Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.52/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −87.16 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$121.52

81 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$13.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.47

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	130.81	662	6thin
Medium and Large 2	510	122.84	626	46
Medium and Large 3	454	117.48	533	29

One grade step is worth $13.33/cwt here — about $129 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 sale81 hd

121.52

—

GA average15 barns · 1,313 hd

125.98

−4.47

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−87.16

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	1,699	85.41	1,451	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	59.86	747	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	58.00	827	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	47.30	452	10

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	—	665	108.73/cwt	105.00–110.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	133.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	118.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	135.73/cwt	132.50–140.00	517	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	119.59/cwt	117.00–121.00	608	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	117.25/cwt	114.00–119.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	133.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	120.30/cwt	116.00–125.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	466	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	108.69/cwt	105.00–115.00	576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	116.67/cwt	116.00–118.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	102.07/cwt	100.00–104.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	125.68/cwt	125.00–126.00	343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	118.30/cwt	115.00–121.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	110.73/cwt	108.00–112.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	99.32/cwt	98.00–100.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	113.50/cwt	111.00–116.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	123.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	96.51/cwt	96.00–97.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	114.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	112.54/cwt	110.00–114.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	103.05/cwt	101.00–105.00	482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.01/cwt	132.00–138.00	621	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,023.81/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	10,750	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	710.96/cwt	620.00–810.00	6,683	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,079	754.84/cwt	650.00–860.00	8,145	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	748	551.10/cwt	440.00–660.00	4,122	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	870.58/cwt	850.00–900.00	10,578	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	695.28/cwt	600.00–790.00	8,065	7
Bulls	—	—	1,622	91.56/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,485	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	81.72/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,426	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	819	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	55.32/cwt	55.00–56.00	613	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	60.39/cwt	58.00–64.00	769	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	827	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	41.48/cwt	38.50–45.00	421	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	51.18/cwt	48.00–54.00	468	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	119.53/cwt	115.00–121.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	125.23/cwt	123.00–128.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	97.38/cwt	96.00–100.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	140.32/cwt	140.00–141.00	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.96/cwt	128.00–130.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.52/cwt	134.00–135.00	636	2

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 Jun 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 292Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 73Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	105.00–110.00	108.73
5	—	430	130.00–140.00	133.57
5	—	622	110.00–120.00	118.07
7	—	381	132.50–140.00	135.73
11	—	508	117.00–121.00	119.59
4	—	566	115.00–121.00	119.53
4	—	474	123.00–128.00	125.23
3	—	713	96.00–100.00	97.38
3	—	328	140.00–141.00	140.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	100.00–105.00	102.54
3	—	467	114.00–119.00	117.25
4	—	331	130.00–140.00	133.00
4	—	440	116.00–125.00	120.30
6	—	373	120.00–130.00	125.02
10	—	530	105.00–115.00	108.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	128.00–130.00	128.96
2	—	473	134.00–135.00	134.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	118.00–119.00	118.51
2	—	615	115.00–116.00	115.51
3	—	525	116.00–118.00	116.67
3	—	660	110.00–112.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	107.00–108.00	107.50
2	—	623	100.00–104.00	102.07
3	—	273	125.00–126.00	125.68
3	—	332	122.00–126.00	123.99
3	—	433	115.00–121.00	118.30
3	—	527	108.00–112.00	110.73
3	—	662	98.00–100.00	99.32
4	—	461	111.00–116.00	113.50
5	—	369	120.00–125.00	123.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	115.00–120.00	117.46
2	—	328	115.00–118.00	116.47
2	—	638	96.00–97.00	96.51
4	—	374	112.00–116.00	114.01
4	—	421	110.00–114.00	112.54
4	—	468	101.00–105.00	103.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	565	124.00–126.00	125.02
3	—	460	132.00–138.00	135.01

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	4	—	1,050	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,023.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	940	620.00–810.00	710.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,079	650.00–860.00	754.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	748	440.00–660.00	551.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	850.00–900.00	870.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,160	600.00–790.00	695.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	89.00–93.00	91.56
5	—	1,745	78.00–83.00	81.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,108	55.00–56.00	55.32
16	—	1,274	58.00–64.00	60.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	38.50–45.00	41.48
6	—	915	48.00–54.00	51.18

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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