Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.69/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −79.99 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$128.69

142 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$1.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.36

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	129.16	646	62
Medium and Large 1	593	128.71	763	51
Medium and Large 3	396	127.64	506	29

One grade step is worth $1.52/cwt here — about $140 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 sale142 hd

128.69

—

GA average15 barns · 914 hd

130.04

−1.36

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−79.99

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	1,619	87.29	1,413	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	66.45	1,096	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	61.14	747	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	49.71	516	10

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	735	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	123.45/cwt	121.00–126.00	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	118.35/cwt	115.00–121.50	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	121.35/cwt	119.00–125.00	641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	126.52/cwt	126.00–127.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	126.39/cwt	124.00–130.00	667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	134.55/cwt	130.00–140.00	366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	153.64/cwt	149.00–158.00	556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	141.96/cwt	138.00–146.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	610	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	654	106.98/cwt	103.00–110.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	109.41/cwt	105.00–115.00	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	122.36/cwt	118.00–127.00	533	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	114.15/cwt	110.00–116.00	599	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	151.53/cwt	149.00–157.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	143.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	101.01/cwt	99.00–104.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	131.39/cwt	126.00–136.00	428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	148.75/cwt	146.00–150.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	103.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	126.15/cwt	124.00–130.00	457	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	541	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	845	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	138.66/cwt	134.00–140.50	770	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	269	161.05/cwt	160.00–164.00	433	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	133.24/cwt	132.00–135.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	691	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	118.74/cwt	116.00–123.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	735	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	638	440.39/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,810	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	128.09/cwt	125.00–129.50	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	110.99/cwt	109.00–113.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	124.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	945	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.77/cwt	128.00–135.00	748	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	112.03/cwt	111.00–113.00	810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	94.95/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,647	4
Bulls	—	—	1,541	82.18/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,266	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	52.81/cwt	50.00–55.00	548	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	66.45/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,096	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	56.21/cwt	53.00–60.00	684	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	63.61/cwt	61.00–68.00	779	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,207.31/cwt	1,100.00–1,325.00	14,403	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	859.20/cwt	835.00–910.00	10,585	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	988.06/cwt	900.00–1,090.00	11,382	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	116.06/cwt	112.00–120.00	418	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	46.60/cwt	43.00–49.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	103.88/cwt	100.00–108.00	541	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	143.09/cwt	141.00–145.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	589	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,062	630.40/cwt	510.00–780.00	6,695	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	692.71/cwt	600.00–760.00	7,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	144.78/cwt	140.00–150.00	387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	118.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	557	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	129.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	120.09/cwt	114.00–124.00	379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	334	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,047	732.32/cwt	600.00–820.00	7,667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	121.82/cwt	119.00–124.00	690	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	131.49/cwt	129.00–135.00	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	117.52/cwt	113.00–121.00	542	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	107.71/cwt	105.00–110.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	450	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 Feb 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 49Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 13Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 18Year ago 60

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	104.00–105.00	104.50
10	—	528	124.00–130.00	126.39
7	—	441	135.00–140.00	138.29
4	—	654	103.00–110.00	106.98
7	—	613	105.00–115.00	109.41
4	—	324	149.00–157.00	151.53
2	—	775	99.00–100.00	99.50
4	—	358	146.00–150.00	148.75
5	—	269	160.00–164.00	161.05
7	—	566	119.00–124.00	121.82
10	—	467	129.00–135.00	131.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	121.00–126.00	123.45
5	—	510	132.00–135.00	133.24
4	—	663	116.00–123.00	118.74
2	—	765	103.00–105.00	104.01
4	—	468	140.00–145.00	142.57
18	—	568	128.00–135.00	131.77
2	—	440	145.00–148.00	146.48
2	—	723	111.00–113.00	112.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	120.00–130.00	125.02
3	—	267	140.00–150.00	144.78
10	—	468	115.00–125.00	118.96
7	—	360	125.00–135.00	129.35
1	—	220	152.00	152.00
2	—	333	130.00–140.00	135.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	668	126.50	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
4	—	362	149.00–158.00	153.64
2	—	460	138.00–146.00	141.96
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
2	—	443	140.00–146.00	143.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	555	134.00–140.50	138.66
2	—	523	140.00–141.00	140.52
4	—	621	125.00–129.50	128.09
6	—	756	120.00–126.00	124.99
5	—	704	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
2	—	373	141.00–145.00	143.09
2	—	455	129.00–130.00	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	115.00–121.50	118.35
8	—	528	119.00–125.00	121.35
4	—	473	126.00–127.00	126.52
19	—	614	110.00–115.00	112.51
2	—	435	130.00	130.00
3	—	385	133.00	133.00
3	—	663	109.00–113.00	110.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	130.00–140.00	134.55
10	—	436	118.00–127.00	122.36
12	—	525	110.00–116.00	114.15
3	—	568	109.00–110.00	109.66
3	—	670	99.00–104.00	101.01
4	—	326	126.00–136.00	131.39
4	—	616	100.00–105.00	103.44
6	—	362	124.00–130.00	126.15
17	—	461	113.00–121.00	117.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	110.00–115.00	112.47
4	—	360	112.00–120.00	116.06
9	—	521	100.00–108.00	103.88
4	—	316	114.00–124.00	120.09
3	—	473	105.00–110.00	107.71

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	4	—	638	420.00–460.00	440.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,193	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,207.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,047	600.00–820.00	732.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,232	835.00–910.00	859.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,152	900.00–1,090.00	988.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,062	510.00–780.00	630.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	600.00–760.00	692.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,735	94.00–96.00	94.95
6	—	1,541	80.00–86.00	82.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,038	50.00–55.00	52.81
5	—	1,040	43.00–49.00	46.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	65.00–68.00	66.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,217	53.00–60.00	56.21
16	—	1,225	61.00–68.00	63.61

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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How this sale compares

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