Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.29/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −90.38 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$118.29

92 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$5.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.83

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	509	121.05	616	45
Medium and Large 1	668	117.16	783	12thin
Medium and Large 3	457	115.13	526	35

One grade step is worth $5.92/cwt here — about $90 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 sale92 hd

118.29

—

GA average17 barns · 1,494 hd

123.12

−4.83

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−90.38

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	1,685	87.19	1,469	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	59.09	749	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,255	52.00	653	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	852	48.72	415	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	328	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	150.58/cwt	146.00–155.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	121.32/cwt	120.00–124.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	112.52/cwt	112.00–113.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	124.95/cwt	123.00–127.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	107.81/cwt	105.00–110.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	102.24/cwt	100.00–105.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	112.00/cwt	108.00–116.00	418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	92.98/cwt	91.00–96.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	117.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	91.51/cwt	91.00–92.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	99.92/cwt	97.00–102.00	625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	109.89/cwt	108.00–114.00	556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	107.05/cwt	104.00–111.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	125.02/cwt	121.00–128.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	124.70/cwt	123.00–128.00	390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	92.52/cwt	92.00–93.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	96.50/cwt	92.00–101.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	115.98/cwt	114.00–118.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	517	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	103.34/cwt	103.00–104.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.96/cwt	131.00–133.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.89/cwt	134.00–142.00	716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.26/cwt	131.00–140.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.03/cwt	129.00–131.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	104.71/cwt	101.00–107.00	481	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	52.08/cwt	51.00–53.00	452	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	344	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	653	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	60.66/cwt	57.00–64.00	752	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	54.23/cwt	53.00–56.00	729	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	782	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	87.19/cwt	86.50–88.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	116.48/cwt	116.00–117.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	444	113.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	504	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	108.64/cwt	105.00–112.00	571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	113.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	125.99/cwt	124.00–128.00	465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	102.21/cwt	100.00–109.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	133.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	112.48/cwt	110.00–117.00	637	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	115.51/cwt	113.00–123.00	613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	110.44/cwt	109.00–113.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	127.55/cwt	121.00–131.50	582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	131.84/cwt	129.00–134.00	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	137.37/cwt	136.00–140.00	522	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,103.82/cwt	1,025.00–1,140.00	14,107	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	805.11/cwt	800.00–810.00	10,949	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,133	665.43/cwt	650.00–680.00	7,539	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,231	768.60/cwt	710.00–850.00	9,461	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,106	670.07/cwt	540.00–725.00	7,411	13

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 Aug 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 199Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 13Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 108Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	140.00–142.00	140.98
2	—	285	146.00–155.00	150.58
8	—	566	110.00–117.00	112.48
8	—	531	113.00–123.00	115.51
7	—	623	109.00–113.00	110.44
7	—	456	121.00–131.50	127.55
5	—	438	129.00–134.00	131.84
3	—	667	100.00–102.00	101.01
3	—	380	136.00–140.00	137.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	113.00–115.00	114.01
3	—	642	120.00–124.00	121.32
2	—	785	112.00–113.00	112.50
2	—	723	112.00–113.00	112.52
2	—	533	123.00–127.00	124.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	444	110.00–120.00	113.56
7	—	526	105.00–112.00	108.64
7	—	471	110.00–120.00	113.88
5	—	369	124.00–128.00	125.99
4	—	565	100.00–109.00	102.21
2	—	338	130.00–136.00	133.07
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	105.00–110.00	107.81
4	—	523	100.00–105.00	102.24
4	—	373	108.00–116.00	112.00
3	—	610	91.00–96.00	92.98
3	—	327	115.00–120.00	117.01
2	—	668	91.00–92.00	91.51
2	—	565	99.00–100.00	99.51
7	—	459	101.00–107.00	104.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	626	97.00–102.00	99.92
8	—	506	108.00–114.00	109.89
5	—	563	104.00–111.00	107.05
5	—	365	121.00–128.00	125.02
4	—	313	123.00–128.00	124.70
2	—	723	92.00–93.00	92.52
2	—	660	92.00–101.00	96.50
2	—	460	113.00–114.00	113.51
2	—	440	114.00–118.00	115.98
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	125.50	125.50
4	—	610	109.00–110.00	109.51
3	—	668	103.00–104.00	103.34
2	—	560	112.00–113.00	112.50
2	—	518	116.00–117.00	116.48
2	—	460	118.00–119.00	118.49
1	—	700	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	140.00–141.00	140.49
2	—	623	131.00–133.00	131.96
6	—	523	134.00–142.00	136.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	131.00–140.00	135.26
2	—	518	129.00–131.00	130.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
2	—	460	122.00–125.00	123.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	51.00–53.00	52.08
1	—	820	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,239	57.00–64.00	60.66
4	—	1,344	53.00–56.00	54.23
1	—	1,185	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,685	86.50–88.00	87.19

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,278	1,025.00–1,140.00	1,103.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,435	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,360	800.00–810.00	805.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,133	650.00–680.00	665.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,231	710.00–850.00	768.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,106	540.00–725.00	670.07

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

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