Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.52/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −77.16 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$131.52

116 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$12.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.19

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	486	137.44	668	45
Medium and Large 1	611	130.80	799	33
Medium and Large 3	470	125.13	589	38

One grade step is worth $12.30/cwt here — about $79 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

131.52

—

GA average16 barns · 1,689 hd

143.71

−12.19

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−77.16

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	1,670	85.23	1,423	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,418	53.50	758	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	40.16	407	6thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	145.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	396	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	85.23/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	163.72/cwt	162.00–165.00	532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	128.27/cwt	125.00–133.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	113.05/cwt	110.00–115.00	653	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	457	127.23/cwt	124.00–134.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	142.21/cwt	139.00–145.00	735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	130.51/cwt	129.00–133.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	108.68/cwt	108.00–109.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	97.02/cwt	96.00–98.00	697	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	440.00/cwt	350.00–530.00	3,080	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	979	531.06/cwt	400.00–600.00	5,199	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	610.00/cwt	500.00–700.00	6,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	771	101.08/cwt	97.00–105.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	108.12/cwt	103.00–113.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	128.37/cwt	121.00–131.00	846	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	150.34/cwt	150.00–151.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	137.35/cwt	134.00–140.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	124.70/cwt	123.00–127.00	706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	130.30/cwt	127.00–137.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	115.80/cwt	114.00–121.00	838	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	119.46/cwt	115.00–125.00	612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	111.30/cwt	108.00–118.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	169.65/cwt	169.00–170.00	446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	134.22/cwt	130.00–138.00	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	103.93/cwt	102.00–106.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	140.59/cwt	138.00–147.00	461	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,414	54.58/cwt	52.00–58.00	772	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	677	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	34.00/cwt	33.00–35.00	326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	139.84/cwt	136.00–145.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	150.74/cwt	148.00–158.00	552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	141.98/cwt	141.00–143.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	95.02/cwt	94.00–96.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	109.00/cwt	106.00–112.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	135.33/cwt	132.00–139.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	127.06/cwt	125.00–130.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	119.77/cwt	117.00–123.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	106.58/cwt	101.00–110.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	97.60/cwt	94.00–100.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	119.00/cwt	114.00–124.00	436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.17/cwt	113.00–120.00	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	101.76/cwt	100.00–103.00	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	120.01/cwt	115.00–123.00	560	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	46.32/cwt	45.00–48.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	128.48/cwt	128.00–129.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	129.55/cwt	125.00–134.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	117.33/cwt	116.00–118.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	110.16/cwt	108.00–113.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	121.06/cwt	118.00–125.00	406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	148.01/cwt	144.00–154.00	654	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 23, 2020

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Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 156Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	140.00–150.00	145.50
8	—	578	110.00–115.00	113.05
5	—	457	124.00–134.00	127.23
3	—	363	134.00–140.00	137.35
6	—	512	115.00–125.00	119.46
5	—	437	130.00–138.00	134.22
4	—	623	102.00–106.00	103.93
4	—	328	138.00–147.00	140.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	162.00–165.00	163.72
2	—	771	97.00–105.00	101.08
2	—	718	103.00–113.00	108.12
7	—	566	123.00–127.00	124.70
7	—	521	127.00–137.00	130.30
3	—	672	108.00–118.00	111.30
3	—	263	169.00–170.00	169.65
6	—	460	136.00–145.00	139.84
6	—	366	148.00–158.00	150.74
5	—	442	144.00–154.00	148.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	125.00–133.00	128.27
5	—	517	139.00–145.00	142.21
4	—	563	129.00–133.00	130.51
8	—	659	121.00–131.00	128.37
3	—	477	150.00–151.00	150.34
2	—	778	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	355	164.00	164.00
5	—	724	114.00–121.00	115.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	630	108.00–109.00	108.68
4	—	718	96.00–98.00	97.02
3	—	280	132.00–139.00	135.33
4	—	364	125.00–130.00	127.06
4	—	425	117.00–123.00	119.77
7	—	525	113.00–120.00	116.17
8	—	666	100.00–103.00	101.76
12	—	467	115.00–123.00	120.01
2	—	315	128.00–129.00	128.48
6	—	562	108.00–113.00	110.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	94.00–96.00	95.02
4	—	430	110.00–115.00	112.44
4	—	456	106.00–112.00	109.00
4	—	518	101.00–110.00	106.58
5	—	561	94.00–100.00	97.60
7	—	366	114.00–124.00	119.00
3	—	335	118.00–125.00	121.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	125.00–134.00	129.55
3	—	558	116.00–118.00	117.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	129.00–131.00	130.01
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	469	141.00–143.00	141.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,670	82.00–88.00	85.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,414	52.00–58.00	54.58
1	—	1,440	47.00	47.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	33.00–35.00	34.00
3	—	1,068	45.00–48.00	46.32

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	2	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	700	350.00–530.00	440.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	979	400.00–600.00	531.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	500.00–700.00	610.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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