Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.23/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −83.44 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$125.23

94 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$12.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.06

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	132.19	724	21
Medium and Large 2	535	125.58	672	45
Medium and Large 3	487	119.45	582	28

One grade step is worth $12.74/cwt here — about $142 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 sale94 hd

125.23

—

GA average16 barns · 1,215 hd

130.30

−5.06

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−83.44

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	1,472	80.31	1,182	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	55.46	749	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	54.97	684	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	49.56	506	8thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	—	1,333	75.55/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,007	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	83.48/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,306	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	52.18/cwt	51.50–53.00	664	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	56.16/cwt	54.00–58.00	691	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	55.46/cwt	55.00–56.00	749	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	45.28/cwt	41.00–48.00	438	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	52.13/cwt	49.50–55.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	131.96/cwt	131.00–134.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.72/cwt	126.00–134.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	123.26/cwt	119.00–128.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	129.83/cwt	127.00–133.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.04/cwt	125.00–128.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	144.24/cwt	140.00–149.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	659	113.99/cwt	109.00–118.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	716	108.61/cwt	108.00–109.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	132.69/cwt	128.00–136.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	119.01/cwt	115.00–123.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	133.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	118.40/cwt	113.00–123.00	739	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	133.87/cwt	130.00–136.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	102.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	722	97.38/cwt	96.00–100.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	141.57/cwt	138.00–146.00	467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	119.23/cwt	116.00–125.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	107.23/cwt	103.00–110.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	124.38/cwt	118.00–128.00	542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	103.93/cwt	99.00–109.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	108.71/cwt	106.00–110.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	115.36/cwt	110.00–119.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.25/cwt	118.00–124.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	117.80/cwt	114.00–120.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	118.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	105.34/cwt	105.00–106.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	103.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	98.25/cwt	94.00–101.00	560	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	732.20/cwt	620.00–820.00	7,981	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,263	804.79/cwt	700.00–870.00	10,164	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	953.25/cwt	940.00–980.00	10,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,298	924.16/cwt	790.00–1,010.00	11,996	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	801.62/cwt	780.00–825.00	8,682	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	1,191.72/cwt	1,110.00–1,250.00	15,218	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	131.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	135.49/cwt	134.00–137.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	112.04/cwt	108.00–118.00	411	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	111.31/cwt	108.00–114.00	478	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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 170Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 162Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	75.00–76.00	75.55
3	—	1,565	80.00–86.00	83.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	51.50–53.00	52.18
7	—	1,231	54.00–58.00	56.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	55.00–56.00	55.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	41.00–48.00	45.28
5	—	1,053	49.50–55.00	52.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	168.00	168.00
2	—	415	140.00	140.00
2	—	455	137.00	137.00
3	—	520	131.00–134.00	131.96
3	—	623	126.00–134.00	128.72
4	—	664	119.00–128.00	123.26
6	—	560	127.00–133.00	129.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	150.00–155.00	152.40
3	—	525	125.00–128.00	126.04
4	—	366	140.00–149.00	144.24
4	—	659	109.00–118.00	113.99
5	—	716	108.00–109.00	108.61
6	—	463	128.00–136.00	132.69
6	—	561	115.00–123.00	119.01
7	—	437	130.00–138.00	133.55
8	—	624	113.00–123.00	118.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	130.00–136.00	133.87
3	—	625	100.00–105.00	102.71
3	—	722	96.00–100.00	97.38
4	—	330	138.00–146.00	141.57
4	—	468	116.00–125.00	119.23
4	—	560	103.00–110.00	107.23
7	—	436	118.00–128.00	124.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	119.00	119.00
2	—	715	108.00–109.00	108.50
3	—	552	119.00–120.00	119.66
4	—	528	120.00–125.00	122.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	99.00–109.00	103.93
3	—	565	110.00–111.00	110.34
3	—	618	106.00–110.00	108.71
4	—	534	110.00–119.00	115.36
5	—	435	118.00–124.00	120.25
10	—	459	114.00–120.00	117.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	90.00–91.00	90.51
3	—	277	115.00–120.00	118.31
3	—	458	105.00–106.00	105.34
3	—	542	100.00–105.00	103.32
3	—	570	94.00–101.00	98.25
9	—	367	108.00–118.00	112.04
4	—	429	108.00–114.00	111.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	118.00–119.00	118.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	130.00–134.00	131.67
2	—	558	134.00–137.00	135.49
1	—	500	140.00	140.00

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)	11	—	1,090	620.00–820.00	732.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,263	700.00–870.00	804.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,112	940.00–980.00	953.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,298	790.00–1,010.00	924.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,083	780.00–825.00	801.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,277	1,110.00–1,250.00	1,191.72

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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Feeder Cattle

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