Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.92/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −69.75 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$138.92

69 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$4.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.04

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	466	140.36	654	34
Medium and Large 1	600	137.89	828	30
Medium and Large 3	409	135.39	554	5thin

One grade step is worth $4.96/cwt here — about $100 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 sale69 hd

138.92

—

GA average15 barns · 1,701 hd

136.88

+2.04

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−69.75

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	1,562	86.05	1,344	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	64.78	811	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	59.22	624	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,230	45.00	554	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	325	156.56/cwt	154.00–161.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	131.19/cwt	129.00–134.00	580	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	954	767.15/cwt	650.00–940.00	7,319	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,092	958.59/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	10,468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	139.29/cwt	138.00–141.00	641	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	132.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	124.69/cwt	120.00–128.00	515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	130.30/cwt	128.00–135.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	143.03/cwt	141.00–145.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	154.71/cwt	150.00–157.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	128.89/cwt	127.00–130.00	735	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	127.30/cwt	126.00–130.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	147.31/cwt	144.00–149.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	146.73/cwt	144.00–149.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	130.31/cwt	127.00–136.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	158.86/cwt	155.00–160.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	141.62/cwt	138.00–147.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	138.06/cwt	135.00–142.00	497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	145.80/cwt	141.00–151.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	118.32/cwt	116.00–120.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	127.28/cwt	126.00–133.00	872	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	150.41/cwt	148.00–154.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	147.29/cwt	144.00–149.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	128.83/cwt	128.00–130.00	679	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	835	723.11/cwt	680.00–770.00	6,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	148.58/cwt	144.00–154.00	838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	135.32/cwt	134.00–137.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	151.89/cwt	150.00–155.00	796	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	143.95/cwt	140.00–146.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	124.52/cwt	124.00–125.00	900	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	62.02/cwt	61.00–63.00	647	4
Bulls	—	—	1,823	82.92/cwt	82.50–83.50	1,512	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	87.10/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,285	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	554	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	61.25/cwt	59.00–63.50	807	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	66.71/cwt	64.00–70.00	812	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	528	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,120.71/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	14,289	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	1,244.16/cwt	1,100.00–1,475.00	16,249	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	127.52/cwt	124.00–132.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	127.69/cwt	126.00–130.00	345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	158.00/cwt	157.00–159.00	703	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	958.38/cwt	900.00–1,020.00	8,865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	125.20/cwt	123.00–127.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	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 Apr 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 353Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 54Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 62Year ago 12

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	154.00–161.00	156.56
1	—	280	164.00	164.00
10	—	460	138.00–141.00	139.29
3	—	362	150.00–157.00	154.71
8	—	570	127.00–130.00	128.89
4	—	533	127.00–136.00	130.31
5	—	440	141.00–151.00	145.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	128.00–135.00	130.30
2	—	360	141.00–145.00	143.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	116.00–120.00	118.32
6	—	685	126.00–133.00	127.28
5	—	459	148.00–154.00	150.41
4	—	524	144.00–149.00	147.29
2	—	600	133.00	133.00
3	—	562	140.00–146.00	143.95
2	—	723	124.00–125.00	124.52
2	—	445	157.00–159.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	442	129.00–134.00	131.19
3	—	458	128.00–130.00	128.99
5	—	360	135.00–142.00	138.06
4	—	511	123.00–127.00	125.20
2	—	555	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	120.00–128.00	124.69
4	—	358	124.00–132.00	127.52
4	—	270	126.00–130.00	127.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
3	—	568	126.00–130.00	127.30
1	—	710	112.00	112.00
4	—	458	134.00–135.00	134.50
5	—	527	128.00–130.00	128.83
3	—	415	134.00–137.00	135.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	136.00	136.00
3	—	615	130.00–135.00	132.67
3	—	458	144.00–149.00	147.31
3	—	425	144.00–149.00	146.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	155.00–160.00	158.86
3	—	615	138.00–147.00	141.62
1	—	655	143.00	143.00
7	—	564	144.00–154.00	148.58
7	—	524	150.00–155.00	151.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	954	650.00–940.00	767.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,092	850.00–1,025.00	958.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,275	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,120.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,306	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,244.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	835	680.00–770.00	723.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	900.00–1,020.00	958.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,043	61.00–63.00	62.02
1	—	1,100	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,317	59.00–63.50	61.25
11	—	1,217	64.00–70.00	66.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	82.50–83.50	82.92
6	—	1,475	85.00–89.00	87.10

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

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