Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to markets being closed the previous week for holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $111.76/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −96.91 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$111.76

98 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$12.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.10

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	118.14	742	18thin
Medium and Large 2	507	115.99	588	35
Medium and Large 3	487	105.92	516	45

One grade step is worth $12.21/cwt here — about $225 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 sale98 hd

111.76

—

GA average16 barns · 1,478 hd

120.87

−9.10

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−96.91

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	1,617	82.58	1,335	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	57.12	710	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	49.23	500	6thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	673	86.28/cwt	81.00–89.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	87.52/cwt	83.00–93.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	99.56/cwt	96.00–103.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	111.23/cwt	106.00–116.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	312	120.87/cwt	116.00–126.00	377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	123.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	113.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	121.22/cwt	117.00–126.00	560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	104.75/cwt	100.00–108.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	84.00/cwt	82.00–86.00	651	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,251.06/cwt	1,210.00–1,325.00	14,800	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,580	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	940.38/cwt	900.00–975.00	9,169	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	8,280	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	505	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	3,990	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,943	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	1,099.56/cwt	980.00–1,250.00	11,809	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	771.49/cwt	720.00–810.00	8,564	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,081	780.44/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,437	8
Bulls	—	—	1,614	78.00/cwt	76.50–80.00	1,259	4
Bulls	—	—	1,618	85.19/cwt	82.50–89.00	1,378	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,548	64.74/cwt	64.00–65.50	1,002	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	52.39/cwt	50.00–54.00	640	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	57.72/cwt	55.00–62.00	704	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	46.97/cwt	43.00–50.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	116.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	425	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	105.67/cwt	100.00–110.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	109.67/cwt	104.00–114.00	503	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	91.03/cwt	89.00–93.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	111.47/cwt	108.00–115.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	111.16/cwt	107.00–115.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	109.50/cwt	105.00–113.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	103.57/cwt	100.00–109.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	81.52/cwt	81.00–82.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	99.24/cwt	95.00–103.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	95.05/cwt	90.00–100.00	440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.95/cwt	124.00–128.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	117.37/cwt	113.00–121.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	51.48/cwt	50.00–53.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	120.54/cwt	118.00–123.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	119.34/cwt	119.00–120.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	114.69/cwt	113.00–116.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.56/cwt	123.00–128.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	116.01/cwt	113.00–123.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	134.98/cwt	134.00–136.00	385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	130.35/cwt	126.00–135.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	108.11/cwt	105.00–111.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	132.98/cwt	128.00–136.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	110.35/cwt	109.00–112.00	629	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 Jul 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 0Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 0Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 0Year ago 34

No trends available due to markets being closed the previous week for holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	81.00–89.00	86.28
4	—	623	83.00–93.00	87.52
4	—	565	96.00–103.00	99.56
4	—	441	106.00–116.00	111.23
3	—	312	116.00–126.00	120.87
5	—	365	110.00–120.00	116.50
5	—	522	100.00–110.00	105.67
16	—	459	104.00–114.00	109.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	120.00–130.00	123.40
5	—	518	110.00–120.00	113.09
5	—	462	117.00–126.00	121.22
4	—	665	100.00–108.00	104.75
3	—	775	82.00–86.00	84.00
2	—	285	134.00–136.00	134.98
2	—	368	126.00–135.00	130.35
2	—	623	105.00–111.00	108.11
3	—	327	128.00–136.00	132.98
3	—	570	109.00–112.00	110.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	101.00	101.00
2	—	565	118.00–123.00	120.54
3	—	617	119.00–120.00	119.34
3	—	715	113.00–116.00	114.69
4	—	523	123.00–128.00	125.56
5	—	662	113.00–123.00	116.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	103.00	103.00
2	—	475	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	132.00	132.00
3	—	672	89.00–93.00	91.03
4	—	431	108.00–115.00	111.47
6	—	468	107.00–115.00	111.16
6	—	520	105.00–113.00	109.50
7	—	555	100.00–109.00	103.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	100.00–103.00	101.51
2	—	623	81.00–82.00	81.52
3	—	425	95.00–103.00	99.24
6	—	463	90.00–100.00	95.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
1	—	770	113.00	113.00
2	—	575	124.00–128.00	125.95
2	—	638	123.00–125.00	124.01
3	—	708	113.00–121.00	117.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	126.00	126.00
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,183	1,210.00–1,325.00	1,251.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	900.00–975.00	940.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	920.00	920.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	505	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,074	980.00–1,250.00	1,099.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	720.00–810.00	771.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,081	700.00–900.00	780.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,614	76.50–80.00	78.00
7	—	1,618	82.50–89.00	85.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	64.00–65.50	64.74
6	—	1,222	50.00–54.00	52.39
22	—	1,220	55.00–62.00	57.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	43.00–50.00	46.97
3	—	1,063	50.00–53.00	51.48

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle