Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.50/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$126.50

47 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$8.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.39

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	130.58	691	21
Medium and Large 2	495	123.45	612	20
Medium and Large 3	362	122.37	443	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.21/cwt here — about $249 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 sale47 hd

126.50

—

GA average13 barns · 1,502 hd

132.89

−6.39

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	1,766	94.93	1,676	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	72.10	912	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	62.50	566	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	818.37/cwt	750.00–885.00	9,534	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,200.54/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	13,926	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	937.89/cwt	880.00–990.00	9,801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	121.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	140.02/cwt	137.00–146.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	133.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	123.67/cwt	121.00–126.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	144.52/cwt	144.00–145.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	120.02/cwt	117.00–122.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.38/cwt	130.00–132.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	132.58/cwt	130.00–136.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.53/cwt	128.00–131.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	133.02/cwt	131.00–135.00	764	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	131.30/cwt	127.00–135.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	133.76/cwt	130.00–138.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	120.95/cwt	117.00–123.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	133.24/cwt	133.00–134.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	150.64/cwt	144.00–151.00	810	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.21/cwt	132.00–134.00	691	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	142.49/cwt	142.00–143.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	139.58/cwt	137.00–142.00	722	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	566	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	77.02/cwt	75.50–79.00	846	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	70.46/cwt	68.00–74.00	931	6
Bulls	—	—	1,766	94.93/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,676	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,043	770.22/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,033	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,676	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	975.53/cwt	960.00–990.00	11,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	124.87/cwt	120.00–128.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	116.04/cwt	115.00–117.00	723	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 Aug 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 310Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 26Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 59Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	136.00	136.00
3	—	515	120.00–124.00	121.65
3	—	458	121.00–126.00	123.67
3	—	562	117.00–122.00	120.02
3	—	430	130.00–132.00	131.38
3	—	367	130.00–136.00	132.58
2	—	668	106.00–107.00	106.49
2	—	623	115.00–117.00	116.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	119.00–120.00	119.51
2	—	565	128.00–131.00	129.53
4	—	474	133.00–134.00	133.24
2	—	623	120.00–125.00	122.59
9	—	523	132.00–134.00	132.21
2	—	400	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	120.00–125.00	122.56
1	—	440	124.00	124.00
3	—	358	120.00–125.00	121.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	136.00	136.00
1	—	700	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	145.00	145.00
18	—	538	144.00–151.00	150.64
1	—	670	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	152.00	152.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	442	137.00–146.00	140.02
2	—	368	144.00–145.00	144.52
4	—	523	127.00–135.00	131.30
4	—	460	130.00–138.00	133.76
3	—	562	117.00–123.00	120.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	130.00–135.00	133.23
7	—	461	120.00–128.00	124.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	131.00–135.00	133.02
3	—	615	129.00–130.00	129.66
2	—	658	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	460	142.00–143.00	142.49
2	—	517	137.00–142.00	139.58

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	4	—	1,165	750.00–885.00	818.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,160	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,200.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	880.00–990.00	937.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	960.00–990.00	975.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,043	750.00–800.00	770.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	660.00	660.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	62.50	62.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	75.50–79.00	77.02
6	—	1,321	68.00–74.00	70.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,766	91.00–96.00	94.93

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

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Replacement Cattle

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