Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.57/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −80.10 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$128.57

65 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$10.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.17

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	135.33	725	21
Medium and Large 2	521	125.63	655	31
Medium and Large 3	439	124.66	548	13thin

One grade step is worth $10.67/cwt here — about $178 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

128.57

—

GA average15 barns · 1,233 hd

126.40

+2.17

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−80.10

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	1,880	81.10	1,524	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	63.98	817	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	57.22	575	9thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	423	115.47/cwt	115.00–116.00	488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	136.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.35/cwt	115.00–116.00	825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	661.58/cwt	510.00–790.00	6,636	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,294.79/cwt	1,150.00–1,375.00	15,512	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	134.06/cwt	128.00–138.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	103.02/cwt	102.00–105.00	685	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	882.67/cwt	800.00–975.00	9,709	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	918	798.98/cwt	770.00–825.00	7,335	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	64.54/cwt	62.50–67.50	834	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	61.76/cwt	61.50–62.00	753	2
Bulls	—	—	2,123	84.15/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,787	4
Bulls	—	—	1,393	74.99/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,045	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	51.11/cwt	49.00–53.00	487	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	58.96/cwt	55.00–61.00	601	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	604	124.75/cwt	124.00–126.00	753	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	788	819.44/cwt	775.00–875.00	6,457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	136.68/cwt	136.00–137.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.04/cwt	140.00–142.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	131.25/cwt	129.00–133.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	129.77/cwt	124.00–134.00	479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	126.34/cwt	121.00–128.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	136.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	133.74/cwt	132.00–138.00	611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	91.68/cwt	90.00–95.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	108.66/cwt	108.00–110.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	116.39/cwt	112.00–117.00	781	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.59/cwt	144.00–147.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	118.84/cwt	115.00–122.00	554	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.37/cwt	130.00–138.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	108.72/cwt	105.00–110.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	103.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	111.10/cwt	105.00–114.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	104.32/cwt	104.00–105.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	123.95/cwt	120.00–128.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	121.32/cwt	120.00–123.00	434	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	973.41/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	10,221	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	122.07/cwt	120.00–124.00	525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	110.76/cwt	107.00–113.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	129.48/cwt	129.00–130.00	612	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 231Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 46Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 48Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	115.00–116.00	115.47
3	—	663	90.00–95.00	91.68
2	—	565	100.00–105.00	102.54
3	—	523	100.00–105.00	103.41
3	—	482	105.00–114.00	111.10
3	—	358	120.00–123.00	121.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	102.00–105.00	103.02
5	—	369	124.00–134.00	129.77
3	—	553	108.00–110.00	108.66
5	—	466	115.00–122.00	118.84
4	—	625	105.00–110.00	108.72
6	—	430	120.00–124.00	122.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	121.00	121.00
8	—	671	112.00–117.00	116.39
2	—	563	120.00–121.00	120.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	130.00–140.00	136.56
3	—	362	128.00–138.00	134.06
3	—	630	104.00–105.00	104.32
4	—	440	120.00–128.00	123.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	604	124.00–126.00	124.75
4	—	565	129.00–133.00	131.25
7	—	470	144.00–147.00	146.59
5	—	518	130.00–138.00	134.37
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	136.00–137.00	136.68
4	—	526	121.00–128.00	126.34
8	—	457	132.00–138.00	133.74
2	—	335	148.00	148.00
1	—	710	109.00	109.00
6	—	562	120.00–123.00	121.50
7	—	622	107.00–113.00	110.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	115.00–116.00	115.35
2	—	570	122.00–124.00	122.99
1	—	440	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	140.00–142.00	141.04
2	—	655	135.00	135.00
5	—	553	135.00–138.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	129.00–130.00	129.48

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)	14	—	1,003	510.00–790.00	661.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	918	770.00–825.00	798.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,100	800.00–975.00	882.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,198	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,294.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	788	775.00–875.00	819.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,050	875.00–1,025.00	973.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,292	62.50–67.50	64.54
2	—	1,220	61.50–62.00	61.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	49.00–53.00	51.11
7	—	1,020	55.00–61.00	58.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,123	82.00–88.00	84.15
2	—	1,393	72.00–78.00	74.99

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

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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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