Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (318). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher, bull and heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.70/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −80.98 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$127.70

52 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$7.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.26

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	495	130.87	648	20
Medium and Large 1	595	127.96	761	16thin
Medium and Large 3	433	123.48	535	16thin

One grade step is worth $7.39/cwt here — about $113 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 sale52 hd

127.70

—

GA average14 barns · 1,335 hd

127.44

+0.26

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−80.98

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	1,909	96.50	1,842	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	67.65	854	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,816	65.15	1,183	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	61.80	658	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,246.07/cwt	1,150.00–1,350.00	14,542	6
Bulls	—	—	1,893	98.66/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,868	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	67.65/cwt	64.00–70.00	854	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	61.80/cwt	58.00–64.00	658	4
Bulls	—	—	1,955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,760	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,816	65.15/cwt	63.50–67.00	1,183	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	146.40/cwt	144.00–147.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	112.68/cwt	112.00–113.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	675	663.89/cwt	625.00–700.00	4,481	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	650	911.54/cwt	900.00–925.00	5,925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	716	678.52/cwt	600.00–800.00	4,858	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.52/cwt	133.00–134.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	155.01/cwt	150.00–158.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	142.01/cwt	139.00–144.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.01/cwt	112.00–115.00	706	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	628	910.21/cwt	875.00–950.00	5,716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.04/cwt	123.00–125.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	128.03/cwt	127.00–128.50	489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	142.25/cwt	142.00–143.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.08/cwt	121.00–127.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	131.76/cwt	127.00–137.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	123.47/cwt	123.00–124.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	116.37/cwt	114.00–118.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	145.29/cwt	141.00–148.00	629	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	933	894.46/cwt	830.00–975.00	8,345	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	14,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	140.16/cwt	135.00–145.00	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	752.70/cwt	660.00–830.00	7,753	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	966	747.64/cwt	700.00–770.00	7,222	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	952.18/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	10,817	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	133.46/cwt	129.00–138.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	109.04/cwt	108.00–110.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	105.14/cwt	101.00–109.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	117.11/cwt	114.00–122.00	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	117.52/cwt	116.00–119.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	132.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	119.08/cwt	116.00–123.00	555	4

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 196Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 56Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 41Year ago 70

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	—	1,167	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,246.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	675	625.00–700.00	663.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	716	600.00–800.00	678.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	650	900.00–925.00	911.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	628	875.00–950.00	910.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	933	830.00–975.00	894.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,080.00	1,080.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,136	875.00–1,050.00	952.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,030	660.00–830.00	752.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	966	700.00–770.00	747.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,893	98.00–99.00	98.66
1	—	1,955	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,263	64.00–70.00	67.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	58.00–64.00	61.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,816	63.50–67.00	65.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	506	144.00–147.00	146.40
1	—	660	127.00	127.00
4	—	554	142.00–143.00	142.25
2	—	623	130.00–137.00	133.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	140.00	140.00
2	—	383	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	110.00–112.00	110.98
3	—	733	112.00–113.00	112.68
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
2	—	518	133.00–134.00	133.52
2	—	565	129.00–130.00	129.51
3	—	457	139.00–144.00	142.01
3	—	625	121.00–127.00	125.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	150.00–158.00	155.01
3	—	625	112.00–115.00	113.01
2	—	523	123.00–125.00	124.04
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
3	—	433	141.00–148.00	145.29
2	—	658	103.00–105.00	104.00
5	—	462	129.00–138.00	133.46
1	—	290	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	135.00–145.00	140.16
2	—	670	94.00–95.00	94.50
2	—	280	150.00	150.00
2	—	565	100.00–102.00	101.02
2	—	463	116.00–119.00	117.52
4	—	358	130.00–135.00	132.27
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
2	—	620	114.00–115.00	114.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	127.00–128.50	128.03
2	—	315	127.00–137.00	131.76
2	—	423	123.00–124.00	123.47
3	—	513	114.00–118.00	116.37
4	—	583	110.00–112.00	111.01
2	—	623	101.00–109.00	105.14
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
4	—	466	116.00–123.00	119.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	124.00–125.00	124.66
2	—	523	108.00–110.00	109.04
3	—	375	114.00–122.00	117.11

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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