Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady , feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves steady to 3.00 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 $128.20/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −80.47 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$128.20

98 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.78

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	133.96	717	38
Medium and Large 3	401	125.01	502	20
Medium and Large 2	512	124.32	636	40

One grade step is worth $9.65/cwt here — about $81 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 sale98 hd

128.20

—

GA average15 barns · 1,427 hd

130.98

−2.78

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−80.47

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	1,770	86.00	1,522	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	57.68	685	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	44.97	438	9thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	368	129.78/cwt	127.00–134.00	478	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	135.52/cwt	134.00–136.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	119.92/cwt	119.00–122.00	616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	106.18/cwt	105.00–107.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	129.41/cwt	129.00–130.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	134.51/cwt	134.00–136.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	131.46/cwt	128.00–135.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	133.05/cwt	131.00–135.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	108.35/cwt	107.00–110.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	98.05/cwt	97.00–100.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	104.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.17/cwt	118.00–119.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	126.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	121.35/cwt	120.00–123.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	113.45/cwt	111.00–118.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	138.67/cwt	136.00–144.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	144.51/cwt	143.00–146.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	122.49/cwt	120.00–124.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	143.83/cwt	141.00–146.50	472	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	129.15/cwt	125.00–131.00	731	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	42.27/cwt	40.00–43.50	405	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	48.35/cwt	46.00–50.00	481	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	58.32/cwt	54.00–61.00	663	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	51.01/cwt	48.00–53.00	554	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	64.28/cwt	63.00–65.00	934	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,522	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	8,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,017	757.79/cwt	620.00–825.00	7,707	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,076	661.39/cwt	530.00–790.00	7,117	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	870.40/cwt	800.00–970.00	9,714	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,311.65/cwt	1,200.00–1,375.00	15,386	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,048	871.04/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	9,128	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	817	488.57/cwt	420.00–590.00	3,992	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	279	140.18/cwt	138.00–143.00	391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	109.72/cwt	109.00–110.00	736	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.98/cwt	139.00–141.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	126.73/cwt	124.00–129.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	143.97/cwt	143.00–146.00	631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	107.91/cwt	104.00–110.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	138.10/cwt	135.00–141.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	118.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.00/cwt	127.50–129.00	614	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	118.54/cwt	115.00–122.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	123.16/cwt	120.00–126.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	115.00/cwt	113.00–117.00	690	6

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 Nov 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 269Year ago 427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 38Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 88Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	127.00–134.00	129.78
4	—	279	138.00–143.00	140.18
3	—	512	104.00–110.00	107.91
4	—	460	115.00–122.00	118.54
4	—	423	120.00–126.00	123.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	134.00–136.00	135.52
4	—	658	120.00–124.00	122.49
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
3	—	358	150.00–152.00	151.01
2	—	723	115.00–117.00	115.97
7	—	566	125.00–131.00	129.15
6	—	470	139.00–141.00	139.98
4	—	620	124.00–129.00	126.73
7	—	438	143.00–146.00	143.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	141.00–146.50	143.83
7	—	671	109.00–110.00	109.72
4	—	518	120.00–122.00	121.03
4	—	368	135.00–141.00	138.10
5	—	563	115.00–120.00	118.23
8	—	480	127.50–129.00	128.00
6	—	600	113.00–117.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	514	119.00–122.00	119.92
5	—	408	129.00–130.00	129.41
6	—	575	118.00–119.00	118.17
5	—	469	125.00–130.00	126.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	105.00–107.00	106.18
2	—	342	125.00	125.00
6	—	433	120.00–123.00	121.35
3	—	467	111.00–118.00	113.45
2	—	700	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	107.00–110.00	108.35
3	—	615	97.00–100.00	98.05
5	—	459	100.00–106.00	104.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	134.00–136.00	134.51
2	—	668	128.00–135.00	131.46
2	—	615	131.00–135.00	133.05
4	—	515	136.00–144.00	138.67
4	—	463	143.00–146.00	144.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	959	40.00–43.50	42.27
4	—	995	46.00–50.00	48.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,137	54.00–61.00	58.32
5	—	1,086	48.00–53.00	51.01
4	—	1,453	63.00–65.00	64.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	86.00	86.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,173	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,311.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,048	775.00–1,000.00	871.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	817	420.00–590.00	488.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,017	620.00–825.00	757.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,076	530.00–790.00	661.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,116	800.00–970.00	870.40

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

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