Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.16/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$112.16

62 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$17.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.98

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	122.40	651	20
Medium and Large 2	580	109.89	637	18thin
Medium and Large 3	486	105.33	512	24

One grade step is worth $17.07/cwt here — about $140 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 sale62 hd

112.16

—

GA average15 barns · 1,503 hd

122.14

−9.98

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	1,359	86.51	1,176	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	67.85	1,012	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	67.53	831	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	57.90	556	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	63.30/cwt	63.00–64.00	707	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,093	1,029.19/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	11,249	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	679.38/cwt	620.00–750.00	6,576	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,073	754.29/cwt	660.00–860.00	8,094	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,035	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	845.12/cwt	840.00–850.00	8,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	113.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	94.03/cwt	91.00–97.00	628	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	1,240.11/cwt	1,150.00–1,385.00	14,249	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	128.68/cwt	126.00–130.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	695	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	69.12/cwt	65.00–72.00	880	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	67.85/cwt	67.50–68.00	1,012	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	57.90/cwt	56.00–61.00	556	3
Bulls	—	—	1,612	88.15/cwt	86.50–89.50	1,421	3
Bulls	—	—	1,240	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,215	1
Bulls	—	—	1,040	78.30/cwt	77.00–79.50	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	148.26/cwt	147.00–151.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	119.62/cwt	118.00–125.00	689	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	667	640.50/cwt	580.00–700.00	4,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	112.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	133.99/cwt	132.00–135.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.36/cwt	130.00–133.50	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	129.70/cwt	125.00–134.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	156.57/cwt	153.00–162.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	129.99/cwt	126.00–135.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	131.26/cwt	128.00–134.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	111.37/cwt	110.00–112.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.59/cwt	130.00–132.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	89.34/cwt	88.00–90.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	122.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	150.44/cwt	147.50–152.00	391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	149.46/cwt	146.00–156.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	116.72/cwt	115.00–118.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	126.35/cwt	126.00–127.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	127.30/cwt	126.00–128.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	94.36/cwt	93.00–95.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	103.78/cwt	100.00–105.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	93.03/cwt	90.00–96.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	136.29/cwt	134.00–137.50	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	90.33/cwt	90.00–91.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	98.65/cwt	98.00–100.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	116.65/cwt	116.00–117.00	371	3

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 Jun 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 120Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 24Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 41Year ago 56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	63.00–64.00	63.30
8	—	1,273	65.00–72.00	69.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	67.50–68.00	67.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	56.00–61.00	57.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	86.50–89.50	88.15
1	—	1,240	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,040	77.00–79.50	78.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,093	950.00–1,125.00	1,029.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,149	1,150.00–1,385.00	1,240.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	667	580.00–700.00	640.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	968	620.00–750.00	679.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,073	660.00–860.00	754.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	670.00	670.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	840.00–850.00	845.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	129.00	129.00
3	—	358	110.00–115.00	113.30
4	—	460	110.00–112.00	111.01
3	—	623	93.00–95.00	94.36
4	—	511	100.00–105.00	103.78
3	—	658	90.00–91.00	90.33
3	—	568	98.00–100.00	98.65
3	—	318	116.00–117.00	116.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	126.00–130.00	128.68
2	—	668	103.00–105.00	104.01
3	—	785	88.00–90.00	89.34
2	—	460	121.00–122.00	121.49
4	—	509	115.00–118.00	116.72
2	—	645	110.00	110.00
2	—	713	90.00–96.00	93.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	118.00–125.00	119.62
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
3	—	458	125.00–134.00	129.70
4	—	429	128.00–134.00	131.26
2	—	668	110.00–112.00	110.99
4	—	515	120.00–125.00	122.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	155.00	155.00
4	—	728	110.00–120.00	112.53
6	—	663	131.00	131.00
2	—	500	150.00	150.00
5	—	625	130.00–132.00	131.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	139.00	139.00
1	—	735	107.00	107.00
1	—	255	156.00	156.00
3	—	570	120.00–128.00	124.97
1	—	655	123.00	123.00
2	—	325	158.00	158.00
3	—	524	134.00–137.50	136.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	142.00	142.00
2	—	668	91.00–97.00	94.03
3	—	425	126.00–128.00	127.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	147.00–151.00	148.26
2	—	623	125.00–126.00	125.52
3	—	540	132.00–135.00	133.99
3	—	570	130.00–133.50	132.36
3	—	367	153.00–162.00	156.57
1	—	445	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	126.00–135.00	129.99
3	—	630	110.00–112.00	111.37
3	—	260	147.50–152.00	150.44
3	—	318	146.00–156.00	149.46
3	—	515	126.00–127.00	126.35
2	—	665	110.00	110.00
2	—	440	138.00–139.00	138.49

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle