Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one one ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer caves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull caves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, 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 $127.33/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −81.35 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$127.33

126 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$19.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.03

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	137.50	718	41
Medium and Large 2	549	123.66	679	65
Medium and Large 3	467	118.39	553	20

One grade step is worth $19.11/cwt here — about $166 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 sale126 hd

127.33

—

GA average16 barns · 1,409 hd

124.29

+3.03

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−81.35

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	1,818	81.06	1,474	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	53.87	843	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	53.87	682	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	47.17	489	19

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	285	141.09/cwt	136.00–146.00	402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.07/cwt	145.00–155.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	120.81/cwt	116.00–125.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	108.92/cwt	105.00–112.00	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	106.04/cwt	102.00–110.00	488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	118.78/cwt	115.00–125.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	139.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	109.85/cwt	108.00–115.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	120.16/cwt	116.00–121.00	662	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	111.93/cwt	110.00–114.00	412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	94.03/cwt	90.00–96.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	110.34/cwt	106.00–113.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	104.23/cwt	100.00–110.00	539	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	109.66/cwt	108.00–114.00	628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	118.72/cwt	115.00–121.00	527	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	117.86/cwt	113.00–121.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	120.98/cwt	119.00–123.00	928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	112.00/cwt	106.00–116.00	745	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	113.39/cwt	107.00–116.00	710	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	111.69/cwt	110.00–113.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	177.91/cwt	176.00–180.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	120.01/cwt	119.00–122.00	798	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	40.50/cwt	39.00–43.00	396	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	53.87/cwt	51.00–58.00	843	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	49.55/cwt	45.00–52.00	524	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	561	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,620	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	956	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	53.75/cwt	52.00–58.00	676	19
Bulls	—	—	1,864	86.51/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,613	5
Bulls	—	—	1,703	67.44/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,149	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	651.65/cwt	550.00–760.00	6,679	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	840.62/cwt	800.00–910.00	8,490	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	779.10/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,103	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	901.62/cwt	850.00–935.00	9,593	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	750	730.00/cwt	650.00–800.00	5,475	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,026	835.46/cwt	750.00–930.00	8,572	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	110.35/cwt	110.00–111.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	131.10/cwt	127.00–137.00	602	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	126.02/cwt	123.00–128.00	704	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	561	108.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	767	104.67/cwt	104.00–105.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	153.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	129.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	157.29/cwt	156.00–159.00	420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	106.06/cwt	104.00–108.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	134.33/cwt	131.00–140.00	684	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	167.73/cwt	163.00–173.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	124.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	173.64/cwt	170.00–180.00	578	3

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 Oct 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 396Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 91Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 105Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	136.00–146.00	141.09
4	—	458	115.00–125.00	118.78
3	—	512	110.00–111.00	110.35
7	—	561	105.00–110.00	108.59
4	—	368	125.00–135.00	129.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	145.00–155.00	150.07
6	—	521	116.00–125.00	120.81
4	—	427	135.00–145.00	139.52
14	—	665	106.00–116.00	112.00
13	—	626	107.00–116.00	113.39
4	—	573	115.00–120.00	118.77
9	—	459	127.00–137.00	131.10
3	—	767	104.00–105.00	104.67
3	—	327	150.00–160.00	153.16
3	—	267	156.00–159.00	157.29
2	—	723	104.00–108.00	106.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	110.00–113.00	111.69
3	—	438	150.00–154.00	151.99
2	—	268	176.00–180.00	177.91
4	—	665	119.00–122.00	120.01
9	—	559	123.00–128.00	126.02
7	—	509	131.00–140.00	134.33
4	—	358	163.00–173.00	167.73
6	—	624	120.00–126.00	124.05
3	—	333	170.00–180.00	173.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	105.00–112.00	108.92
4	—	460	102.00–110.00	106.04
4	—	368	110.00–114.00	111.93
3	—	670	90.00–96.00	94.03
4	—	600	96.00	96.00
12	—	517	100.00–110.00	104.23
4	—	565	100.00–105.00	102.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	108.00–115.00	109.85
3	—	602	106.00–113.00	110.34
7	—	573	108.00–114.00	109.66
7	—	444	115.00–121.00	118.72
6	—	460	113.00–121.00	117.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	551	116.00–121.00	120.16
2	—	458	127.00–130.00	128.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
1	—	510	153.00	153.00
3	—	767	119.00–123.00	120.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	137.00	137.00
1	—	600	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	979	39.00–43.00	40.50
14	—	1,058	45.00–52.00	49.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	51.00–58.00	53.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,620	59.00	59.00
19	—	1,257	52.00–58.00	53.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,864	82.00–89.00	86.51
2	—	1,703	65.00–70.00	67.44

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)	8	—	1,025	550.00–760.00	651.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,040	750.00–800.00	779.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,010	800.00–910.00	840.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,064	850.00–935.00	901.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	750	650.00–800.00	730.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,026	750.00–930.00	835.46

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle