Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $113.37/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −95.30 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$113.37

71 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$10.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.12

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	121.42	685	7thin
Medium and Large 2	547	113.80	623	33
Medium and Large 3	478	111.09	532	31

One grade step is worth $10.32/cwt here — about $154 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 sale71 hd

113.37

—

GA average16 barns · 1,262 hd

122.49

−9.12

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−95.30

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	1,769	88.96	1,574	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	60.88	742	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	50.66	484	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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	133.57/cwt	131.00–136.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	108.54/cwt	103.00–112.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	90.97/cwt	90.00–93.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	116.01/cwt	112.00–119.00	488	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	111.53/cwt	109.00–114.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	103.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	105.29/cwt	103.00–108.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	117.75/cwt	116.00–120.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	107.70/cwt	105.00–110.00	561	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	110.99/cwt	109.00–115.00	522	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	116.39/cwt	112.00–120.00	505	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	123.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	116.33/cwt	113.00–119.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	109.03/cwt	106.00–116.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	129.99/cwt	129.00–134.00	569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	724	97.30/cwt	93.00–102.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	100.27/cwt	98.00–103.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	103.02/cwt	99.00–107.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	139.33/cwt	139.00–140.00	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	119.48/cwt	117.00–122.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	54.75/cwt	52.00–56.00	526	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	44.53/cwt	44.00–45.00	423	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	61.37/cwt	58.00–65.00	760	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	599	1
Bulls	—	—	1,802	82.90/cwt	79.50–86.50	1,494	6
Bulls	—	—	1,719	98.05/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,685	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	650.25/cwt	580.00–780.00	6,535	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	733.59/cwt	670.00–800.00	6,749	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	956.94/cwt	880.00–1,010.00	12,708	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	800	712.19/cwt	670.00–760.00	5,698	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,093	850.32/cwt	790.00–900.00	9,294	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,182.78/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	14,193	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 May 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 166Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 44Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 64Year ago 162

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	131.00–136.00	133.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	112.50	112.50
1	—	565	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	104.00–105.00	104.51
4	—	441	103.00–112.00	108.54
3	—	585	90.00–93.00	90.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	112.00–119.00	116.01
6	—	468	109.00–114.00	111.53
5	—	567	100.00–105.00	103.62
5	—	522	103.00–108.00	105.29
4	—	360	116.00–120.00	117.75
2	—	315	119.00–120.00	119.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	109.00	109.00
1	—	700	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	105.00–110.00	107.70
8	—	470	109.00–115.00	110.99
5	—	434	112.00–120.00	116.39
4	—	565	100.00–101.00	100.49
4	—	358	120.00–130.00	123.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	113.00–119.00	116.33
5	—	557	106.00–116.00	109.03
5	—	438	129.00–134.00	129.99
4	—	724	93.00–102.00	97.30
4	—	660	98.00–103.00	100.27
4	—	611	99.00–107.00	103.02
3	—	360	139.00–140.00	139.33
2	—	460	120.00–122.00	120.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	117.00–122.00	119.48
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	52.00–56.00	54.75
2	—	950	44.00–45.00	44.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,239	58.00–65.00	61.37
1	—	1,050	57.00	57.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,802	79.50–86.50	82.90
4	—	1,719	97.00–99.00	98.05

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	—	1,005	580.00–780.00	650.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	920	670.00–800.00	733.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,328	880.00–1,010.00	956.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	800	670.00–760.00	712.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,093	790.00–900.00	850.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,200	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,182.78

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 this sale compares

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