Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, bull and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.91/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −78.77 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$129.91

37 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$205

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

$8.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.94

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	350	135.93	476	6thin
Medium and Large 1	586	130.42	764	14thin
Medium and Large 2	535	127.36	681	17thin

One grade step is worth $8.56/cwt here — about −$205 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 sale37 hd

129.91

—

GA average15 barns · 1,570 hd

131.85

−1.94

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−78.77

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	1,496	93.78	1,403	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	67.65	853	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	55.33	551	15

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	415	123.07/cwt	121.00–125.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	137.20/cwt	132.50–142.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	107.47/cwt	104.00–111.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	145.57/cwt	143.00–148.00	390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	128.73/cwt	128.00–129.50	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	122.52/cwt	121.00–124.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	121.53/cwt	119.00–124.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	137.13/cwt	133.00–141.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	125.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	152.50/cwt	152.00–153.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	124.66/cwt	122.00–126.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	137.22/cwt	135.00–140.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,395	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	8,910	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	775	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,231	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	13,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	713.26/cwt	620.00–800.00	6,883	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	889.11/cwt	840.00–930.00	10,225	2
Bulls	—	—	1,496	93.78/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,403	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	67.83/cwt	64.00–71.00	855	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	74.38/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,096	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	61.72/cwt	60.00–63.00	667	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	50.95/cwt	50.00–53.00	484	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	57.52/cwt	55.00–61.00	586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	97.00/cwt	96.00–98.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	95.00/cwt	94.00–96.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.33/cwt	127.00–129.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	117.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	145.50/cwt	145.00–147.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.98/cwt	127.00–130.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	769	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 151Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 20Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	121.00–125.00	123.07
2	—	675	105.00–110.00	107.48
2	—	610	115.00–118.00	116.49
2	—	485	121.00–124.00	122.52
2	—	563	119.00–124.00	121.53
2	—	713	96.00–98.00	97.00
2	—	760	94.00–96.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.61
1	—	210	140.00	140.00
2	—	373	118.00–120.00	118.98
2	—	428	115.00–120.00	117.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	128.00–129.50	128.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	688	132.50–142.00	137.20
1	—	640	141.00	141.00
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	157.00	157.00
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
2	—	525	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	104.00–111.00	107.47
2	—	570	120.00–125.00	122.54
2	—	358	152.00–153.00	152.50
5	—	469	135.00–140.00	137.22
1	—	715	107.00	107.00
3	—	525	127.00–129.00	128.33
2	—	615	110.00–112.00	111.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	143.00–148.00	145.57
2	—	310	133.00–141.00	137.13
2	—	473	120.00–130.00	125.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	122.00–126.00	124.66
2	—	705	116.00–119.00	117.49
4	—	461	145.00–147.00	145.50
3	—	570	127.00–130.00	127.98
2	—	613	125.00–126.00	125.50

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	2	—	990	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	990.00	990.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,020.00	1,020.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	620.00–800.00	713.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	840.00–930.00	889.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	91.00–97.00	93.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,260	64.00–71.00	67.83
6	—	1,473	73.00–76.00	74.38
7	—	1,081	60.00–63.00	61.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	950	50.00–53.00	50.95
10	—	1,019	55.00–61.00	57.52

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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