Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $119.32/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −89.35 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$119.32

127 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$9.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.37

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	123.57	702	31
Medium and Large 2	535	119.64	640	64
Medium and Large 3	481	114.57	551	32

One grade step is worth $9.00/cwt here — about $151 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 sale127 hd

119.32

—

GA average16 barns · 1,677 hd

123.69

−4.37

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−89.35

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	1,555	84.27	1,310	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	59.31	755	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	904	46.37	419	7thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	918	829.81/cwt	760.00–900.00	7,618	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	842.82/cwt	760.00–930.00	9,254	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	803	842.48/cwt	835.00–850.00	6,765	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	748	404.31/cwt	400.00–410.00	3,024	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	790	549.20/cwt	480.00–590.00	4,339	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	847.14/cwt	800.00–890.00	8,005	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,067	642.99/cwt	500.00–770.00	6,861	8
Bulls	—	—	1,235	72.80/cwt	70.00–75.00	899	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	88.86/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,496	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	54.01/cwt	53.00–55.00	661	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	60.83/cwt	57.00–64.00	783	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	50.23/cwt	48.00–53.00	474	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	43.48/cwt	39.00–46.00	380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.48/cwt	118.00–119.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	125.32/cwt	125.00–126.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	137.34/cwt	134.00–140.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	111.80/cwt	110.00–115.00	797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	708	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	101.48/cwt	100.00–103.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	140.42/cwt	136.00–144.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	142.52/cwt	140.00–146.00	442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	114.14/cwt	109.00–117.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	127.55/cwt	123.00–133.00	562	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	109.12/cwt	106.00–114.00	735	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	124.90/cwt	122.00–129.00	573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	117.27/cwt	115.00–122.00	626	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	115.57/cwt	111.00–119.00	651	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	103.51/cwt	103.00–104.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	723	87.56/cwt	85.00–90.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	136.59/cwt	132.00–142.00	372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	105.68/cwt	105.00–106.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	114.57/cwt	110.00–120.00	542	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	117.58/cwt	112.00–122.00	503	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	110.49/cwt	108.00–113.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	120.31/cwt	119.00–122.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	116.00/cwt	114.00–120.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	114.58/cwt	113.00–119.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	104.64/cwt	104.00–106.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	118.96/cwt	118.00–120.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	104.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.10/cwt	113.00–119.00	554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	118.02/cwt	116.00–119.00	362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	111.70/cwt	110.00–113.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	102.34/cwt	100.00–105.00	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	119.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	130.31/cwt	130.00–131.00	493	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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 244Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	918	760.00–900.00	829.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,098	760.00–930.00	842.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	803	835.00–850.00	842.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	748	400.00–410.00	404.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	790	480.00–590.00	549.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	800.00–890.00	847.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,067	500.00–770.00	642.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	70.00–75.00	72.80
5	—	1,683	85.00–92.00	88.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	53.00–55.00	54.01
7	—	1,288	57.00–64.00	60.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	48.00–53.00	50.23
4	—	875	39.00–46.00	43.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	118.00–119.00	118.48
2	—	673	115.00–116.00	115.51
3	—	527	125.00–126.00	125.32
4	—	468	131.00–132.00	131.49
5	—	433	134.00–140.00	137.34
5	—	713	110.00–115.00	111.80
10	—	583	120.00–123.00	121.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	105.00–106.00	105.50
2	—	780	100.00–103.00	101.48
3	—	363	136.00–144.00	140.42
4	—	310	140.00–146.00	142.52
6	—	619	109.00–117.00	114.14
7	—	441	123.00–133.00	127.55
8	—	674	106.00–114.00	109.12
9	—	459	122.00–129.00	124.90
11	—	534	115.00–122.00	117.27
12	—	563	111.00–119.00	115.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	125.00–127.00	126.03
2	—	633	104.00–106.00	105.00
2	—	668	103.00–104.00	103.51
2	—	723	85.00–90.00	87.56
3	—	272	132.00–142.00	136.59
3	—	582	105.00–106.00	105.68
7	—	473	110.00–120.00	114.57
11	—	428	112.00–122.00	117.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	108.00–113.00	110.49
2	—	705	107.00–110.00	108.49
3	—	522	119.00–122.00	120.31
4	—	429	122.00–124.00	122.99
4	—	569	114.00–120.00	116.00
6	—	613	113.00–119.00	114.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	110.00–115.00	112.61
3	—	335	120.00–121.00	120.66
3	—	627	104.00–106.00	104.64
4	—	428	118.00–120.00	118.96
4	—	668	100.00–106.00	104.02
9	—	473	113.00–119.00	117.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	116.00–119.00	118.02
3	—	367	110.00–113.00	111.70
3	—	530	100.00–105.00	102.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	125.00–126.00	125.50
3	—	457	125.00–126.00	125.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	115.00–125.00	119.85
3	—	378	130.00–131.00	130.31

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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