Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one one ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.36/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$128.36

35 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$21.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.57

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	136.79	585	20
Medium and Large 2	501	117.94	591	11thin
Medium and Large 3	409	114.85	470	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.94/cwt here — about $115 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 sale35 hd

128.36

—

GA average16 barns · 2,499 hd

123.79

+4.57

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	1,524	81.06	1,235	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	68.85	861	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	56.85	568	9thin

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 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	827.03/cwt	720.00–940.00	7,650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	127.04/cwt	126.00–128.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	142.66/cwt	138.00–147.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	130.06/cwt	126.00–134.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	134.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	143.76/cwt	139.00–149.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	119.71/cwt	115.00–124.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	149.63/cwt	148.00–153.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	115.52/cwt	115.00–116.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	151.89/cwt	147.00–156.00	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	126.41/cwt	126.00–126.50	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	150.70/cwt	144.00–154.00	704	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	137.45/cwt	134.00–141.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	144.06/cwt	139.00–149.00	520	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	949	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	59.95/cwt	57.00–63.00	606	5
Bulls	—	—	1,173	84.15/cwt	83.50–85.00	987	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	52.97/cwt	48.00–55.00	521	4
Bulls	—	—	1,395	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,367	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	67.73/cwt	64.00–70.00	813	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	74.51/cwt	74.00–75.00	901	4
Bulls	—	—	1,731	75.28/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,303	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	636	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	15,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	118.11/cwt	114.00–122.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	164.57/cwt	163.00–166.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	141.63/cwt	136.00–144.00	593	7

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 Mar 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 379Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 63Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 58Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	110.00	110.00
2	—	373	115.00–124.00	119.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	126.00–134.00	130.06
2	—	518	115.00–116.00	115.52
2	—	565	110.00–115.00	112.46
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
1	—	600	109.00	109.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
2	—	468	114.00–122.00	118.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	486	126.00–126.50	126.41
2	—	510	124.00	124.00
6	—	361	139.00–149.00	144.06
7	—	419	136.00–144.00	141.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	126.00–128.00	127.04
2	—	415	138.00–147.00	142.66
2	—	333	160.00–161.00	160.50
5	—	370	147.00–156.00	151.89
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
2	—	268	163.00–166.00	164.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	130.00–139.00	134.56
2	—	315	139.00–149.00	143.76
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	144.00–154.00	150.70
2	—	558	134.00–141.00	137.45
1	—	400	159.00	159.00
1	—	510	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	163.00	163.00
3	—	475	148.00–153.00	149.63
1	—	545	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	127.00	127.00
1	—	600	134.00	134.00
1	—	700	122.00	122.00

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	4	—	925	720.00–940.00	827.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	1,060.00	1,060.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	62.00	62.00
8	—	1,201	64.00–70.00	67.73
4	—	1,209	74.00–75.00	74.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,011	57.00–63.00	59.95
4	—	983	48.00–55.00	52.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	83.50–85.00	84.15
1	—	1,395	98.00	98.00
4	—	1,731	73.00–80.00	75.28

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

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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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