Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls ,feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, bull 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 $113.23/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −95.44 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$113.23

138 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$13.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.73

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	513	118.20	606	71
Medium and Large 1	588	115.31	678	20
Medium and Large 3	498	104.84	522	47

One grade step is worth $13.36/cwt here — about $84 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 sale138 hd

113.23

—

GA average17 barns · 1,944 hd

123.96

−10.73

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−95.44

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	1,742	82.64	1,440	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,301	54.74	712	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	45.51	486	8thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 3	—	562	104.67/cwt	102.00–107.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	559	93.98/cwt	91.00–96.00	525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	114.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	100.76/cwt	99.00–104.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	667	81.20/cwt	80.00–82.00	542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	88.77/cwt	86.00–92.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	102.25/cwt	101.00–104.00	434	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	111.35/cwt	110.00–114.00	370	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	735.13/cwt	640.00–790.00	8,417	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	653.86/cwt	550.00–720.00	6,866	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	932.40/cwt	930.00–935.00	11,170	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	768.37/cwt	700.00–835.00	7,914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	786.70/cwt	770.00–800.00	9,008	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,099	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	54.79/cwt	53.00–57.50	707	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	51.78/cwt	51.50–52.00	654	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	48.09/cwt	46.00–50.00	546	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	42.93/cwt	40.00–45.50	429	4
Bulls	—	—	1,814	84.43/cwt	80.50–87.00	1,532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.44/cwt	116.00–126.00	565	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	127.50/cwt	127.00–129.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	102.42/cwt	102.00–102.50	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	94.37/cwt	90.00–98.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	114.41/cwt	114.00–115.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	104.22/cwt	103.00–106.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	141.15/cwt	140.00–142.00	440	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	106.95/cwt	103.00–110.50	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	117.33/cwt	117.00–118.00	425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	96.84/cwt	96.00–100.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	130.43/cwt	127.00–134.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	107.38/cwt	105.00–112.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	80.62/cwt	78.00–83.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	105.89/cwt	100.00–107.00	544	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	137.74/cwt	132.00–141.00	503	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	114.98/cwt	109.00–119.00	609	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	104.92/cwt	101.00–107.50	677	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	95.47/cwt	94.00–98.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	103.03/cwt	100.00–106.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	113.54/cwt	110.00–116.00	476	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	126.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	104.83/cwt	100.00–110.00	486	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	93.01/cwt	90.00–95.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	132.63/cwt	126.00–136.00	435	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	97.27/cwt	95.00–102.00	499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	726	95.02/cwt	93.00–96.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	87.41/cwt	85.00–90.00	545	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 Nov 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 293Year ago 329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 25Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 44Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	102.00–107.00	104.67
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
3	—	658	108.50	108.50
2	—	768	107.00–108.00	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	630	113.00	113.00
5	—	461	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	559	91.00–96.00	93.98
7	—	434	110.00–120.00	114.93
8	—	632	86.00–92.00	88.77
3	—	728	78.00–83.00	80.62
3	—	365	120.00–130.00	126.10
9	—	464	100.00–110.00	104.83
6	—	328	126.00–136.00	132.63
6	—	513	95.00–102.00	97.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	120.00	120.00
6	—	473	127.00–129.00	127.50
5	—	636	114.00–115.00	114.41
5	—	666	103.00–106.00	104.22
2	—	710	103.00–105.00	103.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	465	116.00–126.00	121.44
7	—	312	140.00–142.00	141.15
7	—	572	103.00–110.50	106.95
2	—	768	93.00–95.00	94.00
8	—	431	127.00–134.00	130.43
6	—	365	132.00–141.00	137.74
12	—	530	109.00–119.00	114.98
12	—	645	101.00–107.50	104.92
4	—	726	93.00–96.00	95.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	117.00	117.00
4	—	463	99.00–104.00	100.76
5	—	667	80.00–82.00	81.20
4	—	424	101.00–104.00	102.25
3	—	332	110.00–114.00	111.35
4	—	511	94.00–98.00	95.47
3	—	562	90.00–95.00	93.01
2	—	623	85.00–90.00	87.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	95.00	95.00
6	—	652	102.00–102.50	102.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	90.00–98.00	94.37
3	—	362	117.00–118.00	117.33
5	—	607	96.00–100.00	96.84
3	—	460	105.00–112.00	107.38
12	—	514	100.00–107.00	105.89
7	—	563	100.00–106.00	103.03
8	—	419	110.00–116.00	113.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,408	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	770.00–800.00	786.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,145	640.00–790.00	735.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,050	550.00–720.00	653.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,198	930.00–935.00	932.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,030	700.00–835.00	768.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	60.00	60.00
12	—	1,291	53.00–57.50	54.79
2	—	1,263	51.50–52.00	51.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,136	46.00–50.00	48.09
4	—	999	40.00–45.50	42.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	75.50	75.50
4	—	1,814	80.50–87.00	84.43

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle