Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago,slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower,slaughter bulls mostly steady,feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and feeder heifers mostly steady,bull and heifer calves unevenly steady,replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.78/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$110.78

68 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$15.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

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	117.06	735	23
Medium and Large 2	477	111.02	530	28
Medium and Large 3	473	101.90	482	17thin

One grade step is worth $15.15/cwt here — about $252 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 sale68 hd

110.78

—

GA average16 barns · 1,321 hd

114.28

−3.50

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	1,496	86.74	1,298	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	60.76	772	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	49.28	509	8thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	560	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	115.99/cwt	112.00–119.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	119.12/cwt	116.00–123.00	736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	101.92/cwt	99.00–105.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	116.69/cwt	114.00–120.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	123.77/cwt	120.00–128.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	111.83/cwt	107.00–115.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	126.01/cwt	123.00–129.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	112.51/cwt	108.00–115.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	101.03/cwt	100.00–103.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	93.70/cwt	93.00–95.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	133.84/cwt	130.00–138.00	419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	107.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	439	115.14/cwt	111.00–120.00	505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	124.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	124.04/cwt	118.00–125.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	118.64/cwt	112.00–120.00	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	889	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	113.02/cwt	111.00–115.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	101.12/cwt	96.00–106.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	117.35/cwt	117.00–118.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	114.41/cwt	112.00–117.00	507	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	46.56/cwt	45.00–48.00	493	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	53.82/cwt	51.00–55.00	534	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	60.76/cwt	57.00–64.00	772	19
Bulls	—	—	1,573	88.24/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,388	5
Bulls	—	—	1,305	82.98/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,083	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,062	674.44/cwt	590.00–780.00	7,163	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,057	806.62/cwt	725.00–850.00	8,526	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	885.49/cwt	800.00–960.00	11,104	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	934.86/cwt	870.00–1,000.00	10,592	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	8,245	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	850.32/cwt	720.00–1,000.00	7,908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	633	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	137.06/cwt	134.00–140.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	97.23/cwt	94.00–100.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	101.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	98.43/cwt	95.00–100.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	105.65/cwt	105.00–107.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	108.06/cwt	105.00–114.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	104.74/cwt	101.00–111.00	589	8

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 Sep 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 288Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 47Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	120.00–125.00	122.52
3	—	657	112.00–119.00	115.99
5	—	618	116.00–123.00	119.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	99.00–105.00	101.92
3	—	522	114.00–120.00	116.69
4	—	461	120.00–128.00	123.77
4	—	625	107.00–115.00	111.83
5	—	438	123.00–129.00	126.01
6	—	571	108.00–115.00	112.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	100.00–103.00	101.03
3	—	615	93.00–95.00	93.70
4	—	313	130.00–138.00	133.84
4	—	516	105.00–110.00	107.32
6	—	439	111.00–120.00	115.14
8	—	363	120.00–130.00	124.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	112.00–115.00	113.52
7	—	473	118.00–125.00	124.04
7	—	587	112.00–120.00	118.64
7	—	812	109.50	109.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	111.00–115.00	113.02
2	—	615	96.00–106.00	101.12
3	—	367	117.00–118.00	117.35
4	—	318	120.00–124.00	122.05
4	—	531	105.00–110.00	107.54
5	—	443	112.00–117.00	114.41
8	—	562	101.00–111.00	104.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	94.00–100.00	97.23
4	—	460	100.00–105.00	101.75
3	—	530	95.00–100.00	98.43
3	—	435	105.00–107.00	105.65
3	—	358	105.00–114.00	108.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	117.00	117.00
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	449	141.00	141.00
2	—	560	128.00–129.00	128.50
2	—	510	134.00–140.00	137.06
1	—	880	116.00	116.00
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,058	45.00–48.00	46.56
3	—	993	51.00–55.00	53.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,271	57.00–64.00	60.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,573	86.00–93.00	88.24
2	—	1,305	82.00–84.00	82.98

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)	5	—	1,062	590.00–780.00	674.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,057	725.00–850.00	806.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,254	800.00–960.00	885.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	870.00–1,000.00	934.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	970.00	970.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	930	720.00–1,000.00	850.32

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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