Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.87/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −84.81 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$123.87

43 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$383

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

$14.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.11

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	410	128.67	527	11thin
Medium and Large 2	547	125.99	690	22
Medium and Large 1	799	113.91	910	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.76/cwt here — about −$383 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 sale43 hd

123.87

—

GA average15 barns · 1,010 hd

139.97

−16.11

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−84.81

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	1,502	88.30	1,326	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	62.33	808	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	48.28	505	5thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	128.25/cwt	124.00–133.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	136.24/cwt	132.00–141.00	634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	116.50/cwt	114.00–120.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	101.63/cwt	99.00–103.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	118.56/cwt	115.00–122.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.66/cwt	142.00–149.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	853	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	128.56/cwt	126.00–131.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	126.54/cwt	122.00–131.00	458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	119.08/cwt	115.00–124.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	101.01/cwt	99.00–103.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	114.66/cwt	113.00–116.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	133.11/cwt	129.00–139.00	485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	624	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	890.11/cwt	840.00–960.00	9,809	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	707.14/cwt	650.00–770.00	6,682	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	13,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	114.04/cwt	113.00–115.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	682	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	53.60/cwt	50.00–56.00	587	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	40.31/cwt	38.00–43.00	392	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	64.62/cwt	61.00–67.00	865	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	56.61/cwt	55.00–58.00	674	2
Bulls	—	—	1,512	89.73/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,357	3
Bulls	—	—	1,470	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,018	641.69/cwt	570.00–700.00	6,532	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,260	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	138.43/cwt	134.00–143.00	450	2

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 Mar 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 240Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	119.00	119.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	280	141.00	141.00
4	—	364	129.00–139.00	133.11
2	—	565	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	325	134.00–143.00	138.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	124.00–133.00	128.25
5	—	465	132.00–141.00	136.24
4	—	634	114.00–120.00	116.50
3	—	725	99.00–103.00	101.63
2	—	565	115.00–122.00	118.56
2	—	425	142.00–149.00	145.66
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,017	106.00	106.00
2	—	853	106.00	106.00
2	—	668	120.00–121.00	120.49
2	—	568	126.00–131.00	128.56
1	—	760	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	98.00–100.00	98.99
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	122.00–131.00	126.54
3	—	467	115.00–124.00	119.08
2	—	735	99.00–103.00	101.01
2	—	525	113.00–114.00	113.50
1	—	615	109.00	109.00
1	—	335	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	113.00–116.00	114.66
1	—	730	108.00	108.00
1	—	600	113.00	113.00
1	—	510	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	113.00–115.00	114.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	104.00	104.00
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
1	—	480	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,102	840.00–960.00	890.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,018	570.00–700.00	641.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	770.00	770.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	945	650.00–770.00	707.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,110.00	1,110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	50.00–56.00	53.60
2	—	973	38.00–43.00	40.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,338	61.00–67.00	64.62
2	—	1,190	55.00–58.00	56.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	86.00–92.00	89.73
1	—	1,470	84.00	84.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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