Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $110.50/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −98.17 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$110.50

124 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$9.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.76

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	115.18	632	16thin
Medium and Large 2	551	111.80	616	71
Medium and Large 3	500	105.98	530	37

One grade step is worth $9.20/cwt here — about $101 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

110.50

—

GA average17 barns · 1,978 hd

127.26

−16.76

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−98.17

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	1,406	75.99	1,068	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	49.68	669	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	42.10	417	8thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 3	—	615	84.00/cwt	83.00–85.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	141.84/cwt	140.00–145.00	464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	116.26/cwt	110.00–119.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	94.21/cwt	92.00–100.00	532	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	133.97/cwt	133.00–135.00	429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	105.00/cwt	103.00–107.00	341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	101.51/cwt	96.00–104.50	641	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	95.71/cwt	90.00–100.00	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	111.37/cwt	110.00–113.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	110.27/cwt	107.00–114.00	509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	112.96/cwt	112.00–115.00	365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	138.93/cwt	136.00–145.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	128.11/cwt	123.00–132.00	619	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	103.61/cwt	100.00–107.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	93.03/cwt	90.00–95.00	527	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	129.21/cwt	128.00–132.00	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	100.72/cwt	99.00–102.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	118.35/cwt	117.50–119.50	618	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	89.46/cwt	87.00–93.00	556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	711	85.80/cwt	82.00–89.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	84.59/cwt	80.00–89.00	660	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	720	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,200	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	111.52/cwt	110.00–113.00	401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	108.22/cwt	107.00–113.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	113.91/cwt	108.00–115.00	581	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	50.69/cwt	48.00–54.00	706	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	37.15/cwt	33.00–39.50	361	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	47.04/cwt	42.00–49.00	474	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	549	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	44.33/cwt	42.00–46.00	559	4
Bulls	—	—	1,406	75.99/cwt	74.50–79.00	1,068	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	987	639.19/cwt	500.00–760.00	6,309	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	881.91/cwt	840.00–910.00	9,701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	89.02/cwt	85.00–91.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	94.37/cwt	90.00–100.00	432	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	772.18/cwt	610.00–925.00	7,529	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,050.81/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	12,221	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	588.19/cwt	475.00–700.00	5,882	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	98.92/cwt	95.00–104.00	510	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	770.28/cwt	730.00–835.00	9,166	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	634	86.54/cwt	84.00–90.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	125.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	81.62/cwt	80.00–85.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	88.35/cwt	85.00–92.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	103.36/cwt	100.00–106.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	102.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	93.74/cwt	90.00–100.00	397	6

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 Dec 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 401Last week 386Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 72Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 90Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	83.00–85.00	84.00
4	—	325	103.00–107.00	105.00
4	—	560	85.00–91.00	89.02
6	—	458	90.00–100.00	94.37
3	—	357	100.00–105.00	102.65
6	—	424	90.00–100.00	93.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	565	92.00–100.00	94.21
3	—	418	110.00–113.00	111.37
7	—	462	107.00–114.00	110.27
3	—	323	112.00–115.00	112.96
4	—	517	100.00–107.00	103.61
5	—	621	87.00–93.00	89.46
4	—	360	110.00–113.00	111.52
3	—	665	85.00–92.00	88.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	99.00–102.00	100.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	140.00–145.00	141.84
18	—	631	96.00–104.50	101.51
8	—	666	90.00–100.00	95.71
3	—	363	136.00–145.00	138.93
9	—	483	123.00–132.00	128.11
1	—	270	148.00	148.00
5	—	439	128.00–132.00	129.21
4	—	711	82.00–89.00	85.80
2	—	780	80.00–89.00	84.59
10	—	510	108.00–115.00	113.91
6	—	562	100.00–106.00	103.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	110.00–119.00	116.26
4	—	320	133.00–135.00	133.97
7	—	566	90.00–95.00	93.03
7	—	516	95.00–104.00	98.92
4	—	634	84.00–90.00	86.54
6	—	372	120.00–130.00	125.55
3	—	680	80.00–85.00	81.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	117.50–119.50	118.35
5	—	607	107.00–113.00	108.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	116.00	116.00
1	—	480	132.00	132.00
1	—	615	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	720	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	8	—	975	610.00–925.00	772.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,163	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,050.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	987	500.00–760.00	639.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,000	475.00–700.00	588.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,100	840.00–910.00	881.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,190	730.00–835.00	770.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,393	48.00–54.00	50.69
1	—	980	56.00	56.00
4	—	1,261	42.00–46.00	44.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	973	33.00–39.50	37.15
4	—	1,008	42.00–49.00	47.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	74.50–79.00	75.99

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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