Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 8.00 higher, 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 $118.40/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −90.28 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$118.40

142 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$15.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.20

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	125.02	665	44
Medium and Large 2	479	120.25	576	55
Medium and Large 3	474	109.24	517	43

One grade step is worth $15.78/cwt here — about $148 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 sale142 hd

118.40

—

GA average16 barns · 1,786 hd

110.20

+8.20

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−90.28

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	1,500	72.47	1,087	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	46.31	628	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	44.95	552	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	40.71	414	20

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	—	558	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	719	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,295	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	619.47/cwt	610.00–630.00	5,885	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,112	704.84/cwt	625.00–775.00	7,838	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	773	440.44/cwt	400.00–485.00	3,405	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,008	580.85/cwt	500.00–700.00	5,855	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	42.83/cwt	40.00–47.00	433	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	35.75/cwt	33.00–39.00	368	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	46.31/cwt	46.00–47.00	628	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	45.46/cwt	43.00–49.00	554	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	41.38/cwt	40.00–42.00	533	3
Bulls	—	—	1,514	74.36/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,126	5
Bulls	—	—	1,483	65.80/cwt	64.00–68.00	976	3
Bulls	—	—	1,485	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	113.99/cwt	109.00–117.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	136.00/cwt	132.00–140.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	119.65/cwt	116.00–122.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	114.60/cwt	111.00–118.00	712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	128.91/cwt	124.00–134.00	588	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	128.45/cwt	125.00–132.00	690	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	116.88/cwt	110.00–119.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	110.27/cwt	104.00–114.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	102.02/cwt	96.00–106.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	134.83/cwt	132.00–138.00	483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	137.12/cwt	132.00–140.00	444	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.39/cwt	100.00–110.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	119.63/cwt	117.00–124.00	546	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	124.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	542	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	102.30/cwt	100.00–105.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	94.52/cwt	90.00–100.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	666	84.29/cwt	80.00–90.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	304	130.82/cwt	130.00–132.00	398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	114.52/cwt	110.00–119.00	494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	92.79/cwt	90.00–95.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	124.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	457	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	109.12/cwt	107.00–112.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	106.02/cwt	104.00–108.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	120.68/cwt	118.00–125.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	110.41/cwt	107.00–114.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	115.22/cwt	114.00–118.00	663	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	97.52/cwt	95.00–100.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	96.96/cwt	95.00–99.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	102.27/cwt	99.00–105.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	104.59/cwt	101.00–111.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	110.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	107.33/cwt	102.00–112.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	113.57/cwt	110.00–117.50	304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	91.40/cwt	89.00–95.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	104.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	95.31/cwt	90.00–100.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	107.68/cwt	100.00–110.00	388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	93.54/cwt	90.00–100.00	430	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	117.68/cwt	117.00–119.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	131.83/cwt	131.00–135.00	606	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 Sep 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 325Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 55Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	119.00–121.00	120.00
2	—	623	115.00–116.00	115.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	119.00	119.00
2	—	560	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	615	118.00–119.00	118.51
3	—	665	117.00–119.00	117.68
5	—	460	131.00–135.00	131.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	109.00–117.00	113.99
5	—	439	132.00–140.00	136.00
6	—	560	116.00–122.00	119.65
7	—	621	111.00–118.00	114.60
10	—	456	124.00–134.00	128.91
13	—	537	125.00–132.00	128.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	137.00	137.00
5	—	533	110.00–119.00	116.88
5	—	570	104.00–114.00	110.27
5	—	660	96.00–106.00	102.02
6	—	358	132.00–138.00	134.83
7	—	324	132.00–140.00	137.12
7	—	625	100.00–110.00	105.39
8	—	456	117.00–124.00	119.63
11	—	436	120.00–130.00	124.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	130.00–135.00	132.55
4	—	529	100.00–105.00	102.30
4	—	568	90.00–100.00	94.52
4	—	666	80.00–90.00	84.29
5	—	304	130.00–132.00	130.82
5	—	431	110.00–119.00	114.52
5	—	640	90.00–95.00	92.79
6	—	368	120.00–130.00	124.06
8	—	460	107.00–112.00	109.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	104.00–108.00	106.02
2	—	710	105.00–106.00	105.49
3	—	502	118.00–125.00	120.68
4	—	464	120.00–122.00	120.98
5	—	627	107.00–114.00	110.41
16	—	575	114.00–118.00	115.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	95.00–100.00	97.52
2	—	715	95.00–99.00	96.96
3	—	630	99.00–105.00	102.27
5	—	563	101.00–111.00	104.59
8	—	461	110.00–112.00	110.50
8	—	527	102.00–112.00	107.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	110.00–117.50	113.57
3	—	625	89.00–95.00	91.40
4	—	441	100.00–110.00	104.99
4	—	527	90.00–100.00	95.31
6	—	360	100.00–110.00	107.68
6	—	460	90.00–100.00	93.54

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	—	1,255	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	610.00–630.00	619.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,112	625.00–775.00	704.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	773	400.00–485.00	440.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,008	500.00–700.00	580.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,012	40.00–47.00	42.83
6	—	1,030	33.00–39.00	35.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,357	46.00–47.00	46.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,219	43.00–49.00	45.46
3	—	1,288	40.00–42.00	41.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,514	72.00–79.00	74.36
3	—	1,483	64.00–68.00	65.80
1	—	1,485	83.00	83.00

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

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle