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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $110.67/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −98.00 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$110.67

116 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$166

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

$3.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.27

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	470	112.02	527	36
Medium and Large 2	563	111.24	626	40
Medium and Large 1	636	108.89	693	40

One grade step is worth $3.14/cwt here — about −$166 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 sale116 hd

110.67

—

GA average15 barns · 1,679 hd

123.94

−13.27

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−98.00

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	1,733	66.22	1,148	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,315	47.87	629	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	46.52	676	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	38.95	375	8thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	107.80/cwt	107.00–109.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	125.06/cwt	118.00–128.50	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	128.60/cwt	128.50–130.00	649	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,068	679.63/cwt	600.00–770.00	7,258	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,192	610.07/cwt	500.00–680.00	7,272	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,058	520.66/cwt	460.00–590.00	5,509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	123.28/cwt	119.00–123.50	827	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.48/cwt	118.00–119.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	114.41/cwt	111.00–118.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	130.58/cwt	130.00–133.00	477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	115.55/cwt	114.00–117.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	107.27/cwt	106.00–108.00	225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	102.20/cwt	100.00–105.00	526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	82.10/cwt	80.00–86.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	92.66/cwt	90.00–96.00	425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	86.32/cwt	85.00–90.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	110.71/cwt	108.00–117.00	577	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	36.97/cwt	35.00–39.00	351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	109.26/cwt	109.00–110.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	102.42/cwt	100.00–106.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	97.19/cwt	95.00–100.00	551	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	126.37/cwt	125.00–128.00	463	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	40.92/cwt	40.00–44.00	399	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,503	55.31/cwt	55.00–55.50	831	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	41.12/cwt	38.00–44.00	475	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	48.54/cwt	46.00–53.00	645	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	46.52/cwt	46.00–47.00	676	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	71.61/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	113.12/cwt	110.00–115.00	602	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	104.97/cwt	102.00–108.00	641	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	132.97/cwt	132.00–134.00	356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	90.34/cwt	90.00–91.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	94.94/cwt	90.00–100.00	606	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	62.62/cwt	60.00–66.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	114.39/cwt	111.00–118.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	112.41/cwt	106.00–116.00	516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.14/cwt	99.00–102.00	566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	100.80/cwt	100.00–104.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	129.06/cwt	128.00–130.00	410	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.69/cwt	129.00–136.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	110.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	649	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	745	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	118.97/cwt	117.00–120.00	631	3

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 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 359Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	107.00–109.00	107.80
6	—	469	118.00–128.50	125.06
10	—	532	110.00–115.00	113.12
12	—	611	102.00–108.00	104.97
5	—	673	100.00–104.00	100.80
2	—	423	129.00–136.00	132.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	125.00–128.00	126.37
3	—	268	132.00–134.00	132.97
3	—	670	90.00–91.00	90.34
4	—	638	90.00–100.00	94.94
5	—	441	111.00–118.00	114.39
5	—	459	106.00–116.00	112.41
7	—	565	99.00–102.00	100.14
4	—	318	128.00–130.00	129.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	587	110.00–120.00	110.50
18	—	706	105.50	105.50
3	—	530	117.00–120.00	118.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	505	128.50–130.00	128.60
21	—	671	119.00–123.50	123.28
4	—	636	122.50	122.50
2	—	723	114.00–117.00	115.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	118.00–119.00	118.48
2	—	615	111.00–118.00	114.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	130.00–133.00	130.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	210	106.00–108.00	107.27
3	—	615	80.00–86.00	82.10
6	—	459	90.00–96.00	92.66
6	—	562	85.00–90.00	86.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	515	100.00–105.00	102.20
4	—	419	109.00–110.00	109.26
5	—	457	100.00–106.00	102.42
6	—	567	95.00–100.00	97.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	108.00–117.00	110.71
5	—	610	107.00	107.00
7	—	578	109.00	109.00

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	4	—	1,068	600.00–770.00	679.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,192	500.00–680.00	610.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,058	460.00–590.00	520.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	950	35.00–39.00	36.97
4	—	975	40.00–44.00	40.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	55.00–55.50	55.31
4	—	1,155	38.00–44.00	41.12
18	—	1,329	46.00–53.00	48.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	46.00–47.00	46.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	70.00–73.00	71.61
3	—	1,780	60.00–66.00	62.62

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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