Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.32/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −78.35 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$130.32

105 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$10.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.02

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	133.39	641	43
Medium and Large 1	591	132.09	781	35
Medium and Large 3	468	123.13	576	27

One grade step is worth $10.26/cwt here — about $65 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 sale105 hd

130.32

—

GA average16 barns · 2,043 hd

130.34

−0.02

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−78.35

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	1,540	91.35	1,407	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	66.50	1,044	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	64.66	841	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	50.83	482	7thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	106.30/cwt	105.00–109.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	106.06/cwt	105.00–110.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	125.00/cwt	120.00–128.50	598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	128.18/cwt	126.00–130.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	116.02/cwt	112.00–118.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	689	122.63/cwt	121.00–123.00	845	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.84/cwt	125.00–132.00	670	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	133.66/cwt	127.00–136.00	480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	133.33/cwt	133.00–134.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	122.51/cwt	121.00–129.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	125.65/cwt	121.00–131.00	555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	149.53/cwt	147.00–154.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	137.28/cwt	135.00–143.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	132.84/cwt	129.00–137.00	611	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	140.45/cwt	136.00–145.00	614	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.80/cwt	142.00–145.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	127.52/cwt	126.00–130.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	116.04/cwt	115.00–117.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	146.11/cwt	140.00–149.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	133.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	838	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	930.48/cwt	910.00–950.00	7,723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	517	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	54.76/cwt	52.00–57.00	485	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	64.66/cwt	61.00–68.00	841	11
Bulls	—	—	1,540	91.35/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,407	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	45.58/cwt	45.00–47.00	471	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	772.19/cwt	700.00–850.00	7,567	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	757.07/cwt	650.00–810.00	7,949	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	139.65/cwt	136.00–142.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	502	110.33/cwt	109.00–111.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	119.35/cwt	118.00–121.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	116.06/cwt	115.00–118.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	140.95/cwt	140.00–142.00	378	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	886.18/cwt	850.00–950.00	9,606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	632	7

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 239Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 40Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 65Year ago 64

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	105.00–109.00	106.30
6	—	359	127.00–136.00	133.66
3	—	442	133.00–134.00	133.33
3	—	328	136.00–142.00	139.65
2	—	268	140.00–142.00	140.95
7	—	564	110.00–115.00	111.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	128.00–130.00	128.99
8	—	689	121.00–123.00	122.63
7	—	524	135.00–143.00	137.28
3	—	472	140.00–149.00	146.11
8	—	564	131.00–135.00	133.99
3	—	727	118.00–121.00	119.35
2	—	438	148.00–149.00	148.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	125.00–132.00	128.84
4	—	618	118.00–119.00	118.51
4	—	568	123.00–124.00	123.51
4	—	358	147.00–154.00	149.53
12	—	460	129.00–137.00	132.84
11	—	437	136.00–145.00	140.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	105.00–110.00	106.06
9	—	478	120.00–128.50	125.00
6	—	359	126.00–130.00	128.18
4	—	560	112.00–118.00	116.02
6	—	442	121.00–131.00	125.65
3	—	515	115.00–118.00	116.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	116.00–120.00	117.99
3	—	502	109.00–111.00	110.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	121.00–129.00	122.51
4	—	694	110.50	110.50
4	—	531	126.00–130.00	127.52
2	—	623	115.00–117.00	116.04
2	—	368	140.00–141.00	140.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	133.00	133.00
4	—	655	132.00	132.00
1	—	455	152.00	152.00
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	139.00	139.00
4	—	523	142.00–145.00	143.80
1	—	900	123.00	123.00
1	—	800	128.00	128.00
6	—	605	138.50	138.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	830	910.00–950.00	930.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	980	700.00–850.00	772.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,050	650.00–810.00	757.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,084	850.00–950.00	886.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	885	52.00–57.00	54.76
3	—	1,033	45.00–47.00	45.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,300	61.00–68.00	64.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	66.50	66.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	88.00–95.00	91.35

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle