Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 1.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $115.25/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −93.43 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$115.25

45 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$11.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.29

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	122.86	667	7thin
Medium and Large 2	547	114.96	629	26
Medium and Large 3	481	111.42	536	12thin

One grade step is worth $11.44/cwt here — about $131 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 sale45 hd

115.25

—

GA average16 barns · 1,171 hd

120.54

−5.29

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−93.43

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	1,860	92.21	1,715	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	55.05	643	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	49.83	521	3thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	470	110.69/cwt	109.00–112.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	121.64/cwt	120.00–124.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	125.34/cwt	122.00–128.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	108.39/cwt	106.00–111.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	119.83/cwt	116.00–124.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	122.02/cwt	121.00–123.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	119.30/cwt	114.00–124.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	87.59/cwt	86.00–91.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	128.30/cwt	125.00–134.00	459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	106.09/cwt	104.00–108.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	122.86/cwt	119.00–127.00	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	132.72/cwt	129.00–135.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	95.08/cwt	91.00–97.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	112.80/cwt	108.00–117.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	92.07/cwt	89.00–95.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	98.51/cwt	98.00–99.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	102.05/cwt	98.00–106.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	110.53/cwt	109.00–112.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	115.07/cwt	111.00–119.00	702	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	51.25/cwt	50.50–52.00	537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	489	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	56.37/cwt	55.00–57.50	641	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	50.43/cwt	49.00–52.00	642	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	92.21/cwt	89.50–94.00	1,715	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	745.91/cwt	610.00–810.00	7,481	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,091	825.95/cwt	770.00–870.00	9,011	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	890.01/cwt	830.00–920.00	9,995	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	947.35/cwt	890.00–1,020.00	11,463	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,069	909.61/cwt	875.00–950.00	9,724	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,098.62/cwt	990.00–1,250.00	11,975	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.94/cwt	121.00–125.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	121.34/cwt	119.00–123.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	106.94/cwt	102.00–110.00	464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	113.75/cwt	111.00–115.00	430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	85.49/cwt	85.00–86.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	105.03/cwt	102.00–108.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	117.17/cwt	116.00–119.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	93.07/cwt	89.00–96.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	94.67/cwt	94.00–96.00	538	3

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 May 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 203Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 42Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 43Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	109.00–112.00	110.69
3	—	357	120.00–124.00	121.64
3	—	335	122.00–128.00	125.34
2	—	523	106.00–111.00	108.39
5	—	429	116.00–119.00	117.17
3	—	625	89.00–96.00	93.07
3	—	568	94.00–96.00	94.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	116.00–124.00	119.83
2	—	460	117.00–120.00	118.48
2	—	408	121.00–123.00	122.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	102.00–110.00	106.94
3	—	378	111.00–115.00	113.75
2	—	615	85.00–86.00	85.49
2	—	460	102.00–108.00	105.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	114.00–124.00	119.30
3	—	630	86.00–91.00	87.59
3	—	358	125.00–134.00	128.30
2	—	523	104.00–108.00	106.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	119.00–127.00	122.86
4	—	439	129.00–135.00	132.72
3	—	730	91.00–97.00	95.08
3	—	527	108.00–117.00	112.80
2	—	768	89.00–95.00	92.07
2	—	675	98.00–99.00	98.51
2	—	638	98.00–106.00	102.05
2	—	565	109.00–112.00	110.53
2	—	325	145.00–146.00	145.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	124.00–128.00	125.98
2	—	610	111.00–119.00	115.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	121.00–125.00	122.94
2	—	470	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	119.00–123.00	121.34
1	—	725	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	50.50–52.00	51.25
1	—	1,040	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,138	55.00–57.50	56.37
2	—	1,273	49.00–52.00	50.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,860	89.50–94.00	92.21

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	—	1,003	610.00–810.00	745.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,091	770.00–870.00	825.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,123	830.00–920.00	890.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,210	890.00–1,020.00	947.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,069	875.00–950.00	909.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,090	990.00–1,250.00	1,098.62

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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