00	124.13
3	—	562	112.00–116.00	114.68
4	—	266	140.00–149.00	143.96
5	—	314	138.00–146.00	144.32
5	—	356	135.00–144.00	138.79
7	—	466	129.00–139.00	134.08
8	—	418	132.00–141.00	136.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	128.00–130.00	129.04
3	—	562	128.00–129.00	128.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	130.00–131.00	130.66
4	—	575	116.00–123.00	117.96
4	—	663	107.00–115.00	112.51
5	—	421	122.00–132.00	126.48
5	—	465	122.00–129.00	125.84
5	—	509	120.00–127.00	125.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	115.00–120.00	117.67
3	—	528	110.00–117.00	113.77
4	—	263	127.00–129.00	128.03
8	—	362	115.00–125.00	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,033	50.00–52.00	51.03
4	—	913	40.00–42.00	41.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,155	57.00–63.00	58.90
3	—	1,463	52.00–53.00	52.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	78.00–80.00	79.08
2	—	1,290	72.00–76.00	74.26

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)	10	—	1,057	550.00–780.00	694.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	610.00–700.00	655.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	725.00–800.00	760.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,287	1,100.00–1,130.00	1,112.36

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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