Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.70/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$118.70

55 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$16.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.32

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	121.21	630	21
Medium and Large 2	459	118.36	543	31
Medium and Large 3	540	104.65	565	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.55/cwt here — about $64 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 sale55 hd

118.70

—

GA average15 barns · 1,283 hd

118.38

+0.32

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	—	High	1,602	94.40	1,512	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	68.08	884	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	60.00	978	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	51.26	515	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	361	144.36/cwt	140.00–149.00	521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	127.90/cwt	124.00–132.00	472	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	133.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	134.39/cwt	134.00–136.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	114.87/cwt	114.00–117.00	593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	120.67/cwt	118.00–123.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	134.06/cwt	132.00–136.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.04/cwt	120.00–122.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	1,003.05/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	11,054	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	687	919.42/cwt	860.00–950.00	6,316	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	650	824.62/cwt	795.00–850.00	5,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	124.51/cwt	122.00–127.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	122.25/cwt	117.00–123.50	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	557	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	51.26/cwt	50.50–52.00	515	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	978	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	72.33/cwt	72.00–73.00	904	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	67.93/cwt	66.00–70.00	882	9
Bulls	—	—	1,735	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,557	93.20/cwt	89.50–96.00	1,451	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,257	856.34/cwt	780.00–925.00	10,764	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	62.41/cwt	61.00–64.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	149.78/cwt	146.00–154.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	588	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,053	966.45/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	10,177	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	1,301.09/cwt	1,075.00–1,475.00	16,862	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,236.41/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	17,038	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	675	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	894.35/cwt	850.00–975.00	9,239	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,026	743.06/cwt	680.00–840.00	7,624	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	131.17/cwt	126.00–136.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	119.67/cwt	118.00–120.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	135.27/cwt	135.00–136.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	110.48/cwt	110.00–111.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	130.01/cwt	126.00–136.00	419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	123.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	137.95/cwt	136.00–140.00	439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	107.31/cwt	106.00–109.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	116.33/cwt	114.00–119.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	117.78/cwt	114.00–120.00	658	9

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 May 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 182Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 39Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 65Year ago 48

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows steady 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
6	—	361	140.00–149.00	144.36
5	—	466	130.00–136.00	133.96
1	—	745	97.00	97.00
2	—	523	120.00–122.00	121.04
2	—	318	146.00–154.00	149.78
2	—	645	111.00	111.00
4	—	419	135.00–136.00	135.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	118.00–123.00	120.67
3	—	515	132.00–136.00	134.06
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	117.00	117.00
2	—	368	126.00–136.00	131.17
2	—	440	120.00–127.00	123.46
6	—	318	136.00–140.00	137.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	124.00–132.00	127.90
8	—	516	114.00–117.00	114.87
2	—	440	118.00–120.00	118.99
5	—	322	126.00–136.00	130.01
1	—	610	101.00	101.00
2	—	660	97.00–98.00	97.50
3	—	570	106.00–109.00	107.31
3	—	458	114.00–119.00	116.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	108.00	108.00
1	—	300	138.00	138.00
4	—	458	122.00–127.00	124.51
5	—	521	117.00–123.50	122.25
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
9	—	559	114.00–120.00	117.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	110.00–111.00	110.48
1	—	675	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	134.00–136.00	134.39
1	—	640	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	139.00	139.00
4	—	549	123.00	123.00
6	—	572	118.00–120.00	119.67
1	—	455	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	106.00	106.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00

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)	4	—	1,102	900.00–1,150.00	1,003.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,378	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,236.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,257	780.00–925.00	856.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,026	680.00–840.00	743.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	687	860.00–950.00	919.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	650	795.00–850.00	824.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,053	875.00–1,050.00	966.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,033	850.00–975.00	894.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,296	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,301.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	50.50–52.00	51.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	72.00–73.00	72.33
9	—	1,299	66.00–70.00	67.93
2	—	1,373	61.00–64.00	62.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	98.00	98.00
3	—	1,557	89.50–96.00	93.20

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