Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifer and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, steer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.65/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$105.65

70 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.08

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	110.82	723	12thin
Medium and Large 3	438	105.76	463	35
Medium and Large 2	593	102.78	609	23

One grade step is worth $8.03/cwt here — about $114 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 sale70 hd

105.65

—

GA average17 barns · 1,359 hd

117.73

−12.08

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	1,555	85.36	1,327	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	65.04	793	15

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1	—	623	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	128.97/cwt	127.00–130.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.04/cwt	115.00–117.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.52/cwt	112.00–113.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	110.77/cwt	109.00–112.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	94.51/cwt	94.00–95.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	95.22/cwt	93.00–100.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	113.11/cwt	108.00–118.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	128.39/cwt	124.00–134.00	420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	115.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	504	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	104.93/cwt	101.00–110.00	558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	107.51/cwt	106.00–109.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	115.02/cwt	113.00–117.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	657	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	117.04/cwt	116.00–118.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	107.07/cwt	106.00–109.00	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	110.67/cwt	106.00–116.00	411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	113.77/cwt	110.00–119.00	373	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	98.49/cwt	92.00–101.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	95.02/cwt	90.00–100.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	106.26/cwt	105.00–108.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	115.53/cwt	114.00–117.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	105.33/cwt	101.00–111.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	104.52/cwt	100.00–108.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	107.07/cwt	104.00–111.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	88.66/cwt	85.00–91.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	109.54/cwt	108.00–111.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	114.04/cwt	111.00–115.00	716	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	64.17/cwt	60.00–67.50	750	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	71.53/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,007	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	58.70/cwt	58.00–59.00	649	3
Bulls	—	—	1,502	90.91/cwt	87.00–94.50	1,365	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	77.03/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,259	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	686.33/cwt	610.00–735.00	7,069	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	970.70/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	11,066	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,361	1,033.43/cwt	950.00–1,060.00	14,065	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	9,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	816.62/cwt	700.00–985.00	8,942	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,448.15/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	19,550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,195.10/cwt	1,075.00–1,375.00	13,266	16

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 227Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 40Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 64Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	115.00–116.00	115.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	151.00	151.00
1	—	355	131.00	131.00
3	—	427	127.00–130.00	128.97
4	—	463	120.00–122.00	121.02
4	—	523	115.00–117.00	116.04
4	—	573	112.00–113.00	112.52
4	—	619	109.00–112.00	110.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
1	—	270	132.00	132.00
2	—	670	94.00–95.00	94.51
3	—	630	93.00–100.00	95.22
4	—	465	108.00–118.00	113.11
5	—	327	124.00–134.00	128.39
6	—	438	110.00–120.00	115.11
9	—	532	101.00–110.00	104.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	106.00–109.00	107.51
3	—	702	105.50	105.50
7	—	628	111.00–115.00	114.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	106.00–109.00	107.07
6	—	371	106.00–116.00	110.67
6	—	328	110.00–119.00	113.77
5	—	530	92.00–101.00	98.49
4	—	573	90.00–100.00	95.02
4	—	458	105.00–108.00	106.26
2	—	645	92.00	92.00
2	—	285	114.00–117.00	115.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	101.00–111.00	105.33
5	—	625	100.00–108.00	104.52
5	—	509	104.00–111.00	107.07
3	—	768	85.00–91.00	88.66
2	—	658	94.00–95.00	94.50
2	—	468	108.00–111.00	109.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	113.00–117.00	115.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	513	128.00	128.00
3	—	455	130.00	130.00
2	—	623	116.00–118.00	117.04
2	—	445	136.00	136.00
1	—	660	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	112.00	112.00
1	—	745	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,169	60.00–67.50	64.17
4	—	1,408	70.00–73.00	71.53
3	—	1,105	58.00–59.00	58.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	87.00–94.50	90.91
2	—	1,635	74.00–80.00	77.03

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	—	1,030	610.00–735.00	686.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,140	875.00–1,100.00	970.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,361	950.00–1,060.00	1,033.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,095	700.00–985.00	816.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,350	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,448.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,110	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,195.10

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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Heifers · 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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Slaughter Cattle

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