Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $105.11/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −103.57 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$105.11

85 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$7.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.93

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	109.88	626	9thin
Medium and Large 2	506	107.48	543	32
Medium and Large 3	460	102.41	471	44

One grade step is worth $7.47/cwt here — about $154 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 sale85 hd

105.11

—

GA average16 barns · 1,501 hd

116.03

−10.93

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−103.57

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	1,750	62.31	1,090	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,652	46.56	769	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	41.53	503	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	36.86	382	8thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,077	602.72/cwt	520.00–720.00	6,491	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	607.37/cwt	560.00–660.00	5,770	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	39.23/cwt	36.00–42.00	476	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	46.56/cwt	43.00–50.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	109.16/cwt	109.00–110.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	96.54/cwt	93.00–100.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	106.44/cwt	100.00–110.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	99.05/cwt	95.00–105.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	92.06/cwt	88.00–94.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	119.81/cwt	117.00–122.00	442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	102.26/cwt	100.00–105.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	110.61/cwt	107.00–112.00	510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	110.36/cwt	109.00–112.00	477	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	217	123.51/cwt	120.00–128.00	268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	118.17/cwt	112.00–122.00	383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	111.03/cwt	108.00–114.00	400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	92.99/cwt	90.00–95.00	472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	557	92.09/cwt	90.00–93.50	513	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	44.08/cwt	42.00–47.00	532	9
Bulls	—	—	1,750	62.31/cwt	60.00–66.00	1,090	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,392	978.84/cwt	960.00–1,000.00	13,625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	118.00/cwt	116.00–122.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	106.51/cwt	104.00–109.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	116.02/cwt	113.00–119.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	110.68/cwt	109.00–114.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.52/cwt	123.00–124.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.56/cwt	123.00–126.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	87.75/cwt	84.00–90.00	409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	90.03/cwt	85.00–95.00	322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	92.56/cwt	90.00–94.00	296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	98.95/cwt	98.00–100.00	265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	82.00/cwt	81.00–83.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	85.00/cwt	84.00–86.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	87.65/cwt	85.00–91.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	90.60/cwt	90.00–91.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	95.97/cwt	93.00–99.00	441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	97.49/cwt	96.00–99.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	103.38/cwt	101.50–109.00	577	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,343	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	728	355.15/cwt	310.00–400.00	2,585	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,176	812.67/cwt	700.00–910.00	9,557	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,333	738.54/cwt	680.00–800.00	9,845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	101.68/cwt	96.00–105.00	474	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	88.93/cwt	84.00–91.00	551	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	106.69/cwt	105.00–109.00	465	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	39.46/cwt	37.00–42.00	399	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	34.26/cwt	32.00–36.00	364	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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 453Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 53Year ago 0

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	—	1,077	520.00–720.00	602.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	560.00–660.00	607.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,392	960.00–1,000.00	978.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	728	310.00–400.00	355.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,176	700.00–910.00	812.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,333	680.00–800.00	738.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,214	36.00–42.00	39.23
9	—	1,208	42.00–47.00	44.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	43.00–50.00	46.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,011	37.00–42.00	39.46
4	—	1,063	32.00–36.00	34.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,750	60.00–66.00	62.31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
2	—	523	115.00–116.00	115.48
6	—	563	109.00–110.00	109.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	125.00	125.00
2	—	668	93.00–100.00	96.54
3	—	515	100.00–110.00	106.44
3	—	625	95.00–105.00	99.05
3	—	720	88.00–94.00	92.06
4	—	369	117.00–122.00	119.81
4	—	558	100.00–105.00	102.26
5	—	461	107.00–112.00	110.61
6	—	432	109.00–112.00	110.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	217	120.00–128.00	123.51
4	—	324	112.00–122.00	118.17
4	—	360	108.00–114.00	111.03
4	—	508	90.00–95.00	92.99
5	—	557	90.00–93.50	92.09
10	—	466	96.00–105.00	101.68
7	—	620	84.00–91.00	88.93
7	—	436	105.00–109.00	106.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	116.00–122.00	118.00
2	—	658	104.00–109.00	106.51
2	—	565	115.00–116.00	115.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	131.50	131.50
4	—	664	113.00–119.00	116.02
3	—	723	109.00–114.00	110.68
2	—	623	123.00–124.00	123.52
2	—	523	123.00–126.00	124.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	84.00–90.00	87.75
4	—	690	83.00	83.00
4	—	358	85.00–95.00	90.03
4	—	320	90.00–94.00	92.56
4	—	268	98.00–100.00	98.95
3	—	557	81.00–83.00	82.00
3	—	525	84.00–86.00	85.00
3	—	438	85.00–91.00	87.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	90.00–91.00	90.60
4	—	460	93.00–99.00	95.97
4	—	443	96.00–99.00	97.49
4	—	358	100.00–102.00	101.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	672	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	101.50–109.00	103.38
2	—	668	100.00–103.00	101.51

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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