Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-20

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 steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves 1.00 to 5.00 lower,heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.15/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −91.53 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$117.15

110 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.71

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	487	123.35	600	48
Medium and Large 3	457	112.35	514	62

One grade step is worth $11.00/cwt here — about $87 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 sale110 hd

117.15

—

GA average16 barns · 1,146 hd

122.86

−5.71

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−91.53

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	1,677	82.75	1,388	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	58.19	696	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	49.83	510	11

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	528	122.39/cwt	119.00–126.00	646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	116.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	727	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	125.99/cwt	122.00–130.00	524	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	127.72/cwt	126.00–130.00	287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	94.04/cwt	92.00–97.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	123.56/cwt	120.00–128.00	399	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	120.49/cwt	117.00–127.00	434	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	103.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	281	128.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	362	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	98.40/cwt	95.00–105.00	603	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	109.90/cwt	105.00–115.00	514	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	109.00/cwt	105.00–114.00	561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	123.66/cwt	123.00–124.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	118.70/cwt	116.00–121.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	120.26/cwt	119.00–122.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	117.01/cwt	114.00–119.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	98.34/cwt	98.00–99.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	127.52/cwt	127.00–128.00	339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	116.25/cwt	114.00–120.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	111.64/cwt	109.00–114.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	107.78/cwt	106.00–112.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	116.77/cwt	114.00–120.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	115.59/cwt	110.00–118.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	117.93/cwt	116.00–120.00	318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	87.52/cwt	85.00–90.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	104.32/cwt	104.00–105.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	93.26/cwt	90.00–100.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	109.21/cwt	108.00–110.00	394	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.93/cwt	130.00–134.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	117.32/cwt	116.00–118.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	622	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	53.55/cwt	50.00–56.00	557	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	45.36/cwt	42.00–47.00	455	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	57.76/cwt	56.00–63.00	702	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	64.25/cwt	64.00–64.50	734	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	54.48/cwt	54.00–55.00	624	2
Bulls	—	—	1,529	77.86/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,190	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	89.27/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,674	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,112	677.81/cwt	560.00–790.00	7,537	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	677.82/cwt	600.00–750.00	7,625	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	828.91/cwt	750.00–910.00	9,599	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,238	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	788	576.57/cwt	480.00–675.00	4,543	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	806.28/cwt	690.00–1,000.00	8,668	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	20,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,137.74/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	14,734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	149.02/cwt	148.00–150.00	335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	103.02/cwt	102.00–104.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	135.86/cwt	125.00–142.00	364	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	133.43/cwt	128.00–136.00	420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	124.75/cwt	120.00–128.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	109.74/cwt	109.00–112.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	117.84/cwt	116.00–120.00	679	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 Jun 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 217Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 48Year 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	—	528	119.00–126.00	122.39
7	—	622	110.00–120.00	116.88
10	—	416	122.00–130.00	125.99
2	—	225	148.00–150.00	149.02
2	—	718	102.00–104.00	103.02
4	—	268	125.00–142.00	135.86
4	—	315	128.00–136.00	133.43
4	—	471	120.00–128.00	124.75
4	—	673	109.00–112.00	109.74
5	—	576	116.00–120.00	117.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	225	126.00–130.00	127.72
4	—	438	115.00–120.00	117.49
5	—	668	92.00–97.00	94.04
6	—	323	120.00–128.00	123.56
6	—	360	117.00–127.00	120.49
6	—	563	100.00–106.00	103.02
7	—	281	125.00–130.00	128.70
7	—	613	95.00–105.00	98.40
9	—	468	105.00–115.00	109.90
9	—	515	105.00–114.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	123.00–124.00	123.66
3	—	523	116.00–121.00	118.70
4	—	461	119.00–122.00	120.26
5	—	563	114.00–119.00	117.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	130.00–132.00	130.97
3	—	653	98.00–99.00	98.34
4	—	266	127.00–128.00	127.52
4	—	364	114.00–120.00	116.25
5	—	509	109.00–114.00	111.64
5	—	569	106.00–112.00	107.78
7	—	430	114.00–120.00	116.77
7	—	466	110.00–118.00	115.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	116.00–120.00	117.93
2	—	670	85.00–90.00	87.52
3	—	520	104.00–105.00	104.32
3	—	568	90.00–100.00	93.26
5	—	361	108.00–110.00	109.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	130.00–134.00	131.93
2	—	523	125.00–126.00	125.52
3	—	577	116.00–118.00	117.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	110.00–112.00	111.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,041	50.00–56.00	53.55
5	—	1,003	42.00–47.00	45.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,216	56.00–63.00	57.76
2	—	1,143	64.00–64.50	64.25
2	—	1,145	54.00–55.00	54.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,529	75.00–80.00	77.86
3	—	1,875	87.00–93.00	89.27

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,112	560.00–790.00	677.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,125	600.00–750.00	677.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,158	750.00–910.00	828.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	788	480.00–675.00	576.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	690.00–1,000.00	806.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,295	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,137.74

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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