Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (381) . Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.06/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$116.06

135 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$15.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.22

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	126.37	603	40
Medium and Large 2	529	112.31	594	52
Medium and Large 3	409	111.00	454	43

One grade step is worth $15.37/cwt here — about $149 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 sale135 hd

116.06

—

GA average15 barns · 1,856 hd

122.28

−6.22

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	1,568	78.81	1,235	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	55.63	718	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	49.32	502	7thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	324	142.46/cwt	138.00–145.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	105.66/cwt	105.00–106.00	562	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	96.83/cwt	93.00–103.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	122.14/cwt	118.00–125.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	126.80/cwt	125.00–128.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	87.24/cwt	87.00–88.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	112.53/cwt	108.00–117.00	408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	132.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	153.89/cwt	150.00–158.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.26/cwt	110.00–111.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	114.92/cwt	114.00–116.00	596	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	125.84/cwt	124.00–128.00	583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	130.61/cwt	129.00–132.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	149.47/cwt	145.00–154.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	115.35/cwt	114.00–116.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	118.30/cwt	116.50–122.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	135.29/cwt	134.00–138.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	106.24/cwt	105.00–107.00	650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	143.35/cwt	139.00–146.00	476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.29/cwt	127.00–134.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	114.33/cwt	112.00–117.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	141.65/cwt	141.00–143.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	123.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	139.74/cwt	137.00–146.00	516	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	142.65/cwt	142.00–143.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	124.60/cwt	123.00–126.00	774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	771	112.50/cwt	111.00–114.00	867	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	805	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	111.53/cwt	110.00–112.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	44.49/cwt	44.00–45.00	478	2
Bulls	—	—	1,287	75.33/cwt	73.50–77.50	969	3
Bulls	—	—	1,848	82.28/cwt	80.50–83.50	1,521	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	51.25/cwt	50.00–55.00	510	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	50.85/cwt	50.00–52.00	669	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	56.83/cwt	54.00–59.00	730	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,044	644.15/cwt	560.00–750.00	6,725	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	890.40/cwt	800.00–1,020.00	10,062	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	110.46/cwt	105.00–115.00	486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	122.49/cwt	120.00–126.00	812	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,243.50/cwt	1,180.00–1,290.00	15,295	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	915.38/cwt	870.00–950.00	9,520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	115.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	392	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	696.99/cwt	580.00–800.00	6,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.78/cwt	110.00–112.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	126.23/cwt	125.00–127.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	126.33/cwt	125.00–128.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	132.56/cwt	128.00–138.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	116.91/cwt	114.00–120.00	307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	109.30/cwt	105.00–113.00	501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	129.67/cwt	125.00–131.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	105.59/cwt	104.00–110.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	83.32/cwt	80.00–85.00	637	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 Mar 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 127Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 38Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 12Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	138.00–145.00	142.46
2	—	673	90.00–95.00	92.47
4	—	285	140.00–146.00	143.05
4	—	520	110.00–112.00	110.78
5	—	470	125.00–127.00	126.23
3	—	427	125.00–128.00	126.33
4	—	359	128.00–138.00	132.56
3	—	765	80.00–85.00	83.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	150.00–158.00	153.89
3	—	438	135.00–136.00	135.33
4	—	638	110.00–115.00	112.47
5	—	457	129.00–132.00	130.61
4	—	353	145.00–154.00	149.47
2	—	768	104.00–105.00	104.50
4	—	560	122.00–125.00	123.00
6	—	510	125.00–131.00	129.67
5	—	667	104.00–110.00	105.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	127.00–134.00	129.29
3	—	715	112.00–117.00	114.33
3	—	522	141.00–143.00	141.65
3	—	463	142.00–143.00	142.65
5	—	621	123.00–126.00	124.60
4	—	771	111.00–114.00	112.50
4	—	663	120.00–126.00	122.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	105.00–106.00	105.66
8	—	363	108.00–117.00	112.53
6	—	440	105.00–115.00	110.46
11	—	339	110.00–120.00	115.68
2	—	660	90.00	90.00
4	—	263	114.00–120.00	116.91
6	—	458	105.00–113.00	109.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	661	93.00–103.00	96.83
6	—	436	118.00–125.00	122.14
5	—	381	125.00–128.00	126.80
4	—	734	87.00–88.00	87.24
4	—	321	130.00–135.00	132.25
4	—	560	110.00–111.00	110.26
10	—	519	114.00–116.00	114.92
4	—	465	116.00–118.00	117.02
9	—	612	105.00–107.00	106.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	92.00	92.00
6	—	463	124.00–128.00	125.84
6	—	565	114.00–116.00	115.35
6	—	509	116.50–122.00	118.30
6	—	436	134.00–138.00	135.29
3	—	332	139.00–146.00	143.35
8	—	369	137.00–146.00	139.74
4	—	634	110.00–112.00	111.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	129.00	129.00

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	—	805	640.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	1,180.00–1,290.00	1,243.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,040	870.00–950.00	915.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,044	560.00–750.00	644.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	865	580.00–800.00	696.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,130	800.00–1,020.00	890.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	44.00–45.00	44.49
5	—	996	50.00–55.00	51.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	50.00–52.00	50.85
8	—	1,284	54.00–59.00	56.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	73.50–77.50	75.33
3	—	1,848	80.50–83.50	82.28

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle