Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $107.53/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −101.14 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$107.53

82 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$19.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.65

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	120.91	622	11thin
Medium and Large 2	554	109.78	608	35
Medium and Large 3	546	101.26	553	36

One grade step is worth $19.66/cwt here — about $69 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 sale82 hd

107.53

—

GA average16 barns · 1,680 hd

122.18

−14.65

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−101.14

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	1,717	79.74	1,369	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	54.27	703	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	46.88	471	19

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1-2	—	1,300	1,100.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	14,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.04/cwt	118.00–122.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	945	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	108.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	350	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	94.67/cwt	94.00–95.00	505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	116.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	110.36/cwt	107.00–114.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	767	96.36/cwt	94.00–100.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	111.17/cwt	108.00–114.00	569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	101.25/cwt	99.00–106.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	104.19/cwt	102.00–107.00	646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	114.10/cwt	111.00–118.00	529	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	124.70/cwt	120.00–129.00	287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	119.28/cwt	114.00–124.00	379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	115.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	100.04/cwt	96.00–104.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	94.80/cwt	93.00–98.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	101.87/cwt	98.00–106.00	537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	93.39/cwt	87.00–96.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	108.17/cwt	104.00–110.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	87.08/cwt	83.00–89.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	116.52/cwt	116.00–117.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	114.53/cwt	112.00–117.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	108.92/cwt	104.00–112.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	106.02/cwt	104.00–108.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	105.00/cwt	103.00–106.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	103.58/cwt	96.00–106.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	96.62/cwt	95.00–98.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	116.56/cwt	115.00–118.00	315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	99.33/cwt	95.00–103.00	459	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	49.12/cwt	48.00–51.00	492	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	43.80/cwt	40.00–47.00	442	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	54.62/cwt	53.00–56.00	687	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	49.86/cwt	48.00–51.00	650	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,755	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,106	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	77.28/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,279	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	83.02/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,494	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	667.03/cwt	480.00–760.00	7,537	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	845.17/cwt	840.00–850.00	8,181	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	794.66/cwt	680.00–950.00	7,589	6

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 290Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 43Year ago 0

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	4	—	1,300	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	955	680.00–950.00	794.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,130	480.00–760.00	667.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	840.00–850.00	845.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	118.00–122.00	120.04
2	—	355	130.00–135.00	132.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	768	123.00	123.00
8	—	713	122.00	122.00
1	—	510	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	105.00–110.00	108.45
3	—	533	94.00–95.00	94.67
2	—	270	115.00–118.00	116.56
2	—	360	104.00–105.00	104.51
3	—	462	95.00–103.00	99.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	116.00–117.00	116.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	112.00–117.00	114.53
5	—	416	104.00–112.00	108.92
5	—	459	104.00–108.00	106.02
5	—	527	103.00–106.00	105.00
5	—	606	96.00–106.00	103.58
5	—	667	95.00–98.00	96.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	123.00	123.00
4	—	503	123.00–124.00	123.50
4	—	568	115.00–120.00	116.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	125.00–130.00	127.53
2	—	433	126.00–127.00	126.49
3	—	558	107.00–114.00	110.36
3	—	767	94.00–100.00	96.36
5	—	512	108.00–114.00	111.17
5	—	665	99.00–106.00	101.25
6	—	620	102.00–107.00	104.19
9	—	464	111.00–118.00	114.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	120.00–129.00	124.70
2	—	318	114.00–124.00	119.28
2	—	360	110.00–120.00	115.07
4	—	570	96.00–104.00	100.04
4	—	619	93.00–98.00	94.80
5	—	527	98.00–106.00	101.87
5	—	663	87.00–96.00	93.39
6	—	460	104.00–110.00	108.17
6	—	730	83.00–89.00	87.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,002	48.00–51.00	49.12
8	—	1,010	40.00–47.00	43.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,257	53.00–56.00	54.62
3	—	1,303	48.00–51.00	49.86
1	—	1,755	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,655	77.00–78.00	77.28
3	—	1,800	80.00–86.00	83.02

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

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