Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull and 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 $111.63/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$111.63

38 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$8.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.52

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	114.51	645	15thin
Medium and Large 2	502	110.35	554	20
Medium and Large 3	375	105.70	397	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.81/cwt here — about $249 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 sale38 hd

111.63

—

GA average16 barns · 1,271 hd

116.15

−4.52

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	1,740	81.31	1,415	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	57.72	704	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	891	43.11	384	5thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	101.05/cwt	100.00–102.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	125.67/cwt	122.00–128.00	454	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	126.05/cwt	124.00–128.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	92.05/cwt	90.00–94.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	105.35/cwt	105.00–106.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	133.28/cwt	132.00–135.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	117.52/cwt	117.00–118.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	129.34/cwt	129.00–130.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	111.97/cwt	109.00–115.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	150.69/cwt	146.00–155.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	109.34/cwt	105.00–114.00	681	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	4,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	143.23/cwt	138.00–148.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	113.02/cwt	112.00–115.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	123.94/cwt	121.00–128.00	569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	63.88/cwt	62.00–67.00	717	3
Bulls	—	—	1,678	73.04/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,226	2
Bulls	—	—	1,771	85.44/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,513	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	40.10/cwt	36.00–42.00	342	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	47.63/cwt	45.00–50.00	452	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	55.08/cwt	54.00–56.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	116.55/cwt	115.00–118.00	726	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.91/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	11,560	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,041	633.62/cwt	550.00–700.00	6,596	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	855.91/cwt	840.00–880.00	10,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	92.98/cwt	91.00–95.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	106.53/cwt	105.00–108.00	602	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 Jan 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 281Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 31Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 44Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
6	—	361	122.00–128.00	125.67
2	—	718	90.00–94.00	92.05
3	—	512	105.00–106.00	105.35
1	—	445	118.00	118.00
3	—	467	109.00–115.00	111.97
2	—	665	91.00–95.00	92.98
2	—	565	105.00–108.00	106.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	100.00–102.00	101.05
1	—	280	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	108.00	108.00
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
3	—	562	112.00–115.00	113.02
2	—	665	106.00–108.00	106.98
5	—	459	121.00–128.00	123.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	124.00–128.00	126.05
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
2	—	460	120.00–122.00	120.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	132.00–135.00	133.28
2	—	523	117.00–118.00	117.52
1	—	280	152.00	152.00
3	—	458	129.00–130.00	129.34
2	—	623	105.00–114.00	109.34
2	—	373	138.00–148.00	143.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	131.00	131.00
2	—	418	146.00–155.00	150.69
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
2	—	623	115.00–118.00	116.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	117.00	117.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	590.00	590.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,100	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,050.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,041	550.00–700.00	633.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,197	840.00–880.00	855.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	62.00–67.00	63.88
7	—	1,262	54.00–56.00	55.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	36.00–42.00	40.10
2	—	950	45.00–50.00	47.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	70.00–76.00	73.04
4	—	1,771	82.00–88.50	85.44

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

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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Replacement Cattle

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