Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed previous two weeks for holidays.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.01/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −84.66 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$124.01

75 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$27.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.47

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	146.12	653	9thin
Medium and Large 2	514	123.14	633	34
Medium and Large 3	442	118.72	525	32

One grade step is worth $27.40/cwt here — about $128 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 sale75 hd

124.01

—

GA average15 barns · 1,106 hd

126.48

−2.47

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−84.66

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	1,679	76.62	1,287	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	55.70	625	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	45.47	462	24

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2	—	363	143.03/cwt	142.00–145.00	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	109.10/cwt	105.00–112.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	135.15/cwt	130.00–138.00	358	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	883.98/cwt	800.00–975.00	10,210	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	107.04/cwt	106.00–108.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	86.01/cwt	83.00–89.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	91.47/cwt	90.00–96.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	717	85.01/cwt	80.00–89.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	138.73/cwt	137.00–140.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	104.26/cwt	103.00–105.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	124.22/cwt	120.00–129.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	82.35/cwt	81.00–84.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	130.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	115.83/cwt	114.00–118.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	123.23/cwt	122.00–125.00	398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.04/cwt	126.00–128.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	85.51/cwt	85.00–86.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	457	116.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	95.55/cwt	93.00–99.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	132.50/cwt	129.00–138.00	432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	124.67/cwt	122.00–128.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	111.14/cwt	109.00–115.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	122.48/cwt	121.00–125.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	122.73/cwt	120.00–126.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	111.29/cwt	107.00–115.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	105.63/cwt	103.00–106.00	705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	112.72/cwt	112.00–113.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	104.38/cwt	100.00–108.00	587	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	54.51/cwt	51.00–57.50	600	8
Bulls	—	—	1,708	79.03/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,350	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	39.26/cwt	36.00–43.00	400	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	48.02/cwt	45.00–52.00	487	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	64.32/cwt	64.00–65.00	788	3
Bulls	—	—	1,608	70.59/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,135	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	47.52/cwt	47.00–48.00	500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,133.63/cwt	1,085.00–1,180.00	13,796	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,009	591.30/cwt	520.00–660.00	5,966	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	91.48/cwt	91.00–92.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	87.97/cwt	86.00–90.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	155.60/cwt	151.00–158.00	640	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,151	859.52/cwt	740.00–1,000.00	9,893	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	106.02/cwt	105.00–107.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	96.36/cwt	95.00–98.00	496	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 Jan 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 149Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 31Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 57Year ago 96

No trends available due to market being closed previous two weeks for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	142.00–145.00	143.03
2	—	623	106.00–108.00	107.04
2	—	758	83.00–89.00	86.01
4	—	565	110.00–120.00	115.09
3	—	717	80.00–89.00	85.01
7	—	436	137.00–140.00	138.73
8	—	466	134.00–135.00	134.51
4	—	515	115.00–118.00	116.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	105.00–112.00	109.10
4	—	265	130.00–138.00	135.15
4	—	440	120.00–129.00	124.22
4	—	364	125.00–135.00	130.85
3	—	457	115.00–120.00	116.68
5	—	326	129.00–138.00	132.50
2	—	623	91.00–92.00	91.48
2	—	670	86.00–90.00	87.97
2	—	565	105.00–107.00	106.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	126.00–128.00	127.04
2	—	460	140.00–143.00	141.48
5	—	411	151.00–158.00	155.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	90.00–96.00	91.47
3	—	665	81.00–84.00	82.35
2	—	615	85.00–86.00	85.51
3	—	515	95.00–98.00	96.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	103.00–105.00	104.26
7	—	428	114.00–118.00	115.83
3	—	267	127.00	127.00
4	—	323	122.00–125.00	123.23
4	—	626	93.00–99.00	95.55
4	—	368	120.00–122.00	121.03
4	—	460	107.00–115.00	111.29
3	—	562	100.00–108.00	104.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	122.00–128.00	124.67
6	—	563	109.00–115.00	111.14
4	—	466	121.00–125.00	122.48
8	—	667	103.00–106.00	105.63
7	—	517	112.00–113.00	112.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	120.00–125.00	121.70
4	—	670	120.00–126.00	122.73

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,155	800.00–975.00	883.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,009	520.00–660.00	591.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,217	1,085.00–1,180.00	1,133.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,151	740.00–1,000.00	859.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,100	51.00–57.50	54.51
3	—	1,225	64.00–65.00	64.32
2	—	1,053	47.00–48.00	47.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,018	36.00–43.00	39.26
17	—	1,014	45.00–52.00	48.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,708	76.00–81.00	79.03
2	—	1,608	69.00–72.00	70.59

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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