Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.61/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −92.06 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$116.61

116 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$4.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.50

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	118.14	638	55
Medium and Large 1	668	118.02	789	23
Medium and Large 3	484	113.55	549	38

One grade step is worth $4.59/cwt here — about $89 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 sale116 hd

116.61

—

GA average17 barns · 1,486 hd

125.11

−8.50

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−92.06

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	1,885	86.54	1,631	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	61.49	769	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	51.24	554	12

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	46.95/cwt	45.00–50.00	516	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	60.78/cwt	58.00–65.00	774	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	67.09/cwt	65.50–69.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	121.69/cwt	117.00–125.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	134.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	421	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	104.63/cwt	100.00–108.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	106.58/cwt	104.00–110.00	560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	113.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	519	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	99.27/cwt	99.00–100.00	627	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	53.38/cwt	50.00–56.00	573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	688	707.27/cwt	620.00–780.00	4,866	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	9,890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	846.66/cwt	800.00–970.00	10,990	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	625.55/cwt	540.00–740.00	6,381	13
Bulls	—	—	1,445	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,142	1
Bulls	—	—	1,958	87.80/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,719	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	56.26/cwt	54.00–58.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	119.25/cwt	115.00–121.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	129.02/cwt	126.00–132.00	462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	641	110.11/cwt	106.00–115.00	706	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	122.55/cwt	119.00–129.00	563	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	116.53/cwt	114.00–120.00	628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	114.15/cwt	109.00–117.00	655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	107.01/cwt	105.00–110.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	495	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	142.68/cwt	140.00–144.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	98.03/cwt	96.00–100.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	131.40/cwt	129.00–134.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	116.73/cwt	114.00–119.00	786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	122.04/cwt	117.00–125.00	768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	115.80/cwt	113.00–117.00	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	123.36/cwt	121.00–125.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	91.52/cwt	90.00–93.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	102.77/cwt	100.00–106.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	106.92/cwt	105.00–109.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	111.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	109.02/cwt	106.00–111.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	119.29/cwt	118.00–120.00	314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	114.43/cwt	113.00–117.00	475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	122.63/cwt	119.00–126.00	392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	107.04/cwt	105.00–110.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	110.92/cwt	108.00–113.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	103.37/cwt	100.00–105.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	127.06/cwt	126.00–129.00	334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	94.03/cwt	93.00–95.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	119.07/cwt	117.00–121.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	109.60/cwt	106.00–113.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	99.08/cwt	95.00–103.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	106.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	714	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 Aug 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 263Year ago 247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 25Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 58Year ago 52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,100	45.00–50.00	46.95
8	—	1,073	50.00–56.00	53.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,273	58.00–65.00	60.78
5	—	1,276	65.50–69.00	67.09
4	—	1,165	54.00–58.00	56.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	79.00	79.00
6	—	1,958	85.00–90.50	87.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	117.00–125.00	121.69
2	—	665	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	560	141.00	141.00
1	—	540	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	136.00	136.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
2	—	665	115.00–116.00	115.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	313	130.00–140.00	134.59
5	—	565	100.00–108.00	104.63
6	—	525	104.00–110.00	106.58
7	—	459	110.00–118.00	113.04
7	—	632	99.00–100.00	99.27
4	—	441	115.00–121.00	119.25
4	—	358	126.00–132.00	129.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	641	106.00–115.00	110.11
9	—	459	119.00–129.00	122.55
8	—	539	114.00–120.00	116.53
7	—	574	109.00–117.00	114.15
6	—	670	105.00–110.00	107.01
6	—	365	135.00–136.00	135.51
3	—	333	140.00–144.00	142.68
2	—	763	96.00–100.00	98.03
2	—	418	129.00–134.00	131.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	673	114.00–119.00	116.73
6	—	629	117.00–125.00	122.04
5	—	732	113.00–117.00	115.80
3	—	567	121.00–125.00	123.36
2	—	763	106.00–110.00	108.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	90.00–93.00	91.52
4	—	458	100.00–106.00	102.77
4	—	428	105.00–109.00	106.92
4	—	320	110.00–114.00	111.94
3	—	358	106.00–111.00	109.02
3	—	263	118.00–120.00	119.29
2	—	680	90.00–91.00	90.50
2	—	515	99.00–100.00	99.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	113.00–117.00	114.43
6	—	320	119.00–126.00	122.63
5	—	563	105.00–110.00	107.04
5	—	514	108.00–113.00	110.92
3	—	615	100.00–105.00	103.37
3	—	263	126.00–129.00	127.06
2	—	723	93.00–95.00	94.03
2	—	673	100.00–101.00	100.51
2	—	368	117.00–121.00	119.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	106.00–113.00	109.60
2	—	715	95.00–103.00	99.08
3	—	667	105.00–110.00	106.98

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	2	—	1,000	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	688	620.00–780.00	707.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	920.00	920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,298	800.00–970.00	846.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,020	540.00–740.00	625.55

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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Feeder Cattle

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