Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.75/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −77.93 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$130.75

69 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$5.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.83

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	133.63	723	23
Medium and Large 2	502	130.11	653	24
Medium and Large 3	417	128.43	536	22

One grade step is worth $5.20/cwt here — about $187 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 sale69 hd

130.75

—

GA average13 barns · 1,122 hd

128.92

+1.83

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−77.93

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	1,854	91.36	1,694	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	69.41	868	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,596	63.78	1,018	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	58.14	571	5thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	715	98.55/cwt	96.00–101.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	123.52/cwt	123.00–124.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	138.56/cwt	137.00–140.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	129.53/cwt	126.00–133.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	126.05/cwt	125.00–128.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	119.39/cwt	117.00–125.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	157.02/cwt	155.00–159.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.67/cwt	132.00–136.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	117.81/cwt	117.00–118.00	726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	136.65/cwt	136.00–137.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	148.41/cwt	148.00–148.50	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.25/cwt	128.00–133.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	146.71/cwt	144.00–148.50	738	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	602.55/cwt	560.00–640.00	5,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	928	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	600	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	3,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	142.03/cwt	139.00–146.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	783	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	121.91/cwt	118.00–126.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	145.53/cwt	143.00–148.00	669	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	60.55/cwt	57.00–63.00	607	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	54.53/cwt	54.00–55.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	139.61/cwt	138.00–142.50	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	142.51/cwt	142.00–143.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.79/cwt	130.00–133.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	141.30/cwt	135.00–145.00	389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	128.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	130.94/cwt	129.00–134.00	752	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.12/cwt	117.00–124.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	138.31/cwt	132.00–141.50	452	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	113.68/cwt	113.00–115.00	756	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	958.45/cwt	850.00–1,175.00	9,709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	130.87/cwt	130.00–132.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	111.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	127.35/cwt	125.00–129.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	627	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	65.02/cwt	64.50–65.50	756	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	774.88/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	123.33/cwt	120.00–128.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	922	835.45/cwt	785.00–860.00	7,703	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	17,001	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	719.40/cwt	600.00–810.00	7,698	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	1,223.24/cwt	1,160.00–1,280.00	15,584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	68.93/cwt	67.00–73.50	876	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	76.21/cwt	74.00–78.50	945	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	844	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	65.47/cwt	64.00–67.50	1,064	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	94.47/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,700	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	86.69/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,677	2

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 236Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 71Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 57Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	96.00–101.00	98.55
2	—	795	95.00	95.00
1	—	665	103.00	103.00
4	—	420	130.00–133.00	131.79
3	—	515	117.00–124.00	120.12
3	—	562	110.00–115.00	111.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	126.00–133.00	129.53
2	—	680	107.00–110.00	108.51
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
5	—	616	117.00–118.00	117.81
2	—	565	124.00–125.00	124.51
3	—	780	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	110.00–120.00	114.94
3	—	458	110.00–112.00	110.66
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	123.00–124.00	123.52
2	—	460	155.00–159.00	157.02
1	—	630	137.00	137.00
5	—	503	144.00–148.50	146.71
1	—	780	119.00	119.00
3	—	565	139.00–146.00	142.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	137.00–140.00	138.56
9	—	574	129.00–134.00	130.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	131.00–132.00	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	125.00–129.00	127.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	125.00–128.00	126.05
3	—	515	136.00–137.00	136.65
6	—	408	148.00–148.50	148.41
4	—	560	128.00–133.00	130.25
3	—	700	112.00–114.00	113.00
2	—	675	118.00–126.00	121.91
2	—	460	143.00–148.00	145.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	117.00–125.00	119.39
3	—	465	132.00–136.00	134.67
4	—	439	138.00–142.50	139.61
2	—	360	142.00–143.00	142.51
1	—	220	152.00	152.00
3	—	665	113.00–115.00	113.68
6	—	521	130.00–132.00	130.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	135.00–145.00	141.30
3	—	437	125.00–130.00	128.32
6	—	327	132.00–141.50	138.31
3	—	568	110.00–111.00	110.33
5	—	466	120.00–128.00	123.33
2	—	523	119.00–120.00	119.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	940	560.00–640.00	602.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	750.00–800.00	774.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,070	600.00–810.00	719.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,013	850.00–1,175.00	958.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	600	580.00	580.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	922	785.00–860.00	835.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,274	1,160.00–1,280.00	1,223.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	57.00–63.00	60.55
2	—	950	54.00–55.00	54.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	64.50–65.50	65.02
15	—	1,271	67.00–73.50	68.93
3	—	1,240	74.00–78.50	76.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	57.00	57.00
4	—	1,625	64.00–67.50	65.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,800	92.00–98.00	94.47
2	—	1,935	84.00–89.50	86.69

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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