Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.00/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −78.67 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$130.00

34 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$229

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$8.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.77

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	515	132.09	681	23
Medium and Large 3	441	126.26	556	8thin
Medium and Large 1	734	123.98	910	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.11/cwt here — about −$229 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 sale34 hd

130.00

—

GA average12 barns · 959 hd

137.78

−7.77

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−78.67

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	1,995	85.24	1,701	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	50.50	497	2thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	567	122.06/cwt	118.00–128.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	121.95/cwt	120.00–123.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	91.03/cwt	90.00–92.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	139.15/cwt	136.00–142.50	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.09/cwt	105.00–115.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	156.76/cwt	156.00–157.50	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	130.53/cwt	128.00–135.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	138.55/cwt	135.00–145.00	648	8
Bulls	—	—	1,755	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,334	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	831.58/cwt	800.00–860.00	7,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	669.19/cwt	560.00–760.00	6,478	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	841.90/cwt	770.00–900.00	8,840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	513	1
Bulls	—	—	2,075	88.32/cwt	88.00–88.50	1,833	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	471	1

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 Apr 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 166Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 58Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 76Year ago 27

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	118.00–128.00	122.06
3	—	615	120.00–123.00	121.95
2	—	500	137.00	137.00
2	—	663	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	328	156.00–157.50	156.76
8	—	468	135.00–145.00	138.55
1	—	445	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	124.00	124.00
2	—	723	123.00–125.00	123.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	136.00–142.50	139.15
2	—	565	105.00–115.00	110.09
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
3	—	427	128.00–135.00	130.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	90.00–92.00	91.03
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
4	—	570	113.00	113.00
2	—	623	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	76.00	76.00
3	—	2,075	88.00–88.50	88.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,070	44.00	44.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	800.00–860.00	831.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	968	560.00–760.00	669.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,050	770.00–900.00	841.90

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

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle