Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves 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 $112.22/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −96.45 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$112.22

81 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$4.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.20

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	114.41	634	29
Medium and Large 1	649	113.72	738	18thin
Medium and Large 3	478	109.56	524	34

One grade step is worth $4.85/cwt here — about $110 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 sale81 hd

112.22

—

GA average16 barns · 1,226 hd

122.42

−10.20

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−96.45

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	—	Low	1,568	88.29	1,384	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	59.26	707	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	904	47.11	426	5thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	266	129.89/cwt	126.00–134.00	346	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	81.51/cwt	81.00–82.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	89.51/cwt	89.00–90.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	114.98/cwt	112.00–118.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	213	135.71/cwt	132.00–139.00	289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	623	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	111.56/cwt	109.00–115.00	636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	94.43/cwt	90.00–99.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	107.67/cwt	107.00–108.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	130.28/cwt	129.00–132.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	95.49/cwt	93.00–98.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	711	110.00/cwt	108.00–113.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	111.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	116.67/cwt	116.00–117.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	117.65/cwt	116.00–120.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	109.99/cwt	108.00–112.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	106.26/cwt	104.00–111.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	105.68/cwt	103.00–108.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	107.91/cwt	105.00–113.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	80.52/cwt	80.00–81.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	89.49/cwt	89.00–90.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	97.13/cwt	94.00–100.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	102.03/cwt	95.00–104.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	111.21/cwt	109.00–115.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	117.54/cwt	113.00–119.00	501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	105.76/cwt	104.00–108.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	531	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	44.70/cwt	42.00–48.00	407	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	50.73/cwt	48.00–53.50	454	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	59.89/cwt	57.00–64.00	704	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	56.75/cwt	56.50–57.00	718	2
Bulls	—	—	1,459	81.59/cwt	77.50–84.50	1,190	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	93.16/cwt	90.50–98.00	1,607	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	977	693.81/cwt	530.00–770.00	6,779	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	716.89/cwt	600.00–810.00	7,599	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	661.63/cwt	600.00–720.00	6,087	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	811.41/cwt	800.00–830.00	8,057	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	776.50/cwt	750.00–800.00	10,001	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	924	846.41/cwt	650.00–930.00	7,821	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	1,092.24/cwt	1,000.00–1,130.00	11,425	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	118.02/cwt	115.00–121.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	108.61/cwt	107.00–109.00	508	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	612	94.60/cwt	90.00–100.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	102.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	129.39/cwt	125.00–134.00	471	4

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 125Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 18Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 48Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	266	126.00–134.00	129.89
2	—	710	81.00–82.00	81.51
2	—	668	89.00–90.00	89.51
2	—	438	112.00–118.00	114.98
2	—	213	132.00–139.00	135.71
8	—	468	107.00–109.00	108.61
6	—	612	90.00–100.00	94.60
4	—	568	101.00–105.00	102.01
4	—	364	125.00–134.00	129.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	535	116.00–117.00	116.49
6	—	570	109.00–115.00	111.56
3	—	723	90.00–99.00	94.43
3	—	613	107.00–108.00	107.67
3	—	428	129.00–132.00	130.28
2	—	768	93.00–98.00	95.49
2	—	360	135.00	135.00
1	—	280	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	711	108.00–113.00	110.00
3	—	667	110.00–113.00	111.00
3	—	615	116.00–117.00	116.67
3	—	562	116.00–120.00	117.65
2	—	758	108.00–112.00	109.99
2	—	540	120.00–121.00	120.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	117.00	117.00
1	—	515	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	104.00–111.00	106.26
3	—	458	103.00–108.00	105.68
3	—	368	105.00–113.00	107.91
2	—	620	80.00–81.00	80.52
2	—	565	89.00–90.00	89.49
2	—	523	94.00–100.00	97.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	95.00–104.00	102.03
5	—	460	109.00–115.00	111.21
5	—	426	113.00–119.00	117.54
4	—	503	104.00–108.00	105.76
2	—	610	87.00	87.00
2	—	353	115.00–121.00	118.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	42.00–48.00	44.70
2	—	895	48.00–53.50	50.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,175	57.00–64.00	59.89
2	—	1,265	56.50–57.00	56.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,459	77.50–84.50	81.59
3	—	1,725	90.50–98.00	93.16
1	—	1,530	100.50	100.50

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	—	977	530.00–770.00	693.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,060	600.00–810.00	716.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	920	600.00–720.00	661.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	993	800.00–830.00	811.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,288	750.00–800.00	776.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	924	650.00–930.00	846.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,046	1,000.00–1,130.00	1,092.24

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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