Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $105.84/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −102.84 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$105.84

128 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$12.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.44

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	110.42	653	24
Medium and Large 2	504	109.09	550	62
Medium and Large 3	495	98.41	487	42

One grade step is worth $12.01/cwt here — about $166 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 sale128 hd

105.84

—

GA average16 barns · 1,421 hd

111.28

−5.44

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−102.84

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	1,539	75.88	1,168	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	52.61	678	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	43.02	456	13

Every lot, as filed

61 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 3	—	462	100.54/cwt	96.00–104.00	464	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	561	91.13/cwt	90.00–96.00	511	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	113.49/cwt	113.00–114.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	112.03/cwt	111.00–113.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	105.34/cwt	105.00–106.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	105.26/cwt	103.00–110.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	107.29/cwt	106.50–108.00	563	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	124.19/cwt	120.00–128.00	261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	91.02/cwt	90.00–92.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	111.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	105.03/cwt	104.00–107.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	96.75/cwt	93.00–103.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	95.44/cwt	93.00–100.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	108.97/cwt	108.00–111.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	100.97/cwt	98.00–105.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	217	106.25/cwt	100.00–110.00	231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	93.32/cwt	90.00–100.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	83.41/cwt	80.00–86.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	105.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	89.52/cwt	88.00–92.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	88.43/cwt	86.00–90.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	105.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	454	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	108.22/cwt	105.00–112.00	395	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	96.29/cwt	95.00–100.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	116.89/cwt	115.00–123.00	385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	83.03/cwt	80.00–86.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	103.96/cwt	98.00–108.00	592	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	105.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	549	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	116.30/cwt	113.00–120.00	481	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	96.99/cwt	92.00–100.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	111.77/cwt	107.00–116.00	525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	133.43/cwt	130.00–139.00	422	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	117.83/cwt	116.00–120.00	428	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	94.49/cwt	90.00–98.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	84.33/cwt	83.00–85.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	133.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	89.08/cwt	86.00–92.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	110.86/cwt	109.00–116.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	116.33/cwt	113.00–123.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	100.00/cwt	98.00–103.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	106.34/cwt	106.00–107.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	118.66/cwt	118.00–119.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	721	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	37.33/cwt	35.00–40.00	384	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	49.66/cwt	45.00–52.00	545	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	53.82/cwt	50.00–56.00	698	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	48.39/cwt	47.00–50.00	610	4
Bulls	—	—	1,519	72.94/cwt	67.50–75.00	1,108	5
Bulls	—	—	1,565	79.55/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,245	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	581.45/cwt	520.00–700.00	6,006	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	620.54/cwt	610.00–630.00	6,007	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	833	489.10/cwt	460.00–520.00	4,074	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,073	652.56/cwt	530.00–750.00	7,002	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	110.49/cwt	109.00–112.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	1,021	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	810	2

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 Sep 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 167Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 59Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	96.00–104.00	100.54
11	—	561	90.00–96.00	91.13
5	—	621	86.00–90.00	88.43
5	—	432	100.00–110.00	105.13
5	—	365	105.00–112.00	108.22
4	—	526	95.00–100.00	96.29
4	—	329	115.00–123.00	116.89
2	—	663	80.00–86.00	83.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	569	98.00–108.00	103.96
10	—	519	100.00–110.00	105.80
7	—	414	113.00–120.00	116.30
6	—	629	92.00–100.00	96.99
6	—	470	107.00–116.00	111.77
6	—	316	130.00–139.00	133.43
5	—	363	116.00–120.00	117.83
4	—	665	90.00–98.00	94.49
3	—	758	83.00–85.00	84.33
3	—	272	130.00–135.00	133.44
2	—	720	86.00–92.00	89.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	109.00–116.00	110.86
6	—	518	113.00–123.00	116.33
4	—	760	98.00–103.00	100.00
3	—	633	106.00–107.00	106.34
3	—	470	118.00–119.00	118.66
2	—	680	105.00–107.00	106.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	113.00–114.00	113.49
2	—	468	111.00–113.00	112.03
3	—	573	105.00–106.00	105.34
4	—	668	103.00–110.00	105.26
10	—	525	106.50–108.00	107.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	775	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	120.00–128.00	124.19
2	—	665	90.00–92.00	91.02
4	—	321	110.00–114.00	111.04
4	—	469	104.00–107.00	105.03
4	—	571	93.00–103.00	96.75
4	—	635	93.00–100.00	95.44
5	—	439	108.00–111.00	108.97
7	—	521	98.00–105.00	100.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	90.00–92.00	91.01
3	—	217	100.00–110.00	106.25
3	—	437	90.00–100.00	93.32
3	—	625	80.00–86.00	83.41
4	—	263	100.00–110.00	105.97
4	—	563	88.00–92.00	89.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	109.00–112.00	110.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	775	131.75	131.75
10	—	625	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	507	122.00	122.00
2	—	753	105.00–110.00	107.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,029	35.00–40.00	37.33
6	—	1,098	45.00–52.00	49.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,296	50.00–56.00	53.82
4	—	1,260	47.00–50.00	48.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,519	67.50–75.00	72.94
4	—	1,565	77.00–84.00	79.55

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)	6	—	1,033	520.00–700.00	581.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	610.00–630.00	620.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	833	460.00–520.00	489.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,073	530.00–750.00	652.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	800.00	800.00

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

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