Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $109.88/cwt on 167 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −98.79 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$109.88

167 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$16.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.19

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	119.24	666	40
Medium and Large 2	505	112.44	568	55
Medium and Large 3	462	102.73	475	72

One grade step is worth $16.51/cwt here — about $192 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 sale167 hd

109.88

—

GA average16 barns · 1,524 hd

113.07

−3.19

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−98.79

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	1,802	71.15	1,282	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	46.00	662	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	43.49	549	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	38.83	399	7thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 3	—	378	112.58/cwt	110.00–120.00	426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	112.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	121.66/cwt	121.00–123.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.04/cwt	113.00–117.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	129.53/cwt	129.00–130.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	126.38/cwt	124.00–127.00	765	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	127.83/cwt	125.00–130.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	113.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.75/cwt	120.00–121.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	131.70/cwt	127.00–134.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	88.89/cwt	85.00–93.00	406	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	91.40/cwt	88.00–95.00	399	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	95.68/cwt	90.00–100.00	311	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	96.08/cwt	90.00–100.00	355	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	83.76/cwt	80.00–90.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	102.13/cwt	96.00–104.50	473	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	93.88/cwt	90.00–99.00	527	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	92.66/cwt	90.00–98.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	96.98/cwt	95.00–100.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	99.13/cwt	97.00–104.00	429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	106.28/cwt	103.00–110.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	104.83/cwt	103.00–109.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	105.60/cwt	101.00–109.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	107.22/cwt	105.00–110.00	672	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	997.42/cwt	925.00–1,060.00	11,620	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,325	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,269	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	887	731.95/cwt	700.00–800.00	6,492	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	722.80/cwt	700.00–750.00	9,237	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	747.83/cwt	720.00–770.00	11,217	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	553.37/cwt	510.00–600.00	5,744	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,144	521.85/cwt	430.00–630.00	5,970	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,101	553.33/cwt	520.00–570.00	6,092	4
Bulls	—	—	1,550	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,039	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	72.19/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,346	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	39.54/cwt	39.00–40.50	516	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	44.01/cwt	41.50–46.00	553	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	662	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	33.50/cwt	31.00–36.00	369	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	40.96/cwt	38.00–43.00	410	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	98.55/cwt	94.00–104.00	462	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	114.00/cwt	107.00–116.00	423	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	96.17/cwt	91.00–101.00	502	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	115.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	384	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	109.13/cwt	104.00–114.00	480	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	87.02/cwt	86.00–88.00	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	84.49/cwt	84.00–85.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	89.75/cwt	87.00–96.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	121.17/cwt	117.50–127.50	533	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	111.33/cwt	107.00–117.00	573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	125.53/cwt	120.00–128.00	466	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	103.13/cwt	98.00–108.00	586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	96.70/cwt	91.00–101.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	100.78/cwt	94.00–104.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	547	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	123.48/cwt	118.00–128.00	646	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	107.50/cwt	103.00–110.00	719	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	128.38/cwt	123.00–133.00	596	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	117.84/cwt	114.00–124.00	668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	110.49/cwt	109.00–113.00	701	4

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 Oct 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 307Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 70Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	110.00–120.00	112.58
3	—	443	110.00–115.00	112.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	112.00–116.00	113.98
3	—	515	120.00–121.00	120.32
3	—	458	121.00–123.00	121.66
2	—	665	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	565	113.00–117.00	115.04
2	—	423	129.00–130.00	129.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	605	124.00–127.00	126.38
6	—	558	125.00–130.00	127.83
4	—	763	110.00–116.00	113.01
4	—	660	120.00–121.00	120.75
3	—	507	127.00–134.00	131.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	457	85.00–93.00	88.89
9	—	436	88.00–95.00	91.40
8	—	325	90.00–100.00	95.68
6	—	369	90.00–100.00	96.08
5	—	516	80.00–90.00	83.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	463	96.00–104.50	102.13
9	—	561	90.00–99.00	93.88
6	—	607	90.00–98.00	92.66
6	—	538	95.00–100.00	96.98
6	—	433	97.00–104.00	99.13
2	—	673	90.00–91.00	90.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	600	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	103.00–110.00	106.28
6	—	563	103.00–109.00	104.83
5	—	669	101.00–109.00	105.60
5	—	627	105.00–110.00	107.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	469	94.00–104.00	98.55
12	—	371	107.00–116.00	114.00
11	—	522	91.00–101.00	96.17
10	—	331	110.00–120.00	115.98
9	—	440	104.00–114.00	109.13
6	—	623	86.00–88.00	87.02
4	—	665	84.00–85.00	84.49
4	—	568	87.00–96.00	89.75
2	—	280	110.00–120.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	440	117.50–127.50	121.17
9	—	515	107.00–117.00	111.33
9	—	371	120.00–128.00	125.53
7	—	568	98.00–108.00	103.13
6	—	664	91.00–101.00	96.70
6	—	620	94.00–104.00	100.78
6	—	475	110.00–120.00	115.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	118.00–128.00	123.48
8	—	669	103.00–110.00	107.50
8	—	464	123.00–133.00	128.38
7	—	567	114.00–124.00	117.84
4	—	634	109.00–113.00	110.49

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	—	1,165	925.00–1,060.00	997.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	887	700.00–800.00	731.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,278	700.00–750.00	722.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,500	720.00–770.00	747.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	510.00–600.00	553.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,144	430.00–630.00	521.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,101	520.00–570.00	553.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	67.00	67.00
4	—	1,865	71.00–74.00	72.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	39.00–40.50	39.54
23	—	1,257	41.50–46.00	44.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	46.00	46.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	31.00–36.00	33.50
5	—	1,000	38.00–43.00	40.96

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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Replacement Cattle

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