Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $115.85/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −92.82 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$115.85

59 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$29.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	131.64	609	11thin
Medium and Large 2	452	122.18	552	24
Medium and Large 3	587	102.29	600	24

One grade step is worth $29.34/cwt here — about $9 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 sale59 hd

115.85

—

GA average16 barns · 1,322 hd

119.63

−3.78

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−92.82

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	1,390	87.67	1,219	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	59.58	743	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	52.88	553	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1	—	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	140.05/cwt	139.00–141.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.02/cwt	121.00–123.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	128.40/cwt	127.00–131.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	126.22/cwt	124.00–131.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.54/cwt	111.00–114.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	122.17/cwt	119.00–128.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	123.80/cwt	119.00–126.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	115.35/cwt	115.00–116.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	137.06/cwt	136.00–138.00	370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	109.10/cwt	106.00–112.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	127.73/cwt	124.00–130.00	480	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	111.54/cwt	110.00–113.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	103.09/cwt	100.00–106.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	116.42/cwt	115.00–119.00	427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	724	90.88/cwt	88.00–95.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	88.62/cwt	84.00–93.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	131.34/cwt	126.00–136.00	289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	103.07/cwt	100.00–106.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	109.35/cwt	108.00–110.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	106.09/cwt	104.00–110.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	95.72/cwt	93.00–97.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	91.62/cwt	88.00–95.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	107.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	99.68/cwt	95.00–104.00	427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	98.65/cwt	95.00–102.00	469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,635	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	18,394	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,305	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,093	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	820.00/cwt	780.00–860.00	9,307	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	998	695.79/cwt	650.00–740.00	6,944	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,127	632.00/cwt	550.00–690.00	7,123	6
Bulls	—	—	1,235	78.53/cwt	78.00–79.00	970	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	96.72/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,514	2
Bulls	—	—	1,380	87.72/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,211	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	53.13/cwt	52.00–54.00	608	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	65.76/cwt	64.00–68.00	931	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	58.50/cwt	56.00–62.00	704	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	52.88/cwt	50.00–55.00	553	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 Jun 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 257Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 56Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
2	—	320	139.00–141.00	140.05
2	—	620	121.00–123.00	122.02
3	—	467	127.00–131.00	128.40
3	—	532	124.00–131.00	126.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	111.00–114.00	112.54
3	—	417	119.00–128.00	122.17
3	—	482	119.00–126.00	123.80
3	—	517	115.00–116.00	115.35
4	—	270	136.00–138.00	137.06
4	—	625	106.00–112.00	109.10
5	—	376	124.00–130.00	127.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	120.00	120.00
2	—	520	110.00–113.00	111.54
2	—	573	100.00–106.00	103.09
3	—	367	115.00–119.00	116.42
4	—	473	110.00–115.00	112.59
5	—	724	88.00–95.00	90.88
6	—	775	84.00–93.00	88.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	129.00	129.00
1	—	530	121.00	121.00
1	—	635	118.00	118.00
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	126.00–136.00	131.34
2	—	620	100.00–106.00	103.07
3	—	467	108.00–110.00	109.35
3	—	517	104.00–110.00	106.09
3	—	682	93.00–97.00	95.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	88.00–95.00	91.62
4	—	375	105.00–110.00	107.63
4	—	428	95.00–104.00	99.68
4	—	475	95.00–102.00	98.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	114.00	114.00

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	2	—	1,200	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,635	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	660.00	660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	780.00–860.00	820.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	998	650.00–740.00	695.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,127	550.00–690.00	632.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	78.00–79.00	78.53
2	—	1,565	95.00–98.00	96.72
4	—	1,380	85.00–91.00	87.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	52.00–54.00	53.13
4	—	1,416	64.00–68.00	65.76
11	—	1,204	56.00–62.00	58.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,046	50.00–55.00	52.88

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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