Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $107.22/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −101.46 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$107.22

55 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$2.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.61

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	109.00	684	12thin
Medium and Large 2	554	106.93	593	29
Medium and Large 3	460	106.28	488	14thin

One grade step is worth $2.73/cwt here — about $196 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 sale55 hd

107.22

—

GA average17 barns · 1,322 hd

117.83

−10.61

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−101.46

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	1,785	71.73	1,280	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	44.62	591	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	38.08	387	9thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	367	123.65/cwt	123.00–124.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	98.03/cwt	96.00–100.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	90.09/cwt	88.00–94.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	85.02/cwt	84.00–86.00	480	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	40.70/cwt	38.00–43.00	403	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	962	838.34/cwt	750.00–925.00	8,065	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	93.10/cwt	90.00–100.00	400	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	71.73/cwt	69.50–77.00	1,280	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	41.60/cwt	40.00–43.00	595	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,054	696.96/cwt	600.00–775.00	7,346	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	34.81/cwt	30.00–37.00	366	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	45.17/cwt	44.00–48.00	590	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	110.55/cwt	109.00–112.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	91.99/cwt	90.00–94.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	89.36/cwt	85.00–93.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	99.39/cwt	97.00–101.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.52/cwt	121.00–122.00	696	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	600	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	3,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	123.33/cwt	123.00–124.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	87.42/cwt	85.00–90.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	782	96.01/cwt	93.00–100.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	118.58/cwt	118.00–119.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	113.98/cwt	110.00–119.00	488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	91.19/cwt	90.00–94.00	492	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	94.35/cwt	94.00–95.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	123.56/cwt	122.00–125.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	106.27/cwt	105.00–109.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	79.52/cwt	79.00–80.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	111.86/cwt	110.00–115.00	574	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	127.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	99.67/cwt	98.00–101.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	109.55/cwt	108.00–113.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	90.69/cwt	88.00–94.00	415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	85.01/cwt	80.00–90.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	98.48/cwt	97.00–100.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	103.04/cwt	102.00–104.00	539	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,024	643.69/cwt	550.00–740.00	6,591	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	944.19/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	11,642	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	810.36/cwt	750.00–875.00	9,408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	619	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 Dec 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 401Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 51Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 76Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	123.00–124.00	123.65
4	—	428	110.00–119.00	113.98
5	—	540	90.00–94.00	91.19
2	—	460	100.00–105.00	102.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	109.00–112.00	110.55
2	—	675	103.00	103.00
3	—	782	93.00–100.00	96.01
5	—	518	118.00–119.00	118.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	90.00–94.00	91.99
3	—	443	123.00–124.00	123.33
2	—	723	85.00–90.00	87.42
3	—	615	94.00–95.00	94.35
7	—	513	110.00–115.00	111.86
3	—	353	125.00–131.00	127.99
2	—	460	114.00–115.00	114.51
3	—	768	80.00–90.00	85.01
4	—	565	109.00–110.00	109.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	96.00–100.00	98.03
2	—	565	84.00–86.00	85.02
3	—	430	90.00–100.00	93.10
2	—	623	79.00–80.00	79.52
1	—	300	105.00	105.00
3	—	458	88.00–94.00	90.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	88.00–94.00	90.09
3	—	663	85.00–93.00	89.36
3	—	430	108.00–113.00	109.55
4	—	523	102.00–104.00	103.04
2	—	460	103.00–105.00	104.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	97.00–101.00	99.39
3	—	527	105.00–109.00	106.27
3	—	562	98.00–101.00	99.67
2	—	670	97.00–100.00	98.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	119.00–121.00	119.99
2	—	613	120.00–124.00	121.96
1	—	725	121.00	121.00
2	—	573	121.00–122.00	121.52
2	—	523	122.00–125.00	123.56
1	—	755	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	991	38.00–43.00	40.70
4	—	1,050	30.00–37.00	34.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	40.00–43.00	41.60
11	—	1,306	44.00–48.00	45.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,785	69.50–77.00	71.73

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	6	—	962	750.00–925.00	838.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	600	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,054	600.00–775.00	696.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,024	550.00–740.00	643.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,233	825.00–1,050.00	944.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,161	750.00–875.00	810.36

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Calhoun

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle