Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.33/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −92.34 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$116.33

122 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$16.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	123.96	679	34
Medium and Large 2	494	119.01	587	46
Medium and Large 3	496	107.23	531	42

One grade step is worth $16.73/cwt here — about $147 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 sale122 hd

116.33

—

GA average16 barns · 1,622 hd

123.56

−7.23

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−92.34

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	1,375	81.26	1,118	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,373	53.51	735	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	47.83	454	6thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	117.25/cwt	113.00–122.00	437	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	101.35/cwt	98.00–104.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	107.26/cwt	107.00–108.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	126.57/cwt	124.00–130.00	339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	609	106.97/cwt	105.00–110.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	118.06/cwt	114.00–123.00	373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	116.35/cwt	115.50–119.00	506	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	132.44/cwt	129.50–136.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	86.02/cwt	84.00–88.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	108.86/cwt	106.00–112.00	406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	110.94/cwt	110.00–112.00	353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	96.76/cwt	95.00–100.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	131.13/cwt	128.00–137.00	538	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	100.20/cwt	95.00–103.00	472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	94.04/cwt	93.00–95.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	87.03/cwt	85.00–89.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	138.35/cwt	138.00–139.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	113.20/cwt	110.00–115.00	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	121.24/cwt	116.00–125.00	567	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	136.74/cwt	135.00–139.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	104.36/cwt	103.00–105.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	113.74/cwt	110.00–115.50	713	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	107.99/cwt	107.00–110.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	107.34/cwt	107.00–108.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.29/cwt	114.00–121.00	684	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	792	2
Bulls	—	—	1,180	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	915	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	44.23/cwt	43.50–45.00	388	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	49.99/cwt	48.00–52.00	732	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	54.69/cwt	53.00–59.50	734	9
Bulls	—	—	1,473	83.14/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,380	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	806.73/cwt	740.00–900.00	9,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	94.49/cwt	94.00–96.00	539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	108.79/cwt	103.00–112.00	509	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	49.63/cwt	47.00–52.00	489	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,080	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,960	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	556.74/cwt	450.00–670.00	5,361	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	132.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	102.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	537	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	94.06/cwt	91.00–96.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	102.43/cwt	100.00–106.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	87.55/cwt	85.00–90.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	112.91/cwt	110.00–115.00	580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	129.88/cwt	124.00–134.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	85.48/cwt	85.00–86.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	117.49/cwt	112.00–122.00	506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	108.13/cwt	106.00–110.00	507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	98.02/cwt	96.00–100.00	559	4

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 427Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 27Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 45Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	118.00	118.00
1	—	500	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	812	114.50	114.50
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
3	—	610	116.50	116.50
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
2	—	668	117.00–120.00	118.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	113.00–122.00	117.25
3	—	515	98.00–104.00	101.35
3	—	268	124.00–130.00	126.57
4	—	316	114.00–123.00	118.06
2	—	623	93.00–95.00	94.04
4	—	428	110.00–115.00	113.20
7	—	469	106.00–110.00	108.13
4	—	570	96.00–100.00	98.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	107.00–108.00	107.26
6	—	509	112.00	112.00
11	—	435	115.50–119.00	116.35
3	—	627	103.00–105.00	104.36
2	—	678	103.00–104.00	103.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	106.00–112.00	108.86
2	—	318	110.00–112.00	110.94
4	—	471	95.00–103.00	100.20
3	—	515	91.00–96.00	94.06
3	—	427	100.00–106.00	102.43
2	—	578	85.00–90.00	87.55
2	—	623	85.00–86.00	85.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	145.00–150.00	147.52
5	—	609	105.00–110.00	106.97
4	—	670	95.00–100.00	96.76
9	—	410	128.00–137.00	131.13
8	—	468	116.00–125.00	121.24
3	—	368	135.00–139.00	136.74
6	—	566	107.00–110.00	107.99
8	—	514	110.00–115.00	112.91
1	—	280	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	487	129.50–136.00	132.44
3	—	427	138.00–139.00	138.35
2	—	360	150.00–152.00	150.99
8	—	627	110.00–115.50	113.74
3	—	672	107.00–108.00	107.34
9	—	573	114.00–121.00	119.29
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	310	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	84.00–88.00	86.02
5	—	618	85.00–89.00	87.03
4	—	570	94.00–96.00	94.49
4	—	468	103.00–112.00	108.79
4	—	318	125.00–135.00	132.11
9	—	523	100.00–105.00	102.61
4	—	368	124.00–134.00	129.88
8	—	431	112.00–122.00	117.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	77.50	77.50
2	—	1,473	81.00–86.00	83.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	43.50–45.00	44.23
4	—	986	47.00–52.00	49.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	48.00–52.00	49.99
9	—	1,342	53.00–59.50	54.69

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)	1	—	1,380	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	963	450.00–670.00	556.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,120	740.00–900.00	806.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	960.00	960.00

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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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

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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Slaughter Cattle

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