Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.66/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −79.01 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$129.66

58 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$7.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.93

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	471	132.95	626	30
Medium and Large 1	597	126.75	757	12thin
Medium and Large 3	436	125.70	547	16thin

One grade step is worth $7.25/cwt here — about $79 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 sale58 hd

129.66

—

GA average14 barns · 1,375 hd

137.59

−7.93

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−79.01

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	1,580	91.53	1,446	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	68.33	831	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,110	49.51	550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 3	—	425	116.95/cwt	116.00–118.00	497	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	952.61/cwt	870.00–1,085.00	11,936	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	114.10/cwt	110.00–118.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	111.29/cwt	106.00–115.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	127.22/cwt	124.00–129.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	144.63/cwt	140.00–148.00	393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	108.65/cwt	108.00–110.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	131.34/cwt	129.00–135.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	135.52/cwt	133.00–139.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	108.39/cwt	105.00–110.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	142.33/cwt	139.00–147.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	118.83/cwt	116.00–121.00	429	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	127.68/cwt	127.00–128.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	135.55/cwt	132.00–139.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	124.45/cwt	122.00–127.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	128.51/cwt	122.50–130.50	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	144.10/cwt	139.00–147.00	523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	153.01/cwt	152.00–154.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	145.62/cwt	138.00–148.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	120.23/cwt	116.00–125.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	130.60/cwt	128.00–133.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	115.66/cwt	115.00–116.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	137.66/cwt	137.00–138.00	727	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	850	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	679	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	73.34/cwt	72.00–75.00	902	3
Bulls	—	—	1,497	95.01/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,422	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	49.51/cwt	48.00–51.00	550	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	68.12/cwt	64.00–71.50	842	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	61.73/cwt	60.00–63.50	685	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	88.05/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,464	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,157	730.35/cwt	640.00–790.00	8,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,013	1,005.25/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	10,183	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,316.19/cwt	1,240.00–1,385.00	17,374	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	126.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	119.34/cwt	119.00–120.00	547	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,080.72/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	14,892	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	810.89/cwt	770.00–850.00	9,123	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 292Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 37Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 36Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	116.00–118.00	116.95
1	—	220	138.00	138.00
5	—	361	116.00–121.00	118.83
4	—	330	120.00–130.00	126.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	124.00–129.00	127.22
3	—	627	105.00–110.00	108.39
3	—	372	127.00–128.00	127.68
2	—	330	134.00	134.00
2	—	500	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	134.00	134.00
3	—	445	138.00	138.00
4	—	559	122.50–130.50	128.51
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
2	—	618	120.00–122.00	120.97
4	—	545	124.50	124.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	110.00–118.00	114.10
3	—	272	140.00–148.00	144.63
3	—	568	108.00–110.00	108.65
3	—	443	129.00–135.00	131.34
2	—	360	132.00–139.00	135.55
3	—	458	119.00–120.00	119.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	106.00–115.00	111.29
4	—	458	133.00–139.00	135.52
1	—	705	111.00	111.00
5	—	436	139.00–147.00	142.33
2	—	280	150.00	150.00
2	—	615	114.00–115.00	114.51
6	—	363	139.00–147.00	144.10
2	—	333	147.00–148.00	147.50
5	—	559	116.00–125.00	120.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
5	—	561	128.00–133.00	130.60
3	—	668	115.00–116.00	115.66
3	—	528	137.00–138.00	137.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	122.00–127.00	124.45
2	—	460	152.00–154.00	153.01
4	—	588	138.00–148.00	145.62
4	—	973	103.50	103.50
3	—	543	147.50	147.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,253	870.00–1,085.00	952.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,378	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,080.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	640.00–790.00	730.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	770.00–850.00	810.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	510.00	510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,013	925.00–1,075.00	1,005.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,320	1,240.00–1,385.00	1,316.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	72.00–75.00	73.34
9	—	1,236	64.00–71.50	68.12
2	—	1,110	60.00–63.50	61.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	48.00–51.00	49.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	92.00–97.00	95.01
3	—	1,663	87.50–89.00	88.05

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 this sale compares

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