Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 1.00 to 5.00 lower, bull and heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $115.92/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −92.76 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$115.92

52 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$11.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	124.49	612	4thin
Medium and Large 2	475	116.67	555	29
Medium and Large 3	412	112.96	466	19thin

One grade step is worth $11.53/cwt here — about $146 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 sale52 hd

115.92

—

GA average16 barns · 1,022 hd

114.21

+1.71

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−92.76

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	1,656	83.12	1,376	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	57.00	795	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	56.14	737	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	50.46	547	10

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	—	413	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	93.99/cwt	93.00–95.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	134.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	106.74/cwt	103.00–109.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	118.22/cwt	116.00–119.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	111.14/cwt	106.00–116.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	124.18/cwt	123.00–125.00	461	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	119.66/cwt	117.00–127.00	518	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	96.04/cwt	95.00–97.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	116.77/cwt	112.00–120.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	120.02/cwt	118.00–125.00	394	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	109.76/cwt	108.00–113.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	114.65/cwt	114.00–115.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	106.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	103.02/cwt	102.00–104.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	96.01/cwt	95.00–97.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	52.71/cwt	50.00–56.00	544	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	47.09/cwt	44.00–49.00	545	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	795	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	56.99/cwt	55.00–59.00	764	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	672	2
Bulls	—	—	1,621	83.64/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,356	6
Bulls	—	—	1,865	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,492	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,056	660.42/cwt	550.00–770.00	6,974	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	716.12/cwt	640.00–770.00	8,522	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	655	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,930	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	770.66/cwt	650.00–875.00	8,693	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	130.64/cwt	127.00–135.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	92.69/cwt	90.00–96.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	97.28/cwt	94.00–100.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	103.39/cwt	100.00–105.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	94.13/cwt	91.00–97.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	110.76/cwt	109.00–114.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	111.32/cwt	110.00–114.00	404	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 Aug 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 236Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 37Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	132.00–135.00	133.47
2	—	570	115.00–116.00	115.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	105.00–110.00	107.54
2	—	668	93.00–95.00	93.99
3	—	330	130.00–139.00	134.66
3	—	625	103.00–109.00	106.74
4	—	471	116.00–119.00	118.22
4	—	530	106.00–116.00	111.14
5	—	371	123.00–125.00	124.18
6	—	433	117.00–127.00	119.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	125.00–130.00	127.45
2	—	565	100.00	100.00
2	—	623	95.00–97.00	96.04
3	—	367	112.00–120.00	116.77
5	—	328	118.00–125.00	120.02
5	—	433	108.00–113.00	109.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	110.00	110.00
3	—	418	114.00–115.00	114.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	118.00–119.00	118.49
2	—	460	104.00–110.00	106.97
2	—	565	102.00–104.00	103.02
2	—	660	95.00–97.00	96.01
2	—	710	90.00	90.00
4	—	516	105.00–107.00	106.01
3	—	422	109.00–114.00	110.76
3	—	363	110.00–114.00	111.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	90.00–96.00	92.69
3	—	437	94.00–100.00	97.28
3	—	367	100.00–105.00	103.39
2	—	643	89.00–90.00	89.50
2	—	523	91.00–97.00	94.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	116.00–117.00	116.49
2	—	468	127.00–128.00	127.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	127.00–135.00	130.64
1	—	805	113.00	113.00
1	—	705	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	50.00–56.00	52.71
4	—	1,158	44.00–49.00	47.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,341	55.00–59.00	56.99
2	—	1,245	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,621	82.00–87.00	83.64
1	—	1,865	80.00	80.00

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)	5	—	1,056	550.00–770.00	660.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,190	640.00–770.00	716.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	655	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,128	650.00–875.00	770.66

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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How this sale compares

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