Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.79/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$115.79

77 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$8.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.88

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	680	117.41	798	36
Medium and Large 2	500	116.26	581	31
Medium and Large 3	470	108.48	510	10thin

One grade step is worth $8.93/cwt here — about $288 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 sale77 hd

115.79

—

GA average14 barns · 1,811 hd

125.66

−9.88

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	2,024	100.47	2,033	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,343	71.60	962	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	69.04	1,058	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	59.66	603	9thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	562	109.33/cwt	108.00–111.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	137.69/cwt	132.00–141.00	631	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	843.33/cwt	750.00–890.00	8,012	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	126.93/cwt	122.00–130.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	98.04/cwt	96.00–100.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.63/cwt	122.00–130.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	150.67/cwt	142.00–151.50	889	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	134.80/cwt	128.00–137.50	956	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	122.41/cwt	110.00–130.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	111.89/cwt	110.00–116.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	131.46/cwt	127.00–136.50	744	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	134.97/cwt	133.00–137.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	130.71/cwt	130.00–132.00	405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	134.09/cwt	128.00–138.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	126.00/cwt	123.00–130.00	451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	128.45/cwt	124.00–133.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,019	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	118.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	633	654.21/cwt	540.00–750.00	4,141	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	129.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	117.62/cwt	116.00–122.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	120.97/cwt	114.00–121.50	810	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	54.01/cwt	50.00–57.00	537	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	64.18/cwt	60.00–67.00	656	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	69.04/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,058	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	64.97/cwt	62.00–68.00	722	6
Bulls	—	—	1,848	107.67/cwt	106.50–108.50	1,990	3
Bulls	—	—	2,243	98.94/cwt	96.50–101.00	2,219	4
Bulls	—	—	1,848	92.75/cwt	92.50–93.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	107.18/cwt	105.00–109.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	117.70/cwt	115.00–119.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	132.05/cwt	127.00–137.00	478	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	112.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	143.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	495	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	72.15/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,030	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,452	78.47/cwt	77.50–79.00	1,139	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	18,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	921	652.73/cwt	550.00–760.00	6,012	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,258.16/cwt	1,100.00–1,425.00	14,028	8

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 254Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 90Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 67Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	108.00–111.00	109.33
4	—	440	110.00–130.00	122.41
3	—	310	130.00–132.00	130.71
4	—	358	123.00–130.00	126.00
3	—	455	115.00–120.00	118.33
2	—	665	105.00–106.00	105.50
6	—	630	105.00–109.00	107.18
3	—	512	115.00–119.00	117.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	96.00–100.00	98.04
3	—	423	110.00–116.00	111.89
1	—	330	124.00	124.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	660	94.00	94.00
2	—	460	105.00–110.00	107.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	137.00	137.00
6	—	543	125.00–130.00	129.19
5	—	567	116.00–122.00	117.62
7	—	986	98.00	98.00
14	—	670	114.00–121.50	120.97
2	—	745	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	136.00	136.00
3	—	458	132.00–141.00	137.69
14	—	566	127.00–136.50	131.46
3	—	615	124.00–133.00	128.45
2	—	665	118.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
1	—	715	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	128.00–130.00	129.32
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
6	—	540	122.00–130.00	125.63
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	122.00–130.00	126.93
6	—	362	127.00–137.00	132.05
7	—	571	110.00–115.00	112.63
3	—	263	140.00–150.00	143.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	141.00	141.00
3	—	573	128.00–138.00	134.09
1	—	600	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	590	142.00–151.50	150.67
7	—	709	128.00–137.50	134.80
2	—	665	133.00–137.00	134.97
4	—	825	123.50	123.50

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	—	950	750.00–890.00	843.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	633	540.00–750.00	654.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,115	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,258.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	921	550.00–760.00	652.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	995	50.00–57.00	54.01
5	—	1,022	60.00–67.00	64.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	68.00–70.00	69.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,112	62.00–68.00	64.97
10	—	1,427	69.00–76.00	72.15
5	—	1,452	77.50–79.00	78.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,848	106.50–108.50	107.67
4	—	2,243	96.50–101.00	98.94
2	—	1,848	92.50–93.00	92.75

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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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

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