Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull and heifer calves 1.00 to 4.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $111.97/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −96.71 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$111.97

87 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$4.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.81

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	114.02	688	5thin
Medium and Large 2	529	113.78	601	47
Medium and Large 3	499	109.25	545	35

One grade step is worth $4.78/cwt here — about $143 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 sale87 hd

111.97

—

GA average16 barns · 1,521 hd

120.78

−8.81

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−96.71

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	1,624	85.96	1,396	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	59.94	737	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	57.00	809	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	48.57	487	6thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	126.62/cwt	124.00–129.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	117.03/cwt	114.00–120.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	118.74/cwt	118.00–119.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	100.48/cwt	100.00–101.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	106.03/cwt	104.00–108.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	114.52/cwt	114.00–115.00	261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	107.15/cwt	104.00–109.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	111.95/cwt	110.00–113.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	101.93/cwt	100.00–104.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	106.04/cwt	104.00–108.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	113.60/cwt	112.00–116.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	109.40/cwt	105.00–113.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	111.48/cwt	109.00–114.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	111.47/cwt	110.00–113.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	106.42/cwt	105.00–109.00	558	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	113.41/cwt	110.00–117.00	491	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	122.88/cwt	118.00–128.00	453	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	97.00/cwt	93.00–101.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	102.00/cwt	98.00–105.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	111.52/cwt	107.00–114.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	109.75/cwt	105.00–114.00	619	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.45/cwt	117.00–122.00	560	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	120.85/cwt	119.00–123.00	523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	109.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	357	131.78/cwt	128.00–134.00	470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	104.76/cwt	103.00–106.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	95.06/cwt	91.00–98.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	105.06/cwt	103.00–107.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	52.96/cwt	51.00–56.00	551	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	44.17/cwt	42.00–49.00	427	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	809	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	61.40/cwt	58.00–66.00	779	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	56.78/cwt	56.00–57.00	662	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	884	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	87.78/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,425	6
Bulls	—	—	1,625	82.31/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,338	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,827	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	13,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,008	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,235	955.00/cwt	950.00–960.00	11,794	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	900	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,040	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	940	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,640	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	872.37/cwt	850.00–920.00	11,236	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,116	706.97/cwt	630.00–800.00	7,890	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,213	675.29/cwt	550.00–750.00	8,191	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 Aug 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 322Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 56Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	124.00–129.00	126.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	115.00–116.00	115.51
2	—	460	120.00–123.00	121.52
2	—	363	137.00–138.00	137.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	114.00–120.00	117.03
4	—	666	118.00–119.00	118.74
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	94.00–96.00	94.99
2	—	523	100.00–101.00	100.48
2	—	360	104.00–108.00	106.03
2	—	325	110.00–115.00	112.46
2	—	228	114.00–115.00	114.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	104.00–109.00	107.15
3	—	420	110.00–113.00	111.95
2	—	623	100.00–104.00	101.93
2	—	565	104.00–108.00	106.04
2	—	460	107.00–109.00	107.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	112.00–116.00	113.60
5	—	668	105.00–113.00	109.40
2	—	710	103.00	103.00
2	—	635	109.00–114.00	111.48
2	—	565	110.00–113.00	111.47
2	—	460	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	105.00–109.00	106.42
7	—	433	110.00–117.00	113.41
6	—	369	118.00–128.00	122.88
5	—	670	93.00–101.00	97.00
5	—	563	98.00–105.00	102.00
4	—	463	107.00–114.00	111.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	564	105.00–114.00	109.75
7	—	465	117.00–122.00	120.45
6	—	530	110.00–112.00	110.66
6	—	433	119.00–123.00	120.85
5	—	600	105.00–110.00	109.00
5	—	357	128.00–134.00	131.78
4	—	670	103.00–106.00	104.76
3	—	713	91.00–98.00	95.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	103.00–107.00	105.06
2	—	560	116.00–117.00	116.50
1	—	455	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	51.00–56.00	52.96
3	—	967	42.00–49.00	44.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	58.00–66.00	61.40
5	—	1,166	56.00–57.00	56.78
1	—	1,320	67.00	67.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,623	86.00–92.00	87.78
3	—	1,625	79.00–84.00	82.31

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	—	1,270	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,040.00	1,040.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	730.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,235	950.00–960.00	955.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	560.00	560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,288	850.00–920.00	872.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,116	630.00–800.00	706.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,213	550.00–750.00	675.29

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

Replacement Cattle