Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.54/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −83.14 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$125.54

66 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$20.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	141.46	625	11thin
Medium and Large 2	506	122.98	623	35
Medium and Large 3	417	121.25	505	20

One grade step is worth $20.20/cwt here — about $120 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 sale66 hd

125.54

—

GA average14 barns · 902 hd

129.70

−4.16

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−83.14

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	1,742	66.21	1,153	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,407	44.84	631	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	41.00	665	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	33.81	348	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	119.14/cwt	114.00–124.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.62/cwt	125.00–135.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	99.09/cwt	95.50–102.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	144.21/cwt	139.00–148.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	94.10/cwt	90.00–100.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	139.65/cwt	139.00–140.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	146.28/cwt	142.00–149.00	468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	140.70/cwt	136.00–144.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	146.31/cwt	144.00–149.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	143.63/cwt	141.00–146.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	143.99/cwt	141.00–149.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	108.41/cwt	106.00–110.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	101.58/cwt	99.00–104.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	104.48/cwt	103.00–106.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	112.97/cwt	109.00–117.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	97.17/cwt	96.00–102.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	114.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	124.58/cwt	121.00–129.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	119.53/cwt	116.00–122.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	128.31/cwt	126.00–131.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	91.34/cwt	89.00–93.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	110.32/cwt	108.00–114.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	100.47/cwt	99.00–102.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	129.14/cwt	126.00–132.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	555	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	31.72/cwt	30.00–33.50	316	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	418	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	665	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	42.95/cwt	42.00–44.00	615	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	672	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	70.93/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,170	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	59.14/cwt	58.00–60.00	1,112	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	966	626.68/cwt	520.00–680.00	6,054	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,470	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	983	746.10/cwt	740.00–760.00	7,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	113.26/cwt	110.00–117.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	117.98/cwt	113.00–123.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	133.87/cwt	130.00–138.00	424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	140.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	553	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	129.14/cwt	124.00–134.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	111.51/cwt	109.00–116.00	648	6

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 Apr 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 0

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	114.00–124.00	119.14
5	—	460	125.00–135.00	130.62
4	—	673	95.50–102.00	99.09
4	—	361	139.00–148.00	144.21
3	—	725	90.00–100.00	94.10
3	—	422	139.00–140.00	139.65
3	—	320	142.00–149.00	146.28
1	—	260	154.00	154.00
6	—	581	109.00–116.00	111.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	125.00–126.00	125.34
3	—	462	136.00–144.00	140.70
3	—	435	144.00–149.00	146.31
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
1	—	260	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	110.00–117.00	113.26
3	—	512	110.00–112.00	111.02
3	—	442	113.00–123.00	117.98
3	—	317	130.00–138.00	133.87
3	—	267	135.00–145.00	140.06
2	—	553	100.00–105.00	102.49
2	—	370	124.00–134.00	129.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	122.00–123.00	122.50
2	—	423	141.00–146.00	143.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	141.00–149.00	143.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	106.00–110.00	108.41
2	—	518	99.00–104.00	101.58
2	—	460	103.00–106.00	104.48
2	—	358	109.00–117.00	112.97
2	—	228	120.00–122.00	121.03
1	—	600	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	96.00–102.00	97.17
5	—	459	110.00–120.00	114.01
5	—	359	121.00–129.00	124.58
4	—	430	116.00–122.00	119.53
4	—	324	126.00–131.00	128.31
3	—	710	89.00–93.00	91.34
3	—	517	108.00–114.00	110.32
2	—	568	99.00–102.00	100.47
2	—	268	126.00–132.00	129.14
1	—	220	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	124.00–126.00	124.98
1	—	575	112.00	112.00
1	—	455	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	30.00–33.50	31.72
1	—	1,100	38.00	38.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	41.00	41.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	42.00–44.00	42.95
1	—	1,330	50.50	50.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,650	70.00–72.00	70.93
2	—	1,880	58.00–60.00	59.14

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)	4	—	966	520.00–680.00	626.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	983	740.00–760.00	746.10

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle