Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2019-07-18

Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jul 18

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

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Feeder Cattle receipts

244 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 260▲ 244 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 43▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 34▲ 40 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 mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull calves 1.00 to 4.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.24/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −92.43 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$116.24

105 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$14.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.51

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	505	121.02	612	63
Medium and Large 1	596	119.66	714	9thin
Medium and Large 3	492	106.18	522	33

One grade step is worth $14.83/cwt here — about $90 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 sale105 hd

116.24

—

GA average15 barns · 1,482 hd

122.75

−6.51

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−92.43

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	1,662	78.97	1,312	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	55.46	666	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	49.40	502	7thin

Every lot

45 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	112.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	586	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	111.27/cwt	110.00–112.00	799	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	860	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	371	105.97/cwt	102.00–110.00	393	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	109.71/cwt	108.00–114.00	476	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	102.39/cwt	98.00–106.00	454	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	106.34/cwt	104.00–108.00	490	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	97.40/cwt	95.00–100.00	456	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	104.21/cwt	102.00–105.00	541	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	95.11/cwt	90.00–100.00	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	90.67/cwt	90.00–92.00	506	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	100.96/cwt	100.00–103.00	629	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	668	82.53/cwt	80.00–85.00	551	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	131.73/cwt	127.00–136.00	483	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	121.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	445	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	112.07/cwt	110.00–116.00	482	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	126.78/cwt	122.00–132.00	555	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	107.78/cwt	104.00–114.00	510	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	122.75/cwt	119.00–125.00	583	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	519	102.30/cwt	98.00–104.00	531	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	120.28/cwt	115.00–125.00	625	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	558	96.36/cwt	94.00–100.00	538	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	113.69/cwt	110.00–116.00	646	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	113.39/cwt	109.00–115.00	701	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	118.32/cwt	118.00–119.00	736	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	622	96.08/cwt	90.00–100.00	598	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	109.05/cwt	104.00–114.00	731	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	792	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	83.93/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,316	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,299	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	43.49/cwt	41.00–46.00	433	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	51.77/cwt	49.00–53.00	531	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	55.25/cwt	54.00–58.00	646	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	625	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	815	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	986	581.88/cwt	510.00–690.00	5,737	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,935	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	9,724	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	804	570.59/cwt	470.00–650.00	4,588	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	845	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,394	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,128	767.74/cwt	750.00–790.00	8,660	4

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Thu Jul 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 260Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 34Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
2	—	680	116.00–117.00	116.50
3	—	562	119.00–120.00	119.66
3	—	622	118.00–119.00	118.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	104.00–114.00	109.05
7	—	568	110.00–116.00	113.69
9	—	367	127.00–136.00	131.73
10	—	438	122.00–132.00	126.78
10	—	618	109.00–115.00	113.39
11	—	475	119.00–125.00	122.75
13	—	520	115.00–125.00	120.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	98.00–104.00	102.30
5	—	368	115.00–125.00	121.03
5	—	622	90.00–100.00	96.08
6	—	473	104.00–114.00	107.78
6	—	558	94.00–100.00	96.36
7	—	430	110.00–116.00	112.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	100.00–103.00	100.96
4	—	519	102.00–105.00	104.21
5	—	434	108.00–114.00	109.71
6	—	461	104.00–108.00	106.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	80.00–85.00	82.53
3	—	468	95.00–100.00	97.40
3	—	523	90.00–100.00	95.11
3	—	558	90.00–92.00	90.67
4	—	371	102.00–110.00	105.97
13	—	443	98.00–106.00	102.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	118.00	118.00
2	—	735	116.00–118.00	116.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	718	110.00–112.00	111.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	110.00–115.00	112.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,025	49.00–53.00	51.77
2	—	995	41.00–46.00	43.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,169	54.00–58.00	55.25
1	—	1,315	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,250	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,568	83.00–85.00	83.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	986	510.00–690.00	581.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	670.00	670.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	880.00	880.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	804	470.00–650.00	570.59

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	—	845	875.00	875.00

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	4	—	1,128	750.00–790.00	767.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	750.00	750.00

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.