Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $119.04/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −89.64 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$119.04

75 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$18.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.91

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	126.33	743	16thin
Medium and Large 2	545	121.33	662	40
Medium and Large 3	528	108.08	570	19thin

One grade step is worth $18.25/cwt here — about $172 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 sale75 hd

119.04

—

GA average16 barns · 1,325 hd

126.95

−7.91

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−89.64

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	1,729	89.56	1,548	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	64.83	813	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	55.81	595	5thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	461	131.03/cwt	125.00–134.00	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	118.67/cwt	117.00–122.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	97.70/cwt	93.00–101.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	99.02/cwt	96.00–101.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	104.66/cwt	101.00–107.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	108.55/cwt	105.00–115.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	133.40/cwt	132.00–136.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	137.34/cwt	137.00–138.00	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.58/cwt	133.00–143.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.46/cwt	117.00–124.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.65/cwt	127.00–135.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	820	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,214	919.25/cwt	770.00–990.00	11,160	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	1,086.94/cwt	1,020.00–1,150.00	15,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	112.74/cwt	110.00–115.00	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	118.67/cwt	115.00–122.00	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	83.49/cwt	82.00–85.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	89.49/cwt	89.00–90.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	94.91/cwt	90.00–100.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	96.87/cwt	94.00–100.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	103.11/cwt	100.00–106.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	123.53/cwt	122.00–125.00	448	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	55.81/cwt	54.00–59.00	595	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	64.26/cwt	60.50–66.00	805	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	892	1
Bulls	—	—	1,861	95.61/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,779	5
Bulls	—	—	1,508	79.48/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,199	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,009	618.55/cwt	550.00–710.00	6,241	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	639.61/cwt	630.00–650.00	6,223	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	715.33/cwt	690.00–740.00	8,191	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	900.54/cwt	840.00–990.00	10,023	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	1,033.58/cwt	1,010.00–1,060.00	14,966	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	114.62/cwt	110.00–119.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	122.49/cwt	120.00–124.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	102.73/cwt	100.00–108.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	91.02/cwt	90.00–92.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	94.07/cwt	92.00–96.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	684	8

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 Jun 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 132Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 34Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 47Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	125.00–134.00	131.03
6	—	568	117.00–122.00	118.67
3	—	768	93.00–101.00	97.70
3	—	710	96.00–101.00	99.02
3	—	662	101.00–107.00	104.66
3	—	622	105.00–115.00	108.55
3	—	420	132.00–136.00	133.40
3	—	378	137.00–138.00	137.34
1	—	280	146.00	146.00
8	—	528	128.00–131.00	129.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	133.00–143.00	136.58
4	—	630	117.00–124.00	120.46
3	—	560	127.00–135.00	130.65
2	—	705	107.00	107.00
1	—	660	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	110.00–119.00	114.62
4	—	441	120.00–124.00	122.49
3	—	562	100.00–108.00	102.73
2	—	705	85.00	85.00
2	—	668	90.00–92.00	91.02
2	—	623	92.00–96.00	94.07
1	—	270	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	110.00–115.00	112.74
3	—	322	115.00–122.00	118.67
2	—	665	82.00–85.00	83.49
2	—	615	89.00–90.00	89.49
2	—	565	90.00–100.00	94.91
2	—	523	94.00–100.00	96.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	100.00–106.00	103.11
2	—	458	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	363	122.00–125.00	123.53
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,214	770.00–990.00	919.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,423	1,020.00–1,150.00	1,086.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,009	550.00–710.00	618.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	973	630.00–650.00	639.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	690.00–740.00	715.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,113	840.00–990.00	900.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,448	1,010.00–1,060.00	1,033.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,067	54.00–59.00	55.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,253	60.50–66.00	64.26
1	—	1,265	70.50	70.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,861	91.00–99.00	95.61
3	—	1,508	78.00–81.00	79.48

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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