Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.81/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −80.87 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$127.81

57 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$8.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	456	131.11	598	30
Medium and Large 1	589	124.85	735	18thin
Medium and Large 3	426	122.74	523	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.37/cwt here — about $75 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 sale57 hd

127.81

—

GA average16 barns · 1,219 hd

126.65

+1.16

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−80.87

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	1,642	91.64	1,505	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,327	65.68	872	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	54.80	546	8thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	—	432	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	518	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	1,292.49/cwt	1,150.00–1,425.00	16,505	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	724.44/cwt	630.00–800.00	6,520	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	908.59/cwt	850.00–975.00	9,695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	139.28/cwt	138.00–141.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.56/cwt	111.00–114.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	131.53/cwt	129.00–134.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	106.02/cwt	103.00–110.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	126.67/cwt	125.00–128.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	117.52/cwt	114.00–119.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	135.98/cwt	130.00–137.50	559	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	117.33/cwt	116.00–120.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	123.69/cwt	122.00–126.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	133.15/cwt	128.00–137.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	118.02/cwt	115.00–120.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	128.04/cwt	126.00–130.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	662	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	60.08/cwt	57.00–62.00	752	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	48.69/cwt	45.50–52.50	427	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	85.03/cwt	83.50–86.50	1,203	2
Bulls	—	—	2,060	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	2,070	1
Bulls	—	—	1,651	92.73/cwt	90.50–97.00	1,531	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	56.83/cwt	54.50–60.00	588	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	66.86/cwt	63.50–69.50	898	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	712.00/cwt	600.00–800.00	7,120	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,026.89/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	12,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	122.64/cwt	119.00–127.00	532	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,103	950.11/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	140.51/cwt	138.00–143.00	514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	117.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	149.72/cwt	145.00–155.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	656	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 May 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 182Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 30Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 85Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	432	119.00–121.00	120.00
2	—	523	111.00–114.00	112.56
1	—	575	107.00	107.00
1	—	340	134.00	134.00
4	—	463	115.00–120.00	118.02
1	—	705	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	99.00	99.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
2	—	443	111.00–113.00	112.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	138.00–141.00	139.28
3	—	495	143.50	143.50
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
3	—	755	117.00	117.00
1	—	645	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
2	—	565	126.00–130.00	128.04
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	129.00–134.00	131.53
4	—	434	119.00–127.00	122.64
3	—	460	115.00–120.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	738	103.00–110.00	106.02
3	—	562	125.00–128.00	126.67
3	—	663	116.00–120.00	117.33
3	—	605	122.00–126.00	123.69
2	—	518	128.00–130.00	129.03
4	—	466	140.00–144.00	142.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	114.00–119.00	117.52
10	—	411	130.00–137.50	135.98
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
5	—	464	128.00–137.00	133.15
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
1	—	775	87.00	87.00
4	—	366	138.00–143.00	140.51
2	—	318	145.00–155.00	149.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,277	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,292.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,103	900.00–1,000.00	950.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	630.00–800.00	724.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,000	600.00–800.00	712.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,067	850.00–975.00	908.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	950.00–1,100.00	1,026.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,251	57.00–62.00	60.08
19	—	1,343	63.50–69.50	66.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	45.50–52.50	48.69
6	—	1,035	54.50–60.00	56.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	83.50–86.50	85.03
1	—	2,060	100.50	100.50
4	—	1,651	90.50–97.00	92.73

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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