Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.47/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −81.21 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$127.47

56 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$7.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	129.25	822	9thin
Medium and Large 2	532	129.08	687	35
Medium and Large 3	493	121.41	599	12thin

One grade step is worth $7.84/cwt here — about $223 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 sale56 hd

127.47

—

GA average6 barns · 377 hd

129.93

−2.46

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−81.21

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	1,726	86.91	1,500	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,406	66.21	931	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,715	60.50	1,038	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	55.94	566	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	111.05/cwt	109.00–115.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	134.31/cwt	134.00–137.00	649	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	119.07/cwt	119.00–120.00	550	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	105.10/cwt	101.00–109.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.03/cwt	131.00–133.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	125.56/cwt	122.00–129.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.63/cwt	130.00–139.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	760	720.56/cwt	625.00–800.00	5,476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	9,594	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	60.68/cwt	59.00–62.50	631	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	1,038	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	649	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	67.55/cwt	65.00–70.00	992	5
Bulls	—	—	1,665	82.73/cwt	82.00–83.50	1,377	2
Bulls	—	—	1,767	89.70/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	119.23/cwt	114.00–124.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	134.34/cwt	127.00–135.00	686	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	114.80/cwt	111.00–117.00	492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	95.60/cwt	92.00–99.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	110.85/cwt	108.00–113.00	716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	118.56/cwt	116.00–121.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	131.82/cwt	128.00–135.00	485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	773	93.02/cwt	92.00–94.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	123.36/cwt	122.00–126.00	693	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	51.19/cwt	50.50–52.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	126.63/cwt	120.00–129.00	590	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,243	998.04/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	12,406	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	828.55/cwt	800.00–875.00	7,581	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,053	765.58/cwt	730.00–800.00	8,062	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	730.56/cwt	630.00–775.00	7,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	773	85.02/cwt	84.00–86.00	657	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 Jul 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 223Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 44Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	109.00–115.00	111.05
14	—	462	119.00–120.00	119.07
4	—	673	101.00–109.00	105.10
2	—	335	127.00	127.00
2	—	510	120.00	120.00
7	—	646	108.00–113.00	110.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
2	—	320	114.00–124.00	119.23
7	—	429	111.00–117.00	114.80
4	—	623	92.00–99.00	95.60
2	—	465	106.00	106.00
2	—	773	84.00–86.00	85.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	483	134.00–137.00	134.31
3	—	313	140.00	140.00
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
12	—	511	127.00–135.00	134.34
3	—	627	122.00	122.00
4	—	740	106.00	106.00
3	—	562	122.00–126.00	123.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	131.00–133.00	132.03
2	—	718	122.00–129.00	125.56
1	—	770	122.00	122.00
2	—	618	130.00–132.00	131.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	116.00–121.00	118.56
4	—	368	128.00–135.00	131.82
2	—	773	92.00–94.00	93.02
4	—	466	120.00–129.00	126.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
1	—	655	126.00	126.00
1	—	715	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	130.00–139.00	134.63
2	—	493	143.00	143.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	760	625.00–800.00	720.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	820.00	820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,243	925.00–1,075.00	998.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	915	800.00–875.00	828.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	730.00–800.00	765.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	630.00–775.00	730.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	59.00–62.50	60.68
2	—	985	50.50–52.00	51.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	60.50	60.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	59.50	59.50
5	—	1,469	65.00–70.00	67.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	82.00–83.50	82.73
3	—	1,767	88.00–92.00	89.70

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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