Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.21/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$110.21

152 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$10.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	113.79	651	53
Medium and Large 2	512	111.84	573	59
Medium and Large 3	493	103.07	509	40

One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about $143 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 sale152 hd

110.21

—

GA average16 barns · 1,712 hd

116.40

−6.18

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	1,814	78.69	1,427	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	54.70	693	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	45.67	505	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	272	142.56/cwt	137.00–146.00	388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	361	131.47/cwt	127.00–136.00	475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	116.70/cwt	113.00–119.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	122.54/cwt	119.00–127.00	450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	142.07/cwt	140.00–144.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	143.48/cwt	143.00–144.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	106.47/cwt	102.00–110.00	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	119.33/cwt	114.00–122.00	513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	91.51/cwt	88.00–95.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	133.33/cwt	131.00–137.00	583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	121.07/cwt	117.00–125.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	100.81/cwt	100.00–102.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	124.52/cwt	122.00–129.00	406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	138.02/cwt	136.00–140.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	119.86/cwt	116.00–122.50	792	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	109.51/cwt	107.50–111.50	730	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	112.21/cwt	109.00–114.00	599	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.06/cwt	106.00–114.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	99.00/cwt	95.00–102.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	153.93/cwt	150.00–158.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	111.86/cwt	111.00–114.00	621	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	102.00/cwt	98.00–105.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	130.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	99.03/cwt	98.00–100.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	108.07/cwt	106.00–110.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	116.73/cwt	116.00–120.00	614	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	124.44/cwt	123.00–127.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	95.68/cwt	94.00–98.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.47/cwt	159.00–160.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	123.85/cwt	122.00–127.00	585	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.65/cwt	122.00–126.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	115.74/cwt	115.00–116.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	118.63/cwt	117.00–120.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	141.07/cwt	137.00–144.00	662	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	933	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	49.50/cwt	48.00–51.00	545	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	50.54/cwt	48.00–52.00	566	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	55.95/cwt	54.00–61.00	749	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	426	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,893	83.29/cwt	79.50–87.00	1,577	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	803.86/cwt	800.00–810.00	9,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	87.01/cwt	85.00–89.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	110.69/cwt	108.00–112.00	401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	91.41/cwt	88.00–96.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.81/cwt	115.00–125.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	108.24/cwt	107.00–111.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	104.11/cwt	100.00–106.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	137.40/cwt	133.00–143.00	442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	109.32/cwt	109.00–110.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	439	124.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	546	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	116.34/cwt	110.00–120.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	116.96/cwt	113.00–119.00	370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	98.32/cwt	90.00–100.00	574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	105.34/cwt	102.00–107.00	506	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,979	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	998	620.49/cwt	550.00–780.00	6,192	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	14,520	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,138	898.46/cwt	810.00–950.00	10,224	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	152.00/cwt	150.00–157.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	87.97/cwt	85.00–90.00	552	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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 292Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 63Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	137.00–146.00	142.56
7	—	361	127.00–136.00	131.47
3	—	322	133.00–143.00	137.40
3	—	572	109.00–110.00	109.32
7	—	439	120.00–130.00	124.40
6	—	463	110.00–120.00	116.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	140.00–144.00	142.07
2	—	315	143.00–144.00	143.48
6	—	437	131.00–137.00	133.33
3	—	658	98.00–105.00	102.00
5	—	467	125.00–135.00	130.21
4	—	560	112.00–114.00	113.01
4	—	520	115.00–125.00	119.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	120.00–127.00	123.37
3	—	612	117.00–120.00	118.63
8	—	469	137.00–144.00	141.07
6	—	436	150.00–157.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	462	113.00–119.00	116.70
6	—	367	119.00–127.00	122.54
7	—	566	102.00–110.00	106.47
9	—	430	114.00–122.00	119.33
2	—	773	88.00–95.00	91.51
5	—	636	100.00–102.00	100.81
5	—	326	122.00–129.00	124.52
12	—	534	109.00–114.00	112.21
3	—	662	95.00–102.00	99.00
3	—	728	88.00–96.00	91.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	667	107.50–111.50	109.51
7	—	555	111.00–114.00	111.86
2	—	723	98.00–100.00	99.03
2	—	623	106.00–110.00	108.07
16	—	526	116.00–120.00	116.73
4	—	433	123.00–127.00	124.44
3	—	765	94.00–98.00	95.68
7	—	472	122.00–127.00	123.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	85.00–89.00	87.01
6	—	362	108.00–112.00	110.69
3	—	430	107.00–111.00	108.24
3	—	530	100.00–106.00	104.11
4	—	316	113.00–119.00	116.96
7	—	584	90.00–100.00	98.32
10	—	480	102.00–107.00	105.34
3	—	627	85.00–90.00	87.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	117.00–125.00	121.07
2	—	460	136.00–140.00	138.02
4	—	623	119.00–120.00	119.48
2	—	665	106.00–114.00	110.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	661	116.00–122.50	119.86
4	—	460	150.00–158.00	153.93
3	—	533	129.00	129.00
2	—	423	159.00–160.00	159.47
6	—	618	122.00–126.00	124.65
4	—	708	115.00–116.00	115.74
2	—	768	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	144.00	144.00
1	—	380	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	65.50	65.50
5	—	1,120	48.00–52.00	50.54
8	—	1,338	54.00–61.00	55.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	48.00–51.00	49.50
1	—	1,120	38.00	38.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	69.50	69.50
2	—	1,893	79.50–87.00	83.29

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)	3	—	1,140	800.00–810.00	803.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	730.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	998	550.00–780.00	620.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,210.00	1,210.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,138	810.00–950.00	898.46

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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Heifers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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