Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower, bull and heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.58/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$102.58

54 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$224

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

$43.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.35

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	200	140.00	280	1thin
Medium and Large 2	507	105.26	533	32
Medium and Large 3	521	96.73	504	21

One grade step is worth $43.27/cwt here — about −$224 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 sale54 hd

102.58

—

GA average17 barns · 1,389 hd

111.94

−9.35

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	1,604	72.00	1,154	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	44.87	590	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	37.94	406	5thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	109.58/cwt	108.00–111.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	114.67/cwt	113.00–118.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	97.41/cwt	95.00–100.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	99.38/cwt	99.00–101.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	94.96/cwt	93.00–97.00	679	4
Bulls	—	—	1,823	75.11/cwt	73.50–80.00	1,369	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	45.57/cwt	43.00–49.50	586	9
Bulls	—	—	1,384	68.88/cwt	66.00–70.00	953	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	41.74/cwt	41.50–42.00	602	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	32.87/cwt	30.00–35.00	347	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	41.32/cwt	40.00–42.00	447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	114.30/cwt	110.00–117.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	118.86/cwt	115.00–124.00	441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	103.04/cwt	100.00–106.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	103.93/cwt	102.00–106.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	87.53/cwt	85.00–90.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	107.74/cwt	103.00–110.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	104.05/cwt	101.00–107.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	97.06/cwt	96.00–99.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	95.04/cwt	92.00–97.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	90.52/cwt	90.00–91.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	110.48/cwt	110.00–111.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	105.67/cwt	105.00–106.00	604	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,253	823.42/cwt	800.00–850.00	10,317	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,107	634.28/cwt	525.00–790.00	7,021	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	98.50/cwt	96.00–104.00	451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	124.32/cwt	123.00–126.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	114.55/cwt	113.00–116.00	656	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	14,406	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	106.67/cwt	106.00–107.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	679	97.73/cwt	95.00–100.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	127.44/cwt	126.00–130.00	289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	116.30/cwt	115.00–117.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	119.70/cwt	116.00–124.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	94.59/cwt	91.00–98.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	125.83/cwt	124.00–127.50	419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	493	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	114.65/cwt	110.00–119.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	103.36/cwt	102.00–106.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	113.97/cwt	110.00–117.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	106.47/cwt	105.00–108.00	543	2

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 Oct 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 434Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 44Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 65Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	108.00–111.00	109.58
2	—	623	95.00–100.00	97.41
5	—	579	99.00–101.00	99.38
3	—	227	126.00–130.00	127.44
7	—	530	100.00–101.00	100.50
5	—	667	91.00–98.00	94.59
2	—	355	114.00	114.00
3	—	438	110.00–117.00	113.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	102.00–106.00	103.93
2	—	668	85.00–90.00	87.53
3	—	515	96.00–99.00	97.06
3	—	573	92.00–97.00	95.04
4	—	623	90.00–91.00	90.52
2	—	360	105.00–107.00	106.01
4	—	458	96.00–104.00	98.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	113.00–118.00	114.67
1	—	410	122.00	122.00
2	—	573	113.00–116.00	114.55
7	—	379	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	101.00–107.00	104.05
2	—	510	105.00–108.00	106.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	123.00–126.00	124.32
1	—	770	109.00	109.00
4	—	628	116.00–124.00	119.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	93.00–97.00	94.96
3	—	572	105.00–106.00	105.67
4	—	679	95.00–100.00	97.73
2	—	440	120.00–124.00	121.98
3	—	467	115.00–117.00	116.30
4	—	518	110.00–119.00	114.65
6	—	607	102.00–106.00	103.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	110.00–117.00	114.30
4	—	371	115.00–124.00	118.86
6	—	528	100.00–106.00	103.04
3	—	469	103.00–110.00	107.74
3	—	333	124.00–127.50	125.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	110.00–111.00	110.48
1	—	790	103.00	103.00
3	—	670	106.00–107.00	106.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,823	73.50–80.00	75.11
5	—	1,384	66.00–70.00	68.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,287	43.00–49.50	45.57
2	—	1,443	41.50–42.00	41.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	30.00–35.00	32.87
3	—	1,082	40.00–42.00	41.32

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,253	800.00–850.00	823.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,107	525.00–790.00	634.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	980.00	980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,420	1,150.00	1,150.00

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

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How this sale compares

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