Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends Available due to markets being closed two weeks for holidays.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.26/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −78.42 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$130.26

145 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$8.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	133.83	710	37
Medium and Large 2	479	131.26	629	68
Medium and Large 3	411	125.24	514	40

One grade step is worth $8.58/cwt here — about $195 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 sale145 hd

130.26

—

GA average16 barns · 1,718 hd

135.41

−5.16

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−78.42

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	1,663	74.64	1,241	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	48.92	566	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	35.81	355	5thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	569	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	108.32/cwt	106.00–113.00	569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	112.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	124.98/cwt	120.00–128.00	392	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	114.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	383	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	677.84/cwt	600.00–760.00	6,270	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,000.26/cwt	925.00–1,035.00	12,673	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	722.98/cwt	700.00–740.00	8,495	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	10,828	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,037	504.53/cwt	430.00–630.00	5,232	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	116.98/cwt	114.00–119.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	149.30/cwt	145.00–153.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	119.73/cwt	118.00–121.00	675	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	108.68/cwt	107.00–110.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.82/cwt	130.00–138.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	124.61/cwt	123.00–129.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	95.98/cwt	95.00–97.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	108.61/cwt	104.00–112.00	394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	104.36/cwt	100.00–108.00	482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	103.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	126.62/cwt	122.00–128.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.82/cwt	100.00–102.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	105.37/cwt	103.00–110.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	104.63/cwt	103.00–106.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	120.20/cwt	116.00–124.00	434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	119.00/cwt	116.00–123.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	115.60/cwt	114.00–116.00	509	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	52.82/cwt	50.00–55.00	646	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	37.95/cwt	37.00–39.00	361	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	34.38/cwt	34.00–35.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	118.44/cwt	115.00–123.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	116.31/cwt	114.00–118.00	659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	93.06/cwt	90.00–96.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	141.82/cwt	140.00–143.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	133.74/cwt	130.00–138.00	444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	121.80/cwt	119.00–123.00	767	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	42.68/cwt	39.00–45.00	448	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	112.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	150.18/cwt	146.00–156.00	539	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	127.00/cwt	124.00–129.00	685	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	131.01/cwt	127.00–137.00	607	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	135.72/cwt	131.00–138.00	305	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	160.90/cwt	159.00–162.50	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	133.56/cwt	128.00–137.00	490	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	119.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	561	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	123.59/cwt	120.00–128.00	518	11
Bulls	—	—	1,663	74.64/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,241	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	583	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	150.30/cwt	146.00–156.00	499	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 Jan 9, 2020

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Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 205Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 83Year ago 0

No trends Available due to markets being closed two weeks for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	124.00–127.00	125.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	106.00–113.00	108.32
8	—	459	110.00–115.00	112.38
7	—	314	120.00–128.00	124.98
3	—	557	103.00–110.00	105.37
3	—	615	103.00–106.00	104.63
6	—	361	116.00–124.00	120.20
5	—	440	114.00–116.00	115.60
2	—	715	90.00–96.00	93.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	110.00–118.00	114.99
4	—	633	95.00–97.00	95.98
6	—	363	104.00–112.00	108.61
6	—	462	100.00–108.00	104.36
7	—	437	100.00–110.00	103.98
5	—	530	100.00–102.00	100.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	122.00–128.00	126.62
5	—	458	116.00–123.00	119.00
2	—	615	110.00–111.00	110.51
7	—	522	115.00–123.00	118.44
10	—	567	114.00–118.00	116.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	664	114.00–119.00	116.98
3	—	425	145.00–153.00	149.30
6	—	518	130.00–138.00	133.82
5	—	559	123.00–129.00	124.61
5	—	464	140.00–143.00	141.82
9	—	630	119.00–123.00	121.80
5	—	359	159.00–162.50	160.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	118.00–121.00	119.73
6	—	670	107.00–110.00	108.68
2	—	270	150.00	150.00
5	—	614	110.00–115.00	112.93
9	—	359	146.00–156.00	150.18
10	—	539	124.00–129.00	127.00
12	—	463	127.00–137.00	131.01
12	—	430	130.00–140.00	135.47
5	—	332	146.00–156.00	150.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	130.00–138.00	133.74
4	—	533	110.00–115.00	112.44
3	—	225	131.00–138.00	135.72
9	—	367	128.00–137.00	133.56
10	—	471	115.00–125.00	119.01
11	—	419	120.00–128.00	123.59

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	—	925	600.00–760.00	677.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,267	925.00–1,035.00	1,000.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	700.00–740.00	722.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,525	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,037	430.00–630.00	504.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,223	50.00–55.00	52.82
5	—	1,050	39.00–45.00	42.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	37.00–39.00	37.95
3	—	1,018	34.00–35.00	34.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,663	72.00–77.00	74.64

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle