Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady , feeder calves lightly tested, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.03/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −88.65 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$120.03

36 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$92

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$3.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.22

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	553	121.21	671	18thin
Medium and Large 3	490	119.40	585	13thin
Medium and Large 1	650	117.39	763	5thin

One grade step is worth $3.82/cwt here — about −$92 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 sale36 hd

120.03

—

GA average16 barns · 1,195 hd

134.24

−14.22

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−88.65

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	1,680	79.98	1,344	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	56.46	700	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	43.85	430	4thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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 1	—	715	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	122.64/cwt	120.00–124.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	114.53/cwt	112.00–117.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	139.81/cwt	136.00–144.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	133.82/cwt	130.00–138.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	104.75/cwt	104.00–106.00	382	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	738.23/cwt	700.00–785.00	7,404	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,648	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	12,741	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	972	585.16/cwt	540.00–650.00	5,688	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	579.15/cwt	500.00–670.00	6,284	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	109.22/cwt	108.00–113.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	103.04/cwt	101.00–105.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	109.65/cwt	108.00–113.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	114.41/cwt	114.00–117.00	423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	112.92/cwt	108.00–118.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	103.92/cwt	100.00–106.00	445	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	83.99/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,327	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	65.51/cwt	64.00–67.00	860	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	50.13/cwt	48.00–51.50	621	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	57.67/cwt	56.00–61.00	702	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	50.47/cwt	50.00–51.00	479	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	37.22/cwt	35.00–39.00	376	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	75.96/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.54/cwt	104.00–109.00	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	118.07/cwt	116.00–120.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	539	113.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	129.00/cwt	124.00–133.00	551	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 Feb 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 176Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 42Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady , feeder calves lightly tested, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	109.00–110.00	109.51
3	—	607	120.00–124.00	122.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	112.00–117.00	114.53
2	—	633	109.00–110.00	109.49
3	—	413	136.00–144.00	139.81
5	—	458	130.00–138.00	133.82
6	—	675	104.00–109.00	107.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	116.00–120.00	118.07
2	—	565	109.00–110.00	109.51
4	—	539	110.00–118.00	113.00
5	—	427	124.00–133.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	104.00–106.00	104.75
2	—	325	108.00–118.00	112.92
3	—	428	100.00–106.00	103.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	108.00–113.00	109.22
4	—	565	101.00–105.00	103.04
6	—	441	108.00–113.00	109.65
7	—	370	114.00–117.00	114.41

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	8	—	1,003	700.00–785.00	738.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,535	830.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	972	540.00–650.00	585.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,085	500.00–670.00	579.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	83.00–85.00	83.99
2	—	1,780	75.00–77.00	75.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	64.00–67.00	65.51
4	—	1,238	48.00–51.50	50.13
6	—	1,217	56.00–61.00	57.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	50.00–51.00	50.47
2	—	1,010	35.00–39.00	37.22

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle