Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, bull calves 1.00 to 4.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.96/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$115.96

73 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$14.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.72

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	122.01	622	15thin
Medium and Large 2	461	117.79	543	38
Medium and Large 3	436	107.95	470	20

One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about $152 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 sale73 hd

115.96

—

GA average17 barns · 1,522 hd

119.68

−3.72

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	1,704	93.00	1,585	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	65.23	769	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	60.33	664	10

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	118.79/cwt	114.00–123.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	129.69/cwt	124.00–132.00	729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	146.98/cwt	146.00–148.00	389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	108.00/cwt	106.00–109.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.04/cwt	111.00–120.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	126.59/cwt	124.00–129.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	106.99/cwt	106.00–109.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	132.01/cwt	128.00–138.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	118.97/cwt	116.00–124.00	626	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	103.53/cwt	100.00–107.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	139.32/cwt	139.00–140.00	373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	452	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	111.06/cwt	108.00–114.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	116.52/cwt	116.00–117.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	133.01/cwt	131.00–135.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	107.80/cwt	104.00–114.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	115.40/cwt	110.00–120.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	118.89/cwt	114.00–124.00	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	100.13/cwt	97.00–103.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	106.05/cwt	103.00–109.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	109.26/cwt	106.00–112.00	618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	128.70/cwt	122.00–131.00	488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	128.03/cwt	126.00–131.00	420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	111.80/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	114.99/cwt	113.00–119.00	540	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	60.33/cwt	58.00–63.50	664	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	65.41/cwt	62.00–69.00	745	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	60.15/cwt	58.00–62.00	731	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	71.15/cwt	70.00–72.00	937	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	95.57/cwt	93.50–101.00	1,658	6
Bulls	—	—	1,658	89.15/cwt	85.00–91.50	1,478	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	708.63/cwt	640.00–780.00	7,108	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	7,830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	540	519.35/cwt	450.00–590.00	2,804	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	614	636.79/cwt	480.00–700.00	3,910	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	6,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	987.01/cwt	920.00–1,030.00	10,117	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,343.05/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	14,747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	116.78/cwt	115.00–118.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	105.63/cwt	105.00–107.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	113.78/cwt	111.00–115.00	705	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 Jul 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 214Year ago 322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 33Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 46Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	136.00	136.00
2	—	518	128.00–130.00	128.97
4	—	623	124.00–125.00	124.50
5	—	672	114.00–123.00	118.79
7	—	562	124.00–132.00	129.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	146.00–148.00	146.98
3	—	672	106.00–109.00	108.00
4	—	565	111.00–120.00	115.04
5	—	459	124.00–129.00	126.59
5	—	629	106.00–109.00	106.99
6	—	427	128.00–138.00	132.01
12	—	526	116.00–124.00	118.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	100.00–107.00	103.53
3	—	268	139.00–140.00	139.32
3	—	452	115.00–117.00	115.67
4	—	523	108.00–114.00	111.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
2	—	523	116.00–117.00	116.52
2	—	555	113.00–115.00	114.00
6	—	446	129.00	129.00
4	—	620	111.00–115.00	113.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	104.00–114.00	107.80
5	—	355	110.00–120.00	115.40
3	—	313	114.00–124.00	118.89
2	—	578	90.00–95.00	92.51
2	—	523	97.00–103.00	100.13
2	—	463	103.00–109.00	106.05
1	—	680	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	566	106.00–112.00	109.26
7	—	379	122.00–131.00	128.70
6	—	328	126.00–131.00	128.03
5	—	523	110.00–115.00	111.80
4	—	470	113.00–119.00	114.99
4	—	424	115.00–118.00	116.78
3	—	630	105.00–107.00	105.63
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	131.00–135.00	133.01
1	—	515	118.00	118.00
1	—	425	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	116.00	116.00
1	—	455	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,100	58.00–63.50	60.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,139	62.00–69.00	65.41
4	—	1,215	58.00–62.00	60.15
3	—	1,317	70.00–72.00	71.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,735	93.50–101.00	95.57
4	—	1,658	85.00–91.50	89.15

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)	7	—	1,003	640.00–780.00	708.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	840.00	840.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	540	450.00–590.00	519.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	614	480.00–700.00	636.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,025	920.00–1,030.00	987.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,098	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,343.05

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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Slaughter Cattle

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