Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00

higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.26/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −73.42 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$135.26

103 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$13.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.14

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	140.94	732	33
Medium and Large 2	486	134.69	655	49
Medium and Large 3	446	127.66	569	21

One grade step is worth $13.28/cwt here — about $163 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 sale103 hd

135.26

—

GA average14 barns · 1,560 hd

144.39

−9.14

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−73.42

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	—	High	1,581	80.10	1,266	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,601	66.76	1,068	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	60.79	720	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	51.86	541	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	561	133.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	162.52/cwt	161.00–164.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	139.39/cwt	135.00–143.00	654	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	130.93/cwt	128.00–135.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	113.03/cwt	112.00–114.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	504	128.58/cwt	126.00–136.00	648	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	154.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	149.87/cwt	145.00–155.00	692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	137.03/cwt	132.00–142.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	114.03/cwt	110.00–117.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	114.34/cwt	114.00–115.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	141.90/cwt	140.00–144.00	602	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	123.46/cwt	120.00–126.00	691	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	119.24/cwt	119.00–120.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	678	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	123.47/cwt	118.00–126.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	126.41/cwt	120.00–128.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	114.50/cwt	113.00–118.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	124.51/cwt	120.00–129.00	539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	112.59/cwt	110.00–118.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	127.58/cwt	126.00–129.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	128.52/cwt	128.00–129.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	114.75/cwt	114.00–116.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	119.51/cwt	118.00–120.50	792	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	128.56/cwt	126.50–129.50	669	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	135.16/cwt	132.00–138.00	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	121.12/cwt	118.00–123.00	626	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	137.95/cwt	136.00–146.00	847	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	138.39/cwt	135.00–139.00	988	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	111.69/cwt	110.00–113.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	936	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	113.67/cwt	113.00–114.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	156.96/cwt	153.00–160.00	648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	126.24/cwt	126.00–127.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	118.56/cwt	117.00–120.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	126.24/cwt	121.00–131.00	579	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.68/cwt	120.00–121.00	760	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	59.22/cwt	57.00–63.00	615	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	51.86/cwt	51.00–53.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	158.97/cwt	154.00–161.00	518	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,115.23/cwt	1,050.00–1,185.00	12,078	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,001	826.32/cwt	680.00–985.00	8,271	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	781.58/cwt	750.00–810.00	7,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	969	625.17/cwt	500.00–700.00	6,058	18
Bulls	—	—	1,325	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,166	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	78.12/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,285	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	55.46/cwt	55.00–56.00	660	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,758	70.00/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,231	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	68.22/cwt	65.00–72.00	937	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	63.52/cwt	63.00–64.00	917	2

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 323Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 62Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 68Year ago 57

higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	130.00–135.00	133.01
2	—	360	161.00–164.00	162.52
1	—	305	165.00	165.00
6	—	462	145.00–155.00	149.87
4	—	508	140.00–141.00	140.50
2	—	668	123.00–124.00	123.49
3	—	715	113.00–114.00	113.67
6	—	413	153.00–160.00	156.96
4	—	634	126.00–127.00	126.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	135.00–143.00	139.39
7	—	504	126.00–136.00	128.58
4	—	358	150.00–160.00	154.48
7	—	424	140.00–144.00	141.90
16	—	560	120.00–126.00	123.46
3	—	630	120.00–121.00	120.68
4	—	326	154.00–161.00	158.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	128.00–135.00	130.93
3	—	333	132.00–142.00	137.03
4	—	523	117.00–120.00	118.56
8	—	459	121.00–131.00	126.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	112.00–114.00	113.03
3	—	458	114.00–115.00	114.34
4	—	363	119.00–120.00	119.24
4	—	441	114.00–116.00	114.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	110.00–117.00	114.03
2	—	333	131.00–132.00	131.50
7	—	466	118.00–126.00	123.47
6	—	562	113.00–118.00	114.50
9	—	433	120.00–129.00	124.51
6	—	618	110.00–118.00	112.59
12	—	517	118.00–123.00	121.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	678	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	106.00	106.00
5	—	604	120.00–128.00	126.41
5	—	567	126.00–129.00	127.58
2	—	473	128.00–129.00	128.52
10	—	663	118.00–120.50	119.51
8	—	520	126.50–129.50	128.56
3	—	715	110.00–113.00	111.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	132.00–138.00	135.16
6	—	398	154.50	154.50
2	—	700	124.00	124.00
1	—	545	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	614	136.00–146.00	137.95
1	—	500	151.00	151.00
2	—	560	140.00–144.00	141.98
8	—	714	135.00–139.00	138.39
5	—	771	131.00–135.00	133.00
6	—	688	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	57.00–63.00	59.22
3	—	1,190	55.00–56.00	55.46
3	—	1,373	65.00–72.00	68.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	51.00–53.00	51.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	69.00–71.00	70.00
2	—	1,443	63.00–64.00	63.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,645	77.00–80.00	78.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,083	1,050.00–1,185.00	1,115.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,001	680.00–985.00	826.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	750.00–810.00	781.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	969	500.00–700.00	625.17

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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