Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-12

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 mostly steady, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.19/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −83.49 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$125.19

72 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$10.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.20

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	508	128.67	653	30
Medium and Large 1	603	126.90	765	21
Medium and Large 3	493	118.49	584	21

One grade step is worth $10.19/cwt here — about $69 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 sale72 hd

125.19

—

GA average14 barns · 1,290 hd

133.39

−8.20

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−83.49

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	1,445	89.74	1,297	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	66.46	803	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	55.32	553	8thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	360	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	123.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.16/cwt	127.00–132.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.36/cwt	133.00–135.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.63/cwt	155.00–157.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	133.51/cwt	129.00–134.00	774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	129.04/cwt	128.00–130.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	139.74/cwt	135.00–141.50	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	136.99/cwt	134.00–139.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	123.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	111.76/cwt	110.00–113.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	132.54/cwt	130.00–134.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.30/cwt	118.00–125.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.43/cwt	114.00–117.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.62/cwt	136.00–138.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	124.32/cwt	120.00–129.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	709	113.00/cwt	111.00–114.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	124.64/cwt	123.00–130.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	116.32/cwt	116.00–117.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	122.46/cwt	119.00–126.00	693	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	648	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	114.08/cwt	110.00–119.00	591	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	144.27/cwt	143.00–147.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	125.82/cwt	122.00–130.00	649	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	53.33/cwt	52.00–54.00	522	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	57.30/cwt	56.00–59.00	584	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	69.48/cwt	66.00–73.00	867	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	59.65/cwt	57.00–64.00	668	4
Bulls	—	—	1,183	83.45/cwt	82.00–85.00	987	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	93.94/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,522	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	918.02/cwt	840.00–1,025.00	11,429	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,171	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	996	743.42/cwt	640.00–810.00	7,404	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	687.19/cwt	670.00–710.00	7,181	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	757	648.87/cwt	540.00–740.00	4,912	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,057	893.34/cwt	840.00–970.00	9,443	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	131.65/cwt	129.00–136.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	723	92.58/cwt	90.00–95.00	669	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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 209Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 18Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 24Year ago 108

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	135.00–140.00	137.47
3	—	467	120.00–128.00	123.65
4	—	436	123.00–130.00	124.64
1	—	600	106.00	106.00
8	—	518	110.00–119.00	114.08
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
2	—	723	90.00–95.00	92.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	127.00–132.00	130.16
3	—	615	125.00–130.00	127.67
6	—	523	133.00–135.00	134.36
3	—	663	120.00–129.00	124.32
4	—	709	111.00–114.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	155.00–157.00	155.63
3	—	430	136.00–138.00	136.62
7	—	566	119.00–126.00	122.46
4	—	623	110.00–115.00	112.59
2	—	723	109.00–110.00	109.52
3	—	372	143.00–147.00	144.27
5	—	516	122.00–130.00	125.82
3	—	460	129.00–136.00	131.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
3	—	562	115.00–116.00	115.34
4	—	459	120.00–126.00	123.02
4	—	523	118.00–125.00	121.30
1	—	700	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	580	129.00–134.00	133.51
4	—	668	110.00–113.00	111.76
4	—	529	130.00–134.00	132.54
3	—	630	116.00–117.00	116.32
1	—	730	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	114.00–116.00	115.01
2	—	420	114.00–117.00	115.43
3	—	358	120.00–121.00	120.66
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	648	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	128.00–130.00	129.04
1	—	445	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	146.00	146.00
7	—	629	135.00–141.50	139.74
4	—	660	134.00–139.00	136.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	126.00–127.00	126.50
2	—	455	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	978	52.00–54.00	53.33
4	—	1,020	56.00–59.00	57.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,248	66.00–73.00	69.48
4	—	1,120	57.00–64.00	59.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	82.00–85.00	83.45
3	—	1,620	91.00–96.00	93.94

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)	5	—	1,245	840.00–1,025.00	918.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	996	640.00–810.00	743.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,045	670.00–710.00	687.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	757	540.00–740.00	648.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,057	840.00–970.00	893.34

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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