Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull and 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 $130.20/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −78.47 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$130.20

85 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$7.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.05

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	492	133.29	656	29
Medium and Large 1	578	132.34	765	22
Medium and Large 3	429	126.18	541	34

One grade step is worth $7.11/cwt here — about $115 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 sale85 hd

130.20

—

GA average16 barns · 1,541 hd

136.25

−6.05

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−78.47

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	1,583	73.97	1,171	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	60.81	803	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	50.62	515	8thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1	—	538	138.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	125.06/cwt	123.00–127.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	102.51/cwt	101.00–104.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	150.22/cwt	146.00–155.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	118.02/cwt	111.00–121.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	111.32/cwt	111.00–112.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	144.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	139.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	314	138.73/cwt	136.00–146.00	436	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	122.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	125.58/cwt	121.00–131.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	109.34/cwt	108.00–110.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	131.48/cwt	124.00–134.50	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	129.36/cwt	128.00–130.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	120.53/cwt	120.00–121.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	98.81/cwt	95.00–100.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	112.12/cwt	108.00–116.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	126.70/cwt	125.00–128.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	122.68/cwt	120.00–123.50	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	125.47/cwt	125.00–126.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	121.76/cwt	120.00–123.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.27/cwt	118.00–123.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	144.34/cwt	144.00–145.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	144.66/cwt	144.00–145.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	110.19/cwt	110.00–111.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	111.68/cwt	110.00–119.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	114.06/cwt	112.00–118.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	143.80/cwt	141.00–146.50	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	137.98/cwt	132.00–141.00	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	154.12/cwt	150.00–156.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	123.91/cwt	120.00–127.00	660	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	125.16/cwt	120.00–126.00	712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	133.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	114.23/cwt	112.00–119.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	155.98/cwt	152.00–161.00	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	125.44/cwt	124.00–130.00	761	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	151.31/cwt	148.00–152.50	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	125.02/cwt	123.00–127.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	111.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	122.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	574	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	62.29/cwt	60.00–66.00	772	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	43.42/cwt	42.00–45.00	454	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	53.02/cwt	50.00–57.00	534	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	52.87/cwt	48.00–55.00	642	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,619	70.11/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	131.22/cwt	126.00–136.00	471	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,102	844.24/cwt	700.00–910.00	9,304	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,238	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	817.44/cwt	810.00–825.00	9,891	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,068	645.06/cwt	540.00–760.00	6,889	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	884.74/cwt	875.00–900.00	10,219	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	989	685.17/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,776	4
Bulls	—	—	1,563	77.84/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,217	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	68.81/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,108	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 Dec 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 383Year ago 401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 45Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 65Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	135.00–140.00	138.31
2	—	723	123.00–127.00	125.06
3	—	578	128.00–130.00	129.36
7	—	607	124.00–130.00	125.44
4	—	421	148.00–152.50	151.31
3	—	665	123.00–127.00	125.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	101.00–104.00	102.51
2	—	268	140.00–150.00	144.77
8	—	314	136.00–146.00	138.73
5	—	442	121.00–131.00	125.58
6	—	562	110.00–115.00	111.16
6	—	469	120.00–123.00	122.48
5	—	359	126.00–136.00	131.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	146.00–155.00	150.22
4	—	611	111.00–121.00	118.02
5	—	443	135.00–145.00	139.41
4	—	564	120.00–124.00	122.95
3	—	658	108.00–110.00	109.34
5	—	516	124.00–134.50	131.48
3	—	333	152.00–161.00	155.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	111.00–112.00	111.32
2	—	380	120.00	120.00
2	—	318	120.00–121.00	120.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	110.00–111.00	110.50
4	—	734	95.00–100.00	98.81
4	—	380	120.00–123.50	122.68
2	—	318	125.00–126.00	125.47
4	—	441	120.00–123.00	121.76
4	—	460	118.00–123.00	120.27
5	—	636	110.00–111.00	110.19
5	—	536	110.00–119.00	111.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	108.00–116.00	112.12
3	—	470	125.00–128.00	126.70
3	—	670	112.00–118.00	114.06
11	—	533	120.00–127.00	123.91
7	—	569	120.00–126.00	125.16
5	—	609	112.00–119.00	114.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	144.00–145.00	144.34
2	—	545	132.00	132.00
2	—	638	125.00–127.00	125.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	144.00–145.00	144.66
1	—	445	161.00	161.00
6	—	575	141.00–146.50	143.80
7	—	616	132.00–141.00	137.98
3	—	484	150.00–156.00	154.12
2	—	673	130.00–136.00	133.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,239	60.00–66.00	62.29
6	—	1,215	48.00–55.00	52.87
4	—	1,619	67.00–74.00	70.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	42.00–45.00	43.42
6	—	1,007	50.00–57.00	53.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,563	74.00–80.00	77.84
3	—	1,610	65.00–72.00	68.81

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	10	—	1,102	700.00–910.00	844.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	810.00–825.00	817.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	875.00–900.00	884.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,068	540.00–760.00	645.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	989	600.00–800.00	685.17

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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Slaughter Cattle

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