Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.41/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −83.26 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$125.41

81 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$8.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.29

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	127.85	662	35
Medium and Large 1	605	127.77	773	23
Medium and Large 3	505	119.35	603	23

One grade step is worth $8.50/cwt here — about $60 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 sale81 hd

125.41

—

GA average15 barns · 1,289 hd

131.70

−6.29

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−83.26

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	1,239	88.39	1,095	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	69.07	843	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	67.00	1,032	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	51.78	472	7thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	844	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	832	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	793	46.03/cwt	45.00–47.50	365	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	56.09/cwt	52.00–59.50	561	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	67.00/cwt	65.00–69.50	1,032	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	68.91/cwt	65.00–71.00	844	11
Bulls	—	—	1,358	87.58/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,189	2
Bulls	—	—	1,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,103	730.32/cwt	710.00–750.00	8,055	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,619	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	761	545.07/cwt	500.00–630.00	4,148	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	13,043	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	839.47/cwt	800.00–875.00	7,975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	136.01/cwt	133.00–140.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	121.78/cwt	120.00–124.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	119.33/cwt	118.00–120.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	129.02/cwt	128.00–131.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	98.50/cwt	98.00–99.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	106.00/cwt	104.00–109.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	118.79/cwt	115.00–121.00	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	122.75/cwt	122.50–123.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	114.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	124.75/cwt	124.00–126.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	146.39/cwt	145.00–148.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	99.65/cwt	98.00–101.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	148.52/cwt	148.00–149.00	327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	140.81/cwt	138.00–145.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	124.95/cwt	124.00–127.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	113.26/cwt	112.50–114.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	127.75/cwt	126.00–129.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.85/cwt	120.00–122.50	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	402	151.34/cwt	150.00–153.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	126.75/cwt	124.00–128.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	125.52/cwt	123.00–127.00	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	130.45/cwt	128.00–138.00	614	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	128.84/cwt	128.00–129.50	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	136.65/cwt	133.00–138.00	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	117.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	122.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	107.50/cwt	106.00–109.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1

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 Sep 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 103Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 28Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 45Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	63.00	63.00
2	—	1,140	73.00	73.00
11	—	1,225	65.00–71.00	68.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	793	45.00–47.50	46.03
4	—	1,000	52.00–59.50	56.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	65.00–69.50	67.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	87.00–88.00	87.58
1	—	1,000	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	710.00–750.00	730.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	780.00	780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	761	500.00–630.00	545.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,110.00	1,110.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	800.00–875.00	839.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	133.00–140.00	136.01
2	—	570	110.00–112.00	111.01
4	—	438	130.00–135.00	132.49
2	—	675	98.00–99.00	98.50
2	—	605	103.00–105.00	104.01
4	—	538	110.00–120.00	114.24
2	—	740	90.00–95.00	92.52
2	—	490	120.00–121.00	120.51
2	—	220	148.00–149.00	148.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	120.00–124.00	121.78
2	—	268	150.00–153.00	151.51
3	—	603	118.00–120.00	119.33
3	—	722	104.00–109.00	106.00
5	—	664	115.00–121.00	118.79
4	—	515	124.00–126.00	124.75
3	—	320	145.00–148.00	146.39
4	—	426	138.00–145.00	140.81
7	—	471	128.00–138.00	130.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	128.00–131.00	129.02
3	—	715	115.00	115.00
3	—	402	150.00–153.00	151.34
4	—	629	124.00–128.00	126.75
4	—	680	123.00–127.00	125.52
2	—	768	113.00–115.00	113.98
3	—	577	128.00–129.50	128.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	144.00	144.00
2	—	508	122.50–123.00	122.75
1	—	400	134.00	134.00
4	—	575	120.00–122.50	120.85
3	—	617	118.00–120.00	119.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	760	98.00	98.00
3	—	625	98.00–101.00	99.65
2	—	393	120.00–121.00	120.50
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
2	—	580	106.00–109.00	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
3	—	425	124.00–127.00	124.95
2	—	655	112.50–114.00	113.26
4	—	355	126.00–129.00	127.75
5	—	510	115.00–120.00	117.97
7	—	466	120.00–125.00	122.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	128.00	128.00
1	—	540	136.50	136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	133.00–138.00	136.65
5	—	500	145.50	145.50
1	—	550	141.00	141.00
1	—	470	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	128.00	128.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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