Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.50/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$113.50

61 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$15.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.47

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	122.00	694	9thin
Medium and Large 2	488	115.46	564	31
Medium and Large 3	486	106.95	520	21

One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about $174 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 sale61 hd

113.50

—

GA average15 barns · 1,106 hd

122.97

−9.47

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	1,704	78.91	1,345	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	55.25	668	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	49.58	474	11

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,098.45/cwt	1,050.00–1,160.00	12,687	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	1,130.61/cwt	1,050.00–1,235.00	14,200	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,006	771.78/cwt	700.00–950.00	7,764	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,164	944.14/cwt	835.00–1,035.00	10,990	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	660.46/cwt	610.00–700.00	4,623	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	867.60/cwt	850.00–890.00	10,845	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	826.89/cwt	790.00–875.00	9,046	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,181	671.78/cwt	580.00–770.00	7,934	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,048	635.18/cwt	550.00–780.00	6,657	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,022	647.88/cwt	550.00–700.00	6,621	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,518	2
Bulls	—	—	1,694	74.36/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,260	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	50.76/cwt	50.00–52.00	651	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	56.60/cwt	54.00–59.00	672	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	44.94/cwt	43.00–47.00	373	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	51.32/cwt	49.00–53.00	515	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	148.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	125.02/cwt	123.00–126.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	137.24/cwt	136.00–138.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	131.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	136.05/cwt	134.00–138.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	120.52/cwt	120.00–121.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	144.01/cwt	142.00–146.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	141.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	138.24/cwt	136.00–141.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	113.33/cwt	112.00–116.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	127.34/cwt	121.00–130.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	122.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	123.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	115.52/cwt	115.00–116.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	109.48/cwt	109.00–110.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	662	107.66/cwt	107.00–108.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	134.89/cwt	129.00–139.00	494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	125.99/cwt	122.00–130.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	123.36/cwt	122.00–124.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	108.02/cwt	107.00–110.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	108.99/cwt	107.00–113.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	117.88/cwt	116.00–120.00	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	117.47/cwt	114.00–120.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	119.87/cwt	119.00–123.00	465	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	113.52/cwt	110.00–118.00	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	110.37/cwt	106.00–113.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	107.01/cwt	104.00–109.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	103.06/cwt	100.00–107.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	102.02/cwt	100.00–103.00	645	5

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 225Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 162Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,155	1,050.00–1,160.00	1,098.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,256	1,050.00–1,235.00	1,130.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,006	700.00–950.00	771.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,164	835.00–1,035.00	944.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	700	610.00–700.00	660.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	850.00–890.00	867.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,094	790.00–875.00	826.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,181	580.00–770.00	671.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,048	550.00–780.00	635.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,022	550.00–700.00	647.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,694	70.00–77.00	74.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	50.00–52.00	50.76
10	—	1,187	54.00–59.00	56.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	830	43.00–47.00	44.94
8	—	1,003	49.00–53.00	51.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	147.00–150.00	148.52
3	—	613	123.00–126.00	125.02
4	—	529	136.00–138.00	137.24
5	—	571	130.00–135.00	131.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	145.00–146.00	145.49
2	—	468	134.00–138.00	136.05
2	—	623	120.00–121.00	120.52
3	—	337	142.00–146.00	144.01
3	—	360	140.00–146.00	141.94
3	—	427	136.00–141.00	138.24
3	—	680	112.00–116.00	113.33
4	—	525	121.00–130.00	127.34
5	—	575	120.00–125.00	122.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	120.00–126.00	123.05
2	—	573	115.00–116.00	115.52
2	—	623	109.00–110.00	109.48
3	—	662	107.00–108.00	107.66
5	—	366	129.00–139.00	134.89
6	—	432	122.00–130.00	125.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	120.00–122.00	120.96
3	—	520	122.00–124.00	123.36
4	—	578	121.00–122.00	121.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	106.00–107.00	106.49
3	—	630	107.00–110.00	108.02
4	—	558	107.00–113.00	108.99
7	—	429	116.00–120.00	117.88
7	—	509	114.00–120.00	117.47
8	—	388	119.00–123.00	119.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	110.00–118.00	113.52
4	—	419	106.00–113.00	110.37
4	—	460	104.00–109.00	107.01
4	—	524	100.00–107.00	103.06
5	—	632	100.00–103.00	102.02

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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Heifers · summary 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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