Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.32/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$117.32

78 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$18.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	123.83	566	25
Medium and Large 2	429	117.88	506	38
Medium and Large 3	439	105.06	462	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.77/cwt here — about $104 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 sale78 hd

117.32

—

GA average14 barns · 1,384 hd

129.74

−12.42

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	1,684	89.99	1,516	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	63.42	760	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	59.00	830	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	49.62	447	5thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	109.86/cwt	109.00–110.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	113.02/cwt	110.00–117.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	120.81/cwt	118.00–123.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	124.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	126.76/cwt	125.00–130.00	344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	118.47/cwt	116.50–122.00	623	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	123.86/cwt	122.50–129.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	122.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	138.50/cwt	134.00–143.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	133.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	129.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	464	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	587	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	127.14/cwt	126.50–129.50	793	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	136.25/cwt	132.50–140.50	744	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	100.34/cwt	100.00–101.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	107.97/cwt	105.00–110.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	115.32/cwt	109.00–119.00	378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	109.36/cwt	105.00–114.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	116.65/cwt	115.00–119.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	134.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	111.43/cwt	109.00–114.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	113.55/cwt	109.00–117.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	124.40/cwt	122.00–128.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	132.00/cwt	128.00–136.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	148.04/cwt	146.00–150.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	51.62/cwt	50.00–53.00	461	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	46.62/cwt	44.00–49.00	427	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	830	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	64.01/cwt	60.00–65.50	719	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	70.30/cwt	68.50–72.00	941	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	54.48/cwt	54.00–55.00	718	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,589	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	81.99/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,265	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,919	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	548.14/cwt	450.00–670.00	5,509	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	600.59/cwt	500.00–690.00	5,105	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,295	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	808.20/cwt	780.00–830.00	9,642	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	750	620.17/cwt	540.00–680.00	4,651	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	791.55/cwt	650.00–910.00	7,638	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,053	633.25/cwt	600.00–670.00	6,668	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,151.60/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	12,932	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	94.49/cwt	94.00–95.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	108.02/cwt	105.00–111.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	120.79/cwt	114.00–122.00	522	13

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 94Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	109.00–110.00	109.86
4	—	458	110.00–117.00	113.02
4	—	366	118.00–123.00	120.81
4	—	329	120.00–130.00	124.47
4	—	271	125.00–130.00	126.76
2	—	655	100.00	100.00
13	—	432	114.00–122.00	120.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	116.50–122.00	118.47
5	—	420	122.50–129.00	123.86
4	—	460	120.00–125.00	122.76
3	—	323	134.00–143.00	138.50
2	—	363	130.00–137.00	133.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	100.00–101.00	100.34
3	—	437	105.00–110.00	107.97
3	—	328	109.00–119.00	115.32
2	—	570	94.00–95.00	94.49
2	—	535	100.00	100.00
2	—	358	105.00–111.00	108.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	357	125.00–135.00	129.97
3	—	560	105.00–114.00	109.36
3	—	467	115.00–119.00	116.65
3	—	317	130.00–140.00	134.84
2	—	610	105.00	105.00
2	—	520	109.00–114.00	111.43
2	—	440	120.00–130.00	124.94
1	—	655	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	624	109.00–117.00	113.55
5	—	529	122.00–128.00	124.40
3	—	458	128.00–136.00	132.00
3	—	372	146.00–150.00	148.04
2	—	565	116.00–117.00	116.51
1	—	300	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	120.00–122.00	120.98
2	—	565	123.00–124.00	123.51
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	110.00–115.00	112.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	139.00–140.00	139.50
2	—	513	128.00–130.00	129.00
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	360	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	624	126.50–129.50	127.14
15	—	546	132.50–140.50	136.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	893	50.00–53.00	51.62
2	—	915	44.00–49.00	46.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,406	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,124	60.00–65.50	64.01
2	—	1,338	68.50–72.00	70.30
2	—	1,318	54.00–55.00	54.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	90.00–95.00	92.48
2	—	1,543	80.00–84.00	81.99
1	—	1,900	101.00	101.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,005	450.00–670.00	548.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	500.00–690.00	600.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	780.00–830.00	808.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	750	540.00–680.00	620.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	965	650.00–910.00	791.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,053	600.00–670.00	633.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,123	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,151.60

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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Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle