Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.61/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$108.61

124 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$24.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.04

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	114.14	658	64
Medium and Large 2	498	106.44	530	47
Medium and Large 3	578	89.26	516	13thin

One grade step is worth $24.88/cwt here — about $142 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 sale124 hd

108.61

—

GA average15 barns · 1,028 hd

113.66

−5.04

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	1,740	67.01	1,166	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	53.88	704	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	44.12	429	9thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	560	98.68/cwt	98.00–100.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	137.01/cwt	133.00–139.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.47/cwt	110.00–114.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	98.45/cwt	97.00–100.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	81.94/cwt	80.00–84.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	143.51/cwt	140.00–148.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	100.03/cwt	95.00–105.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	111.00/cwt	109.00–114.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	736	122.00/cwt	120.00–123.50	898	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	120.16/cwt	120.00–121.00	407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	113.76/cwt	112.00–115.00	489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	130.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	878	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	94.20/cwt	91.00–100.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	93.80/cwt	91.00–101.00	641	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	118.11/cwt	115.50–123.00	562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	95.08/cwt	90.00–100.00	497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	108.34/cwt	107.00–111.00	618	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	104.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	84.64/cwt	80.00–89.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	123.25/cwt	120.00–126.00	335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	138.59/cwt	135.00–139.50	492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	701	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	804	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	111.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	118.67/cwt	117.00–120.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	879	122.71/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	769	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	980	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	462	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	130.59/cwt	128.00–134.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	104.04/cwt	100.00–106.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	102.01/cwt	101.00–103.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	648	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	106.30/cwt	103.00–112.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	428	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	112.32/cwt	110.50–117.00	591	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	41.66/cwt	40.00–43.00	372	6
Bulls	—	—	1,740	67.01/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,166	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	810.83/cwt	800.00–840.00	8,108	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	946.80/cwt	900.00–990.00	11,835	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	49.03/cwt	45.00–52.00	555	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	53.88/cwt	52.00–56.00	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.05/cwt	97.00–103.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	89.75/cwt	85.00–94.00	503	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	997	579.77/cwt	500.00–700.00	5,780	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,290	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,933	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	92.00/cwt	91.00–93.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	110.01/cwt	107.00–112.00	503	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	664	81.50/cwt	80.00–83.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	141.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	94.52/cwt	94.00–95.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.93/cwt	137.00–142.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	119.03/cwt	117.00–121.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	107.06/cwt	105.00–109.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	120.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	100.79/cwt	97.00–103.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	88.32/cwt	87.00–90.00	596	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 Nov 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 82Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 8Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 33Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	98.00–100.00	98.68
2	—	623	94.00–95.00	94.52
2	—	360	115.00–125.00	120.07
3	—	675	87.00–90.00	88.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	110.00–114.00	112.47
5	—	328	140.00–148.00	143.51
8	—	683	91.00–101.00	93.80
9	—	476	115.50–123.00	118.11
10	—	570	107.00–111.00	108.34
9	—	631	100.00–106.00	104.01
4	—	419	128.00–134.00	130.59
3	—	277	140.00–145.00	141.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	110.00–113.00	111.48
5	—	493	131.00	131.00
2	—	560	112.00–114.00	113.01
3	—	667	103.00–112.00	106.30
3	—	425	137.00–142.00	138.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	133.00–139.00	137.01
4	—	522	128.00	128.00
4	—	440	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	666	109.00–114.00	111.00
5	—	355	135.00–139.50	138.59
3	—	575	110.00–115.00	111.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	736	120.00–123.50	122.00
22	—	673	125.00–134.00	130.50
3	—	879	120.00–124.00	122.71
13	—	769	127.50	127.50
7	—	462	140.75	140.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
1	—	455	108.00	108.00
2	—	565	97.00–103.00	100.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	97.00–100.00	98.45
2	—	760	95.00–105.00	100.03
3	—	440	117.00–120.00	118.67
6	—	636	100.00–106.00	104.04
3	—	663	101.00–103.00	102.01
2	—	565	108.00–110.00	109.02
16	—	526	110.50–117.00	112.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	80.00–84.00	81.94
6	—	339	120.00–121.00	120.16
4	—	430	112.00–115.00	113.76
6	—	636	91.00–100.00	94.20
2	—	723	80.00–89.00	84.64
3	—	272	120.00–126.00	123.25
4	—	658	91.00–93.00	92.00
9	—	457	107.00–112.00	110.01
4	—	361	117.00–121.00	119.03
3	—	530	105.00–109.00	107.06
4	—	565	97.00–103.00	100.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	116.00	116.00
11	—	701	114.75	114.75
11	—	528	122.75	122.75
6	—	428	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	90.00–100.00	95.08
4	—	560	85.00–94.00	89.75
4	—	664	80.00–83.00	81.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	894	40.00–43.00	41.66
3	—	1,132	45.00–52.00	49.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,306	52.00–56.00	53.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	65.00–69.00	67.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,000	800.00–840.00	810.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	900.00–990.00	946.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	997	500.00–700.00	579.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	860.00	860.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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Slaughter Cattle

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