Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and 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 $107.88/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −100.79 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$107.88

143 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.47

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	490	110.68	543	73
Medium and Large 1	591	110.46	653	26
Medium and Large 3	476	101.72	484	44

One grade step is worth $8.96/cwt here — about $58 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 sale143 hd

107.88

—

GA average16 barns · 1,358 hd

114.35

−6.47

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−100.79

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	—	Average	1,904	69.63	1,325	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	45.28	576	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	38.05	390	10

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	99.86/cwt	95.00–105.00	459	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	99.85/cwt	95.00–105.00	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	93.54/cwt	90.00–100.00	246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	81.35/cwt	80.00–82.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	96.55/cwt	93.00–103.00	310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	82.54/cwt	80.00–85.00	466	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	40.84/cwt	38.00–42.50	430	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	31.54/cwt	30.00–34.00	301	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	46.56/cwt	44.00–51.00	623	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	41.76/cwt	40.00–43.00	456	4
Bulls	—	—	1,898	72.72/cwt	70.50–75.00	1,380	6
Bulls	—	—	1,920	60.37/cwt	60.00–61.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	105.93/cwt	103.00–111.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	106.42/cwt	105.00–111.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	106.16/cwt	100.00–109.00	760	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,053	578.47/cwt	450.00–710.00	6,091	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	766.82/cwt	740.00–800.00	9,432	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,260	709.39/cwt	630.00–790.00	8,938	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,238	748.59/cwt	720.00–780.00	9,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	118.76/cwt	117.50–120.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	105.98/cwt	100.00–109.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	111.25/cwt	106.00–115.00	407	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	93.03/cwt	90.00–95.00	524	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	93.66/cwt	90.00–98.00	496	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	105.71/cwt	100.00–109.00	489	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	107.93/cwt	105.00–110.00	459	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	116.13/cwt	110.00–120.00	379	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	634	86.54/cwt	84.00–92.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	657	85.68/cwt	84.00–89.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	115.28/cwt	110.00–117.50	528	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	105.39/cwt	99.00–107.00	604	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	117.92/cwt	115.00–123.00	513	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	106.44/cwt	100.00–110.00	557	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	96.15/cwt	95.00–100.00	592	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	118.80/cwt	118.00–120.00	426	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	128.21/cwt	127.00–130.00	347	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	112.56/cwt	109.00–117.00	630	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	104.68/cwt	102.00–106.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	109.71/cwt	108.00–112.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	113.55/cwt	110.00–118.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	115.96/cwt	114.00–119.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	120.99/cwt	119.00–124.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	89.24/cwt	84.00–93.00	469	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	88.86/cwt	85.00–94.00	413	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	90.93/cwt	87.00–95.00	393	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	92.24/cwt	90.00–100.00	331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	93.31/cwt	88.00–97.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	100.92/cwt	98.00–108.00	420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	104.40/cwt	99.00–106.00	372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	93.91/cwt	90.00–98.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	603	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 Oct 17, 2019

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Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 476Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 76Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	460	95.00–105.00	99.86
8	—	523	95.00–105.00	99.85
6	—	664	88.00–97.00	93.31
5	—	416	98.00–108.00	100.92
5	—	356	99.00–106.00	104.40
4	—	563	90.00–98.00	93.91
2	—	705	85.00–86.00	85.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	90.00–100.00	93.54
3	—	668	80.00–82.00	81.35
4	—	321	93.00–103.00	96.55
4	—	565	80.00–85.00	82.54
11	—	525	84.00–93.00	89.24
9	—	465	85.00–94.00	88.86
9	—	432	87.00–95.00	90.93
5	—	359	90.00–100.00	92.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	632	103.00–111.00	105.93
7	—	565	105.00–111.00	106.42
4	—	716	100.00–109.00	106.16
3	—	657	100.00–109.00	105.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	115.00–117.00	115.97
2	—	458	117.50–120.00	118.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	114.00–119.00	115.96
3	—	562	119.00–124.00	120.99
2	—	760	110.00–114.00	112.01
2	—	665	113.00–114.00	113.51
2	—	540	123.00–124.00	123.50
2	—	468	126.00–127.00	126.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	366	106.00–115.00	111.25
6	—	563	90.00–95.00	93.03
6	—	530	90.00–98.00	93.66
6	—	463	100.00–109.00	105.71
6	—	425	105.00–110.00	107.93
5	—	326	110.00–120.00	116.13
4	—	634	84.00–92.00	86.54
3	—	657	84.00–89.00	85.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	458	110.00–117.50	115.28
13	—	573	99.00–107.00	105.39
13	—	435	115.00–123.00	117.92
12	—	523	100.00–110.00	106.44
9	—	616	95.00–100.00	96.15
5	—	359	118.00–120.00	118.80
5	—	271	127.00–130.00	128.21
2	—	658	90.00–95.00	92.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	560	109.00–117.00	112.56
6	—	680	102.00–106.00	104.68
4	—	619	108.00–112.00	109.71
4	—	524	110.00–118.00	113.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,054	38.00–42.50	40.84
3	—	953	30.00–34.00	31.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,338	44.00–51.00	46.56
4	—	1,093	40.00–43.00	41.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,898	70.50–75.00	72.72
2	—	1,920	60.00–61.00	60.37

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)	9	—	1,053	450.00–710.00	578.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,230	740.00–800.00	766.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,260	630.00–790.00	709.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,238	720.00–780.00	748.59

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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