Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2019-06-13

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jun 13
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 292▲ 217 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 24▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 73▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.52/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −87.16 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$121.52
81 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.47
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1506130.816626thin
Medium and Large 2510122.8462646
Medium and Large 3454117.4853329
One grade step is worth $13.33/cwt here — about $129 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 sale81 hd
121.52
—
GA average15 barns · 1,313 hd
125.98
−4.47
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−87.16
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,69985.411,4518thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24859.8674720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42558.008271thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95547.3045210

Every lot

53 lots · USDA AMS · Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2460135.01/cwt132.00–138.006213
Steers—Medium and Large 2543125.50/cwt125.00–126.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 2565125.02/cwt124.00–126.007062
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273125.68/cwt125.00–126.003433
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285117.46/cwt115.00–120.003352
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328116.47/cwt115.00–118.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332123.99/cwt122.00–126.004123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369123.04/cwt120.00–125.004545
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374114.01/cwt112.00–116.004264
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421112.54/cwt110.00–114.004744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433118.30/cwt115.00–121.005123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461113.50/cwt111.00–116.005234
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468103.05/cwt101.00–105.004824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480118.51/cwt118.00–119.005692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525116.67/cwt116.00–118.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527110.73/cwt108.00–112.005843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560107.50/cwt107.00–108.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615115.51/cwt115.00–116.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623102.07/cwt100.00–104.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 363896.51/cwt96.00–97.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660111.00/cwt110.00–112.007333
Heifers—Medium and Large 266299.32/cwt98.00–100.006573
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328140.32/cwt140.00–141.004603
Bulls—Medium and Large 3331133.00/cwt130.00–140.004404
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373125.02/cwt120.00–130.004666
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381135.73/cwt132.50–140.005177
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430133.57/cwt130.00–140.005745
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440120.30/cwt116.00–125.005294
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467117.25/cwt114.00–119.005483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473134.52/cwt134.00–135.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474125.23/cwt123.00–128.005944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2508119.59/cwt117.00–121.0060811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523128.96/cwt128.00–130.006744
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530108.69/cwt105.00–115.0057610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565102.54/cwt100.00–105.005792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566119.53/cwt115.00–121.006774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622118.07/cwt110.00–120.007345
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665108.73/cwt105.00–110.007234
Bulls—Medium and Large 271397.38/cwt96.00–100.006943
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62291.56/cwt89.00–93.001,4853
Bulls——1,74581.72/cwt78.00–83.001,4265
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91551.18/cwt48.00–54.004686
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01641.48/cwt38.50–45.004214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10855.32/cwt55.00–56.006133
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26065.00/cwt65.00–65.008191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27460.39/cwt58.00–64.0076916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42558.00/cwt58.00–58.008271
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3748551.10/cwt440.00–660.004,1224
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3940710.96/cwt620.00–810.006,6834
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,023.81/cwt1,000.00–1,050.0010,7504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,079754.84/cwt650.00–860.008,1458
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,160695.28/cwt600.00–790.008,0657
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215870.58/cwt850.00–900.0010,5782

This sale against other markets

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.