Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, 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 $120.94/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$120.94

65 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$8.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.29

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	457	122.20	559	28
Medium and Large 1	567	121.62	689	29
Medium and Large 3	479	114.01	546	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.19/cwt here — about $12 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 sale65 hd

120.94

—

GA average17 barns · 1,623 hd

125.23

−4.29

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	1,464	80.17	1,174	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	61.37	797	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	51.50	515	10

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	368	145.55/cwt	144.00–147.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	144.22/cwt	143.00–145.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	154.66/cwt	154.00–155.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	119.65/cwt	118.00–125.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	116.35/cwt	116.00–117.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	109.53/cwt	108.00–111.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	619	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,035.96/cwt	1,000.00–1,080.00	11,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	135.59/cwt	131.00–139.00	622	5
Bulls	—	—	1,113	72.26/cwt	70.00–75.00	804	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	773	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,038	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	1,346.91/cwt	1,320.00–1,390.00	17,941	6
Bulls	—	—	1,604	83.34/cwt	82.00–85.50	1,337	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	53.68/cwt	51.00–57.00	537	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	55.34/cwt	52.00–58.50	780	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	63.24/cwt	60.00–67.00	802	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	46.40/cwt	42.00–48.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.02/cwt	127.00–129.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	132.82/cwt	129.00–135.00	825	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	123.03/cwt	121.00–126.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	775	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	550	576.61/cwt	500.00–640.00	3,171	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	735	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	4,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	138.44/cwt	137.00–141.00	737	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	149.01/cwt	146.00–151.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	118.42/cwt	117.00–120.00	616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.38/cwt	125.00–134.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	114.16/cwt	114.00–115.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	123.63/cwt	116.00–126.50	700	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	132.34/cwt	132.00–133.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	124.19/cwt	123.00–125.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	128.43/cwt	127.00–131.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	120.26/cwt	120.00–121.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	106.11/cwt	102.50–110.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	129.35/cwt	127.00–131.00	463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	109.36/cwt	108.00–110.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	133.95/cwt	133.00–135.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	129.76/cwt	127.00–131.00	422	5

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 117Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	144.00–147.00	145.55
5	—	430	143.00–145.00	144.22
2	—	655	111.00	111.00
5	—	459	131.00–139.00	135.59
7	—	518	125.00–134.00	128.38
2	—	255	155.00	155.00
4	—	564	120.00–121.00	120.26
4	—	626	112.00–115.00	113.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	121.00	121.00
3	—	438	154.00–155.00	154.66
4	—	575	127.00–129.00	128.02
7	—	532	137.00–141.00	138.44
3	—	460	146.00–151.00	149.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	118.00–125.00	119.65
2	—	330	149.00	149.00
5	—	530	110.00–120.00	114.94
2	—	423	133.00–135.00	133.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	117.00–118.00	117.49
3	—	463	116.00–117.00	116.35
3	—	523	108.00–110.00	109.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	108.00–111.00	109.53
8	—	520	117.00–120.00	118.42
5	—	464	123.00–125.00	124.19
3	—	415	127.00–131.00	128.43
2	—	623	102.50–110.00	106.11
3	—	358	127.00–131.00	129.35
5	—	325	127.00–131.00	129.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	121.00–126.00	123.03
2	—	668	110.00–112.00	111.01
6	—	629	114.00–115.00	114.16
14	—	566	116.00–126.50	123.63
3	—	437	132.00–133.00	132.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	109.00–110.00	109.51
1	—	635	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	621	129.00–135.00	132.82
7	—	540	143.50	143.50
1	—	405	164.00	164.00
2	—	565	134.00–136.00	135.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	148.00	148.00
2	—	623	119.00–120.00	119.52

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	2	—	900	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	690.00	690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,113	1,000.00–1,080.00	1,035.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,332	1,320.00–1,390.00	1,346.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	550	500.00–640.00	576.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	640.00	640.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	70.00–75.00	72.26
5	—	1,604	82.00–85.50	83.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	69.00	69.00
5	—	1,409	52.00–58.50	55.34
12	—	1,268	60.00–67.00	63.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,001	51.00–57.00	53.68
3	—	1,000	42.00–48.00	46.40

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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