Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $107.61/cwt on 154 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −101.07 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$107.61

154 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$7.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	557	110.41	615	75
Medium and Large 1	670	110.25	739	23
Medium and Large 3	552	102.77	567	56

One grade step is worth $7.64/cwt here — about $48 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 sale154 hd

107.61

—

GA average17 barns · 1,626 hd

115.77

−8.16

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−101.07

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	1,534	79.04	1,212	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	55.25	694	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,613	50.25	810	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	48.31	495	11

Every lot, as filed

58 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 3	—	565	99.07/cwt	95.00–103.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	107.74/cwt	104.00–113.00	609	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	116.78/cwt	112.00–122.00	537	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.35/cwt	109.00–115.00	590	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	105.29/cwt	101.00–108.00	669	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	101.46/cwt	97.00–105.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	98.27/cwt	93.00–103.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	125.18/cwt	124.00–128.00	547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	92.39/cwt	90.00–97.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	701	108.70/cwt	105.00–110.00	762	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	110.41/cwt	108.00–115.00	733	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	112.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	113.73/cwt	110.00–116.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	107.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	779	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	115.32/cwt	113.00–118.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	609	90.01/cwt	89.00–91.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	98.53/cwt	97.00–100.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	108.37/cwt	105.00–111.00	405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	94.06/cwt	92.00–96.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	103.95/cwt	101.00–109.00	549	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	98.99/cwt	95.00–105.00	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	96.25/cwt	90.00–100.00	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	102.59/cwt	100.00–105.50	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	111.41/cwt	109.00–113.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	106.69/cwt	105.00–109.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	103.51/cwt	103.00–104.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	726	87.65/cwt	85.00–90.00	636	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	50.29/cwt	47.50–52.50	510	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	44.85/cwt	42.00–46.50	469	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	850	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	764	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	54.06/cwt	52.00–56.00	680	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	784	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	81.43/cwt	79.00–84.50	1,388	5
Bulls	—	—	1,320	76.06/cwt	74.50–78.00	1,004	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,019	574.22/cwt	500.00–770.00	5,851	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,113	651.91/cwt	600.00–700.00	7,256	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	843.67/cwt	800.00–940.00	9,204	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	520	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	3,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,137	947.95/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	10,778	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	12,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	107.78/cwt	104.00–111.00	505	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	92.44/cwt	90.00–95.00	622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	95.42/cwt	91.00–98.00	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	112.74/cwt	108.00–116.00	483	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	103.07/cwt	100.00–106.00	537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	124.07/cwt	119.00–129.00	447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	132.88/cwt	130.00–138.00	432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	768	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	622	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 Sep 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 210Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 39Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 98Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	95.00–103.00	99.07
8	—	726	85.00–90.00	87.65
8	—	469	104.00–111.00	107.78
7	—	673	90.00–95.00	92.44
7	—	619	91.00–98.00	95.42
7	—	428	108.00–116.00	112.74
6	—	521	100.00–106.00	103.07
4	—	360	119.00–129.00	124.07
4	—	325	130.00–138.00	132.88
3	—	768	80.00–82.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	565	104.00–113.00	107.74
13	—	460	112.00–122.00	116.78
12	—	525	109.00–115.00	112.35
9	—	635	101.00–108.00	105.29
6	—	668	97.00–105.00	101.46
5	—	730	93.00–103.00	98.27
5	—	437	124.00–128.00	125.18
4	—	360	130.00–132.00	131.01
3	—	770	90.00–97.00	92.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	701	105.00–110.00	108.70
7	—	664	108.00–115.00	110.41
6	—	625	110.00–115.00	112.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	110.00–116.00	113.73
2	—	523	105.00–110.00	107.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	112.00–115.00	113.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	779	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	113.00–118.00	115.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	89.00–91.00	90.01
4	—	475	97.00–100.00	98.53
4	—	374	105.00–111.00	108.37
3	—	530	92.00–96.00	94.06
2	—	565	90.00–91.00	90.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	528	101.00–109.00	103.95
10	—	627	95.00–105.00	98.99
8	—	663	90.00–100.00	96.25
6	—	567	100.00–105.50	102.59
5	—	439	109.00–113.00	111.41
3	—	459	105.00–109.00	106.69
2	—	360	125.00–129.00	126.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	100.00	100.00
2	—	668	103.00–104.00	103.51
2	—	565	108.00–109.00	108.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,014	47.50–52.50	50.29
4	—	1,045	42.00–46.50	44.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,455	52.50	52.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,257	52.00–56.00	54.06
2	—	1,245	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,705	79.00–84.50	81.43
4	—	1,320	74.50–78.00	76.06

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)	10	—	1,019	500.00–770.00	574.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,113	600.00–700.00	651.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,091	800.00–940.00	843.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	520	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,137	850.00–1,000.00	947.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,160.00	1,160.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle