Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2019-08-01

Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Aug 1

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

322 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 240▲ 322 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 26▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 53▲ 56 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 steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers

steady to 3.00 lower, bull and heifer calves 1.00 to 4.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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 $117.07/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −91.61 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$117.07

120 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$6.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.04

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	121.40	696	10thin
Medium and Large 2	520	117.92	614	59
Medium and Large 3	439	115.23	505	51

One grade step is worth $6.17/cwt here — about $191 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 sale120 hd

117.07

—

GA average16 barns · 1,625 hd

123.10

−6.04

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−91.61

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	1,894	78.92	1,495	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	59.76	710	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	50.25	543	9thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	130.30/cwt	128.00–137.00	440	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	131.20/cwt	129.00–134.00	558	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	438	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	521	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	111.51/cwt	111.00–112.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	115.19/cwt	112.00–117.50	772	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	816	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	268	115.92/cwt	114.00–119.00	311	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	120.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	391	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	121.53/cwt	118.00–123.00	441	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	111.37/cwt	110.00–112.00	421	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	121.70/cwt	120.00–123.00	514	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	115.34/cwt	110.00–118.00	494	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	106.47/cwt	105.00–108.00	463	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	113.14/cwt	109.00–115.00	518	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	461	104.82/cwt	100.00–107.00	483	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	109.98/cwt	106.00–114.00	564	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	103.02/cwt	100.00–105.00	544	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	97.81/cwt	96.00–103.00	546	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	109.18/cwt	106.00–113.00	618	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	98.37/cwt	95.00–100.00	605	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	106.52/cwt	104.00–110.00	671	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	103.03/cwt	100.00–106.00	688	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	772	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	882	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	233	139.16/cwt	136.00–142.00	324	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	270	127.26/cwt	123.00–130.00	344	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	123.84/cwt	120.00–127.00	402	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	364	121.10/cwt	117.00–125.00	441	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	134.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	493	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	116.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	514	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	442	124.20/cwt	120.00–126.00	549	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	462	122.49/cwt	119.00–126.00	566	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	466	112.79/cwt	108.00–118.00	526	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	105.68/cwt	104.00–108.00	560	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	118.57/cwt	115.00–121.00	631	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	559	104.19/cwt	98.00–107.00	582	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	121.83/cwt	120.00–123.00	690	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	111.74/cwt	108.00–114.00	640	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	619	99.51/cwt	95.00–103.00	616	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	108.93/cwt	106.00–112.00	681	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	104.02/cwt	103.00–105.00	700	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	797	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	725	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,678	74.83/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,256	2
Bulls	—	—	2,038	81.64/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,664	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	45.80/cwt	42.00–49.00	482	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	56.99/cwt	56.00–58.00	629	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	53.81/cwt	52.00–56.00	594	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	60.31/cwt	58.50–66.00	727	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,840	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,042	635.61/cwt	550.00–740.00	6,623	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,202	704.09/cwt	600.00–850.00	8,463	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	600	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	3,840	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	640	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,880	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,073	922.44/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	9,898	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,162.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,260.00	13,073	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 Aug 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 240Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 53Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers

steady to 3.00 lower, bull and heifer calves 1.00 to 4.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	107.00–108.00	107.49
4	—	969	91.00	91.00
3	—	422	120.00–123.00	121.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	96.00–103.00	97.81
5	—	528	100.00–105.00	103.02
5	—	461	100.00–107.00	104.82
3	—	615	95.00–100.00	98.37
3	—	378	110.00–112.00	111.37
3	—	268	114.00–119.00	115.92
2	—	435	105.00–108.00	106.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	458	109.00–115.00	113.14
12	—	363	118.00–123.00	121.53
10	—	513	106.00–114.00	109.98
6	—	428	110.00–118.00	115.34
5	—	566	106.00–113.00	109.18
4	—	630	104.00–110.00	106.52
2	—	668	100.00–106.00	103.03
3	—	323	120.00–123.00	120.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	440	110.00–120.00	116.89
8	—	364	117.00–125.00	121.10
7	—	466	108.00–118.00	112.79
6	—	530	104.00–108.00	105.68
5	—	559	98.00–107.00	104.19
5	—	325	120.00–127.00	123.84
4	—	619	95.00–103.00	99.51
3	—	270	123.00–130.00	127.26
2	—	233	136.00–142.00	139.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	573	108.00–114.00	111.74
11	—	532	115.00–121.00	118.57
10	—	462	119.00–126.00	122.49
10	—	442	120.00–126.00	124.20
5	—	367	130.00–137.00	134.43
4	—	625	106.00–112.00	108.93
3	—	673	103.00–105.00	104.02
2	—	718	100.00–102.00	101.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	120.00–123.00	121.83
2	—	715	111.00–112.00	111.50
2	—	455	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	128.00–137.00	130.30
2	—	565	111.00–112.00	111.51
2	—	533	116.00–118.00	117.00
2	—	438	118.00–120.00	119.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	129.00–134.00	131.20
3	—	670	112.00–117.50	115.19
2	—	725	112.00–113.00	112.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,104	52.00–56.00	53.81
4	—	1,053	42.00–49.00	45.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,206	58.50–66.00	60.31
4	—	1,103	56.00–58.00	56.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,038	75.00–85.00	81.64
2	—	1,678	72.00–77.00	74.83

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)	6	—	1,042	550.00–740.00	635.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,202	600.00–850.00	704.09

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00

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	2	—	600	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	640	450.00	450.00

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	—	1,073	825.00–1,025.00	922.44

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	4	—	1,125	1,050.00–1,260.00	1,162.00

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.