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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.05/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −85.62 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$123.05

113 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$2.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.86

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	626	124.39	779	33
Medium and Large 3	413	122.83	507	36
Medium and Large 2	536	122.23	655	44

One grade step is worth $2.16/cwt here — about $124 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 sale113 hd

123.05

—

GA average15 barns · 1,415 hd

127.91

−4.86

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−85.62

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	1,483	74.88	1,110	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	51.60	626	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	44.23	426	10

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	333	134.46/cwt	130.00–139.00	448	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	116.00/cwt	112.00–120.00	514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.94/cwt	110.00–118.00	700	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	111.50/cwt	109.00–116.00	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	129.00/cwt	126.00–132.00	593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	126.21/cwt	123.00–131.00	712	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	567	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	118.32/cwt	115.00–121.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	110.35/cwt	108.00–113.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	135.06/cwt	132.00–138.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	115.70/cwt	114.00–117.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	121.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	124.45/cwt	121.00–129.00	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	116.41/cwt	114.00–118.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	107.52/cwt	104.00–110.00	503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	115.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	422	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	125.26/cwt	122.00–130.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	556	101.25/cwt	97.00–104.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	104.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	118.70/cwt	115.00–122.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	116.59/cwt	114.00–119.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	107.57/cwt	106.00–110.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	107.81/cwt	105.00–112.00	477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	118.33/cwt	118.00–119.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	108.68/cwt	106.00–112.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	619	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	117.15/cwt	114.00–119.00	725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	113.52/cwt	109.00–117.00	589	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	138.33/cwt	136.00–141.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.65/cwt	130.00–131.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	122.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	815	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	536	112.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	279	139.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	114.64/cwt	110.00–120.00	527	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	52.02/cwt	50.00–56.00	616	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	40.01/cwt	38.00–44.00	385	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	47.05/cwt	44.00–50.00	453	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,595	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	973	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	46.45/cwt	44.00–48.00	610	4
Bulls	—	—	1,325	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	928	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	79.77/cwt	79.00–80.50	1,308	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	916.22/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,848	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	626.53/cwt	500.00–750.00	6,140	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	768.58/cwt	630.00–900.00	8,362	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	1,054.69/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	12,804	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,124	821.67/cwt	720.00–930.00	9,236	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,097.80/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	13,393	12

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 247Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 40Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 60Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	333	130.00–139.00	134.46
6	—	443	112.00–120.00	116.00
3	—	558	108.00–113.00	110.35
5	—	536	110.00–115.00	112.39
4	—	360	120.00–125.00	122.53
4	—	279	135.00–145.00	139.89
5	—	460	110.00–120.00	114.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	110.00–118.00	112.94
6	—	666	109.00–116.00	111.50
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
8	—	460	126.00–132.00	129.00
7	—	425	130.00–138.00	133.41
6	—	562	115.00–121.00	118.32
7	—	521	122.00–130.00	125.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	123.00–131.00	126.21
4	—	529	132.00–138.00	135.06
3	—	727	114.00–117.00	115.70
7	—	619	121.00–129.00	124.45
9	—	663	120.00–127.00	122.98
2	—	773	114.00–116.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	120.00–123.00	121.01
5	—	664	114.00–118.00	116.41
6	—	567	118.00–119.00	118.33
10	—	520	118.00–120.00	119.01
7	—	619	114.00–119.00	117.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	104.00–110.00	107.52
6	—	367	110.00–120.00	115.11
4	—	556	97.00–104.00	101.25
6	—	442	105.00–112.00	107.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	100.00–110.00	104.99
7	—	433	115.00–122.00	118.70
5	—	454	114.00–119.00	116.59
5	—	636	106.00–110.00	107.57
3	—	565	106.00–112.00	108.68
16	—	519	109.00–117.00	113.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	116.00	116.00
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
1	—	815	114.00	114.00
3	—	562	136.00–141.00	138.33
3	—	615	130.00–131.00	130.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,185	50.00–56.00	52.02
1	—	1,595	61.00	61.00
4	—	1,314	44.00–48.00	46.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	963	38.00–44.00	40.01
6	—	963	44.00–50.00	47.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,640	79.00–80.50	79.77

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)	7	—	1,184	800.00–1,000.00	916.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,214	950.00–1,125.00	1,054.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	980	500.00–750.00	626.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,088	630.00–900.00	768.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,124	720.00–930.00	821.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,220	950.00–1,200.00	1,097.80

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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