Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 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 $103.33/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$103.33

86 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$24.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.13

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	114.55	587	14thin
Medium and Large 2	534	105.59	564	51
Medium and Large 3	569	90.37	515	21

One grade step is worth $24.18/cwt here — about $73 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 sale86 hd

103.33

—

GA average16 barns · 1,354 hd

112.46

−9.13

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	1,676	79.93	1,339	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	53.94	696	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	48.05	501	15

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	123.04/cwt	122.00–124.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	110.14/cwt	106.00–113.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	115.32/cwt	114.00–117.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	116.96/cwt	116.00–118.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	559	97.76/cwt	92.00–100.00	546	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	131.04/cwt	127.00–136.00	470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	104.42/cwt	100.00–108.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	114.05/cwt	110.00–119.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	115.97/cwt	112.00–121.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	671	83.21/cwt	80.00–85.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	611	85.17/cwt	81.00–88.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	84.99/cwt	83.00–87.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	96.33/cwt	94.00–100.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	81.01/cwt	80.00–82.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	107.53/cwt	106.00–109.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	93.39/cwt	90.00–95.00	626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	108.41/cwt	103.00–111.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	111.59/cwt	106.00–114.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	100.92/cwt	95.00–105.00	578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	134.31/cwt	130.00–139.00	441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	82.53/cwt	80.00–85.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	91.04/cwt	90.00–92.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	134.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	113.49/cwt	110.00–118.00	612	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	125.25/cwt	120.00–129.00	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	140.78/cwt	137.00–147.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	99.73/cwt	97.00–103.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	110.00/cwt	106.00–114.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	143.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	94.02/cwt	92.00–96.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	154.97/cwt	154.00–156.00	353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	139.16/cwt	139.00–140.00	568	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	130.80/cwt	130.00–131.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	462	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	50.68/cwt	48.00–54.00	542	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	42.79/cwt	40.00–46.00	424	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	55.02/cwt	53.00–58.00	699	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	50.69/cwt	49.00–52.00	685	4
Bulls	—	—	1,823	85.29/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,555	3
Bulls	—	—	1,528	74.57/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,139	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	987.99/cwt	880.00–1,125.00	12,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	11,562	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	650	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,038	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	745	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	6,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	118.88/cwt	114.00–124.00	439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	89.51/cwt	85.00–94.00	644	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,041	649.94/cwt	520.00–790.00	6,766	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,888	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	946	779.83/cwt	730.00–825.00	7,377	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	115.75/cwt	114.00–117.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	87.32/cwt	86.00–88.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	127.65/cwt	122.00–132.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	93.07/cwt	91.00–95.00	580	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 Apr 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 224Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 38Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 50Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	122.00–124.00	123.04
8	—	670	90.00–95.00	93.39
7	—	532	103.00–111.00	108.41
7	—	464	106.00–114.00	111.59
6	—	573	95.00–105.00	100.92
5	—	369	114.00–124.00	118.88
4	—	719	85.00–94.00	89.51
4	—	428	114.00–117.00	115.75
3	—	760	86.00–88.00	87.32
3	—	322	122.00–132.00	127.65
2	—	623	91.00–95.00	93.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	106.00–113.00	110.14
3	—	515	114.00–117.00	115.32
3	—	407	121.00	121.00
2	—	473	116.00–118.00	116.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	80.00–85.00	83.21
4	—	611	81.00–88.00	85.17
3	—	567	83.00–87.00	84.99
3	—	470	94.00–100.00	96.33
2	—	725	80.00–82.00	81.01
2	—	438	106.00–109.00	107.53
2	—	360	109.00–111.00	110.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	559	92.00–100.00	97.76
5	—	359	127.00–136.00	131.04
4	—	526	100.00–108.00	104.42
4	—	469	110.00–119.00	114.05
3	—	438	112.00–121.00	115.97
3	—	328	130.00–139.00	134.31
2	—	668	80.00–85.00	82.53
2	—	623	90.00–92.00	91.04
2	—	268	130.00–140.00	134.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	539	110.00–118.00	113.49
5	—	469	120.00–129.00	125.25
4	—	360	137.00–147.00	140.78
3	—	630	97.00–103.00	99.73
3	—	562	106.00–114.00	110.00
3	—	337	140.00–145.00	143.01
2	—	668	92.00–96.00	94.02
2	—	228	154.00–156.00	154.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	408	139.00–140.00	139.16
5	—	473	130.00–131.00	130.80
2	—	573	115.00–116.00	115.50
1	—	300	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,069	48.00–54.00	50.68
5	—	992	40.00–46.00	42.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,271	53.00–58.00	55.02
4	—	1,351	49.00–52.00	50.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,823	84.00–87.00	85.29
3	—	1,528	74.00–76.00	74.57

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)	2	—	1,288	880.00–1,125.00	987.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	940.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,041	520.00–790.00	649.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	946	730.00–825.00	779.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	720.00	720.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	650	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	790.00	790.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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