Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.64/cwt on 166 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −90.03 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$118.64

166 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$17.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.01

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	128.57	654	32
Medium and Large 2	485	119.72	581	83
Medium and Large 3	484	110.66	535	51

One grade step is worth $17.90/cwt here — about $119 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 sale166 hd

118.64

—

GA average16 barns · 2,331 hd

123.65

−5.01

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−90.03

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	1,722	70.16	1,208	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,311	46.07	604	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	38.46	394	23

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	101.41/cwt	100.00–104.00	428	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,132	772.85/cwt	675.00–860.00	8,749	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	980.42/cwt	900.00–1,040.00	11,216	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	780	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,120	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	792	442.63/cwt	370.00–480.00	3,506	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	498.92/cwt	420.00–620.00	4,805	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,131	543.51/cwt	480.00–600.00	6,147	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	693.78/cwt	650.00–760.00	7,701	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	752.25/cwt	710.00–790.00	11,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	142.73/cwt	140.00–149.00	624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	122.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	119.61/cwt	117.00–123.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	117.03/cwt	116.00–120.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	109.20/cwt	103.00–110.00	624	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	103.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	107.81/cwt	106.00–110.00	396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	507	94.01/cwt	93.00–95.00	477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	98.39/cwt	95.00–102.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	111.65/cwt	110.00–116.00	490	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	84.14/cwt	80.00–88.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	105.88/cwt	105.00–107.00	559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	111.35/cwt	110.00–111.50	620	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	102.66/cwt	102.00–103.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	114.89/cwt	110.00–117.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	124.05/cwt	109.00–129.00	443	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	35.54/cwt	32.00–39.00	348	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	121.36/cwt	118.00–125.00	536	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	114.99/cwt	112.00–119.00	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	99.65/cwt	99.00–100.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	116.40/cwt	112.00–119.00	428	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	107.61/cwt	106.00–112.00	498	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	137.24/cwt	134.00–144.00	504	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	110.88/cwt	108.00–118.00	585	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	123.76/cwt	119.00–129.00	579	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	42.99/cwt	40.00–44.00	574	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	48.33/cwt	45.00–52.50	625	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	42.99/cwt	40.00–46.00	469	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	90.65/cwt	89.00–95.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	114.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	671	90.75/cwt	85.00–95.00	609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.26/cwt	119.00–134.00	621	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	113.20/cwt	108.00–118.00	533	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	139.81/cwt	137.00–144.00	442	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	125.94/cwt	122.00–132.00	470	12
Bulls	—	—	1,740	74.07/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,289	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	68.20/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	124.64/cwt	121.00–131.00	537	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	129.92/cwt	124.00–133.00	403	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	96.45/cwt	94.00–100.00	543	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 Dec 5, 2019

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Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 329Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 84Year ago 0

No trends available due to market being closed for holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	146.00	146.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	860	103.00	103.00
2	—	933	101.00	101.00
5	—	659	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	100.00–104.00	101.41
5	—	367	106.00–110.00	107.81
6	—	507	93.00–95.00	94.01
5	—	461	95.00–102.00	98.39
2	—	333	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	623	80.00–88.00	84.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	439	110.00–116.00	111.65
10	—	528	105.00–107.00	105.88
3	—	332	112.00–119.00	114.99
3	—	622	99.00–100.00	99.65
9	—	368	112.00–119.00	116.40
10	—	463	106.00–112.00	107.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	557	110.00–111.50	111.35
3	—	672	102.00–103.00	102.66
3	—	720	100.00	100.00
6	—	534	110.00–117.00	114.89
8	—	357	109.00–129.00	124.05
14	—	442	118.00–125.00	121.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	140.00–149.00	142.73
6	—	528	120.00–125.00	122.70
5	—	564	117.00–123.00	119.61
4	—	626	116.00–120.00	117.03
10	—	473	119.00–134.00	131.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	571	103.00–110.00	109.20
4	—	666	100.00–105.00	103.76
8	—	367	134.00–144.00	137.24
12	—	528	108.00–118.00	110.88
14	—	468	119.00–129.00	123.76
5	—	316	137.00–144.00	139.81
19	—	431	121.00–131.00	124.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	89.00–95.00	90.65
6	—	437	110.00–120.00	114.90
8	—	671	85.00–95.00	90.75
10	—	471	108.00–118.00	113.20
12	—	373	122.00–132.00	125.94
5	—	310	124.00–133.00	129.92
5	—	563	94.00–100.00	96.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,132	675.00–860.00	772.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,144	900.00–1,040.00	980.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	400.00	400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	792	370.00–480.00	442.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	963	420.00–620.00	498.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,131	480.00–600.00	543.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,110	650.00–760.00	693.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,510	710.00–790.00	752.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	980	32.00–39.00	35.54
9	—	1,092	40.00–46.00	42.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,335	40.00–44.00	42.99
15	—	1,294	45.00–52.50	48.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	72.00–76.00	74.07
4	—	1,713	67.00–69.00	68.20

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