Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $108.07/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −100.60 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$108.07

123 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$14.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.38

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	113.21	595	21
Medium and Large 2	489	111.27	545	66
Medium and Large 3	469	99.20	465	36

One grade step is worth $14.01/cwt here — about $130 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 sale123 hd

108.07

—

GA average16 barns · 1,558 hd

112.45

−4.38

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−100.60

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	1,725	77.27	1,333	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	50.89	615	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	48.99	715	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	43.16	440	16

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	460	98.16/cwt	96.00–100.00	452	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	559	90.74/cwt	86.00–95.00	507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	110.47/cwt	107.00–114.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	106.05/cwt	103.00–109.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	203	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	105.01/cwt	103.00–106.00	593	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	12,690	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	905.49/cwt	900.00–910.00	12,360	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,190.87/cwt	990.00–1,375.00	13,695	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	7,424	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	757.08/cwt	710.00–800.00	8,199	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	840	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,948	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	834.07/cwt	800.00–860.00	10,618	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,056	604.51/cwt	460.00–680.00	6,384	10
Bulls	—	—	1,420	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	923	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	84.38/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,599	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	76.88/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,321	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	58.44/cwt	56.00–61.00	680	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	45.67/cwt	44.00–47.00	563	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	51.38/cwt	48.00–55.00	622	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	48.99/cwt	48.00–50.00	715	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	38.27/cwt	35.00–42.00	375	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	45.38/cwt	43.00–50.00	471	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	109.64/cwt	108.00–112.00	360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	108.39/cwt	106.00–110.00	388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	94.36/cwt	90.00–97.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	93.86/cwt	90.00–100.00	528	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	103.78/cwt	101.00–108.00	425	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	102.48/cwt	99.00–108.00	472	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	101.45/cwt	96.00–103.00	536	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	101.54/cwt	97.00–106.00	282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	85.52/cwt	85.00–86.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	88.33/cwt	87.00–89.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	82.33/cwt	82.00–83.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	91.69/cwt	88.00–95.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	95.11/cwt	90.00–98.00	443	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	97.46/cwt	94.00–104.00	330	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	97.38/cwt	94.00–104.00	355	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	97.56/cwt	90.00–100.00	434	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	120.05/cwt	118.00–122.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	115.99/cwt	114.00–117.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	104.15/cwt	102.00–110.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	116.70/cwt	116.00–122.00	551	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	94.69/cwt	93.00–96.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	707	86.99/cwt	84.00–92.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	131.82/cwt	130.00–139.00	423	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	111.09/cwt	109.00–116.00	479	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	101.47/cwt	98.00–106.00	578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	96.91/cwt	94.00–100.00	599	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	109.81/cwt	103.00–112.00	515	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	132.15/cwt	128.00–134.00	474	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	106.47/cwt	102.00–110.00	560	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	120.49/cwt	116.00–124.00	388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	91.73/cwt	87.00–95.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	83.45/cwt	82.00–85.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	111.49/cwt	108.00–115.00	401	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	101.60/cwt	98.00–105.00	434	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 Sep 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 404Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 52Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	460	96.00–100.00	98.16
7	—	559	86.00–95.00	90.74
3	—	322	116.00–124.00	120.49
3	—	518	87.00–95.00	91.73
4	—	623	82.00–85.00	83.45
6	—	360	108.00–115.00	111.49
6	—	427	98.00–105.00	101.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	110.00–115.00	112.52
3	—	533	114.00–117.00	115.99
5	—	618	102.00–110.00	104.15
11	—	472	116.00–122.00	116.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	93.00–96.00	94.69
3	—	707	84.00–92.00	86.99
7	—	321	130.00–139.00	131.82
7	—	431	109.00–116.00	111.09
7	—	570	98.00–106.00	101.47
8	—	618	94.00–100.00	96.91
9	—	469	103.00–112.00	109.81
11	—	359	128.00–134.00	132.15
11	—	526	102.00–110.00	106.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	107.00–114.00	110.47
2	—	620	103.00–109.00	106.05
4	—	203	132.00	132.00
4	—	565	103.00–106.00	105.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	108.00–112.00	109.64
5	—	358	106.00–110.00	108.39
6	—	618	90.00–97.00	94.36
9	—	563	90.00–100.00	93.86
11	—	410	101.00–108.00	103.78
11	—	461	99.00–108.00	102.48
15	—	528	96.00–103.00	101.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	97.00–106.00	101.54
2	—	623	85.00–86.00	85.52
3	—	572	87.00–89.00	88.33
3	—	672	82.00–83.00	82.33
4	—	531	88.00–95.00	91.69
7	—	466	90.00–98.00	95.11
8	—	339	94.00–104.00	97.46
8	—	365	94.00–104.00	97.38
9	—	445	90.00–100.00	97.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	131.00	131.00
2	—	468	118.00–122.00	120.05

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	—	1,350	940.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,365	900.00–910.00	905.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	990.00–1,375.00	1,190.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	640.00	640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,083	710.00–800.00	757.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	470.00	470.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	800.00–860.00	834.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,056	460.00–680.00	604.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,895	83.00–86.00	84.38
5	—	1,718	74.00–79.00	76.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,163	56.00–61.00	58.44
7	—	1,232	44.00–47.00	45.67
13	—	1,210	48.00–55.00	51.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	48.00–50.00	48.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	980	35.00–42.00	38.27
11	—	1,039	43.00–50.00	45.38

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

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle