Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.31/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −74.37 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$134.31

99 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$8.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.26

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	139.44	715	26
Medium and Large 2	488	133.74	653	38
Medium and Large 3	394	131.12	516	35

One grade step is worth $8.32/cwt here — about $199 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 sale99 hd

134.31

—

GA average16 barns · 1,372 hd

134.57

−0.26

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−74.37

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	1,485	80.03	1,188	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	54.20	668	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	46.82	460	6thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	672	112.03/cwt	106.00–116.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	116.52/cwt	116.00–117.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	125.28/cwt	120.00–128.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	149.35/cwt	147.00–154.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	136.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	138.69/cwt	138.00–140.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	157.44/cwt	152.50–160.00	430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	171.39/cwt	165.00–175.00	382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	134.03/cwt	133.00–138.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	149.74/cwt	149.00–150.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	151.58/cwt	150.00–156.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	127.32/cwt	127.00–128.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	130.70/cwt	128.00–134.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	159.96/cwt	156.00–164.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	129.33/cwt	126.00–132.00	669	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	102.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	210	143.71/cwt	140.00–148.00	302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	136.02/cwt	135.00–138.00	446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	116.52/cwt	116.00–118.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	139.19/cwt	138.00–142.00	383	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	134.21/cwt	130.00–138.00	490	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	132.80/cwt	129.00–138.00	572	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	119.38/cwt	118.00–121.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	105.63/cwt	103.00–109.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	104.21/cwt	102.00–108.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	114.13/cwt	111.50–118.00	520	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	112.90/cwt	111.00–116.00	578	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	109.37/cwt	106.00–114.00	612	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	218	131.08/cwt	130.00–132.00	286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	100.68/cwt	98.00–104.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	94.05/cwt	90.00–96.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	118.60/cwt	116.00–121.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	103.90/cwt	100.00–109.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	106.68/cwt	104.00–110.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	115.62/cwt	112.00–118.00	420	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	153.03/cwt	150.00–156.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	135.35/cwt	133.00–137.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	791	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	897.09/cwt	835.00–970.00	9,509	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	999	1,029.60/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	10,286	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	851	597.34/cwt	510.00–700.00	5,083	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	734.77/cwt	600.00–840.00	8,229	8
Bulls	—	—	1,405	74.14/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,042	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	83.95/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,291	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	50.82/cwt	50.00–52.00	608	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	56.45/cwt	55.00–61.00	709	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	41.05/cwt	40.00–42.00	390	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	49.70/cwt	48.00–52.00	497	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 May 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 249Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 46Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	106.00–116.00	112.03
4	—	623	116.00–117.00	116.52
4	—	568	120.00–128.00	125.28
4	—	366	147.00–154.00	149.35
3	—	458	135.00–138.00	136.01
3	—	428	138.00–140.00	138.69
3	—	273	152.50–160.00	157.44
3	—	223	165.00–175.00	171.39
8	—	517	126.00–132.00	129.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	133.00–138.00	134.03
4	—	460	149.00–150.00	149.74
4	—	423	150.00–156.00	151.58
3	—	670	120.00–121.00	120.67
3	—	630	127.00–128.00	127.32
3	—	568	128.00–134.00	130.70
3	—	370	156.00–164.00	159.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	120.00–130.00	124.92
2	—	623	100.00–105.00	102.41
3	—	210	140.00–148.00	143.71
3	—	328	135.00–138.00	136.02
4	—	523	116.00–118.00	116.52
5	—	275	138.00–142.00	139.19
6	—	365	130.00–138.00	134.21
10	—	431	129.00–138.00	132.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	136.00–138.00	136.98
5	—	438	118.00–121.00	119.38
5	—	612	103.00–109.00	105.63
5	—	667	102.00–108.00	104.21
10	—	456	111.50–118.00	114.13
11	—	512	111.00–116.00	112.90
11	—	560	106.00–114.00	109.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	130.00–132.00	131.08
3	—	572	98.00–104.00	100.68
3	—	615	90.00–96.00	94.05
4	—	320	116.00–121.00	118.60
4	—	435	110.00–114.00	111.98
4	—	519	100.00–109.00	103.90
6	—	461	104.00–110.00	106.68
15	—	363	112.00–118.00	115.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
2	—	460	150.00–156.00	153.03
3	—	615	133.00–137.00	135.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	125.00–130.00	127.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,060	835.00–970.00	897.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	999	975.00–1,100.00	1,029.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	851	510.00–700.00	597.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,120	600.00–840.00	734.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	72.00–76.00	74.14
3	—	1,538	82.00–86.00	83.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,196	50.00–52.00	50.82
9	—	1,256	55.00–61.00	56.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	40.00–42.00	41.05
4	—	1,000	48.00–52.00	49.70

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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Replacement Cattle

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