Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed last week for holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.90/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −87.77 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$120.90

105 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$10.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.94

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	125.71	688	23
Medium and Large 2	497	122.31	608	49
Medium and Large 3	442	115.46	510	33

One grade step is worth $10.25/cwt here — about $178 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 sale105 hd

120.90

—

GA average16 barns · 1,600 hd

122.84

−1.94

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−87.77

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	1,725	84.21	1,453	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,407	56.91	801	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	55.15	805	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	48.56	486	17

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	—	1,407	79.74/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,122	3
Bulls	—	—	1,861	86.13/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,603	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	56.91/cwt	54.00–59.00	801	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	55.15/cwt	53.00–57.00	805	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	44.04/cwt	41.00–47.00	449	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	52.57/cwt	50.00–55.00	517	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	676.03/cwt	560.00–750.00	8,045	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	620.50/cwt	520.00–720.00	6,174	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	784.28/cwt	770.00–790.00	10,235	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,518	856.90/cwt	820.00–890.00	13,008	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,078	654.78/cwt	560.00–750.00	7,059	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,152.19/cwt	1,085.00–1,225.00	14,748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	128.24/cwt	128.00–129.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	116.64/cwt	115.00–119.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	102.79/cwt	96.00–106.00	477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	104.48/cwt	100.00–108.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	117.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	126.52/cwt	125.00–127.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.49/cwt	119.00–122.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	122.46/cwt	120.00–124.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	132.13/cwt	131.00–135.00	622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	134.58/cwt	132.00–136.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	138.72/cwt	137.50–140.00	448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	116.30/cwt	114.00–119.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	112.55/cwt	109.00–118.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	108.23/cwt	105.00–112.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	124.44/cwt	120.00–129.00	570	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	113.01/cwt	109.00–115.00	710	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	129.08/cwt	123.00–133.00	559	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	105.14/cwt	100.00–110.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	131.23/cwt	127.00–134.00	424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	118.04/cwt	114.00–121.00	450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	111.60/cwt	108.00–115.00	519	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	117.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	127.05/cwt	125.00–129.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	123.81/cwt	123.00–125.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	108.61/cwt	106.00–111.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	104.02/cwt	102.00–105.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	120.88/cwt	118.00–126.00	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	119.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	118.04/cwt	115.00–120.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	116.16/cwt	110.00–119.00	542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	109.62/cwt	106.00–113.00	349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	107.72/cwt	105.00–110.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	95.32/cwt	95.00–96.00	601	3

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 Jul 11, 2019

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Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 148Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 50Year ago 0

No trends available due to market being closed last week for holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	79.00–80.00	79.74
7	—	1,861	83.00–89.00	86.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,407	54.00–59.00	56.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	53.00–57.00	55.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,019	41.00–47.00	44.04
9	—	984	50.00–55.00	52.57

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)	7	—	1,190	560.00–750.00	676.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	520.00–720.00	620.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,305	770.00–790.00	784.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,518	820.00–890.00	856.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,078	560.00–750.00	654.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,280	1,085.00–1,225.00	1,152.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	128.00–129.00	128.24
3	—	713	115.00–119.00	116.64
2	—	420	135.00–137.00	135.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	96.00–106.00	102.79
4	—	434	100.00–108.00	104.48
4	—	269	115.00–120.00	117.98
2	—	675	90.00–91.00	90.50
3	—	318	106.00–113.00	109.62
3	—	368	105.00–110.00	107.72
3	—	630	95.00–96.00	95.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	125.00–129.00	127.05
4	—	518	119.00–120.00	119.52
5	—	457	123.00–125.00	123.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	106.00–111.00	108.61
2	—	673	100.00–102.00	101.02
3	—	568	102.00–105.00	104.02
4	—	325	118.00–126.00	120.88
4	—	371	115.00–125.00	119.88
5	—	429	115.00–120.00	118.04
8	—	467	110.00–119.00	116.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	117.00	117.00
4	—	523	125.00–127.00	126.52
4	—	630	119.00–122.00	120.49
5	—	576	120.00–124.00	122.46
8	—	471	131.00–135.00	132.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	132.00–136.00	134.58
4	—	323	137.50–140.00	138.72
4	—	526	114.00–119.00	116.30
4	—	563	109.00–118.00	112.55
4	—	664	105.00–112.00	108.23
9	—	458	120.00–129.00	124.44
9	—	628	109.00–115.00	113.01
12	—	433	123.00–133.00	129.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	100.00–110.00	105.14
4	—	578	100.00–105.00	102.55
5	—	323	127.00–134.00	131.23
6	—	381	114.00–121.00	118.04
7	—	465	108.00–115.00	111.60
8	—	441	110.00–120.00	117.37

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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Replacement Cattle

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