Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2019-10-31

Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Oct 31

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

185 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 267▲ 185 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 50▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 58▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago , slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows mostly 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 $92.96/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −115.71 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$92.96

34 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$15.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.73

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	103.03	683	3thin
Medium and Large 2	555	100.78	559	10thin
Medium and Large 3	535	87.80	469	21

One grade step is worth $15.23/cwt here — about $214 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 sale34 hd

92.96

—

GA average16 barns · 1,192 hd

117.69

−24.73

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−115.71

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	1,375	68.00	935	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	42.41	508	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	37.79	403	9thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	120.75/cwt	120.00–121.00	513	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	570	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	622	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	86.26/cwt	85.00–88.00	395	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	571	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	90.74/cwt	90.00–91.00	481	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	84.69/cwt	84.00–85.00	449	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	463	92.44/cwt	86.00–95.00	428	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	88.46/cwt	85.00–92.00	458	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	105.27/cwt	100.00–108.00	558	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	99.89/cwt	95.00–105.00	562	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	86.56/cwt	83.00–90.00	489	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	88.18/cwt	83.00–93.00	548	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	623	80.26/cwt	78.00–82.00	500	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	103.03/cwt	101.00–106.00	683	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	75.06/cwt	71.00–79.00	510	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	935	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	30.95/cwt	30.00–32.00	294	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	39.74/cwt	38.00–42.00	438	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	43.26/cwt	42.00–45.00	515	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	39.28/cwt	38.00–40.00	480	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,018	574.90/cwt	500.00–730.00	5,852	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	639.81/cwt	510.00–760.00	6,654	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,578	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,130	731.13/cwt	600.00–860.00	8,262	8

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 Oct 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 267Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 58Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago , slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,101	38.00–42.00	39.74
2	—	950	30.00–32.00	30.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,191	42.00–45.00	43.26
3	—	1,223	38.00–40.00	39.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	68.00	68.00

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	—	1,018	500.00–730.00	574.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	510.00–760.00	639.81

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	—	1,230	860.00	860.00

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	8	—	1,130	600.00–860.00	731.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	650.00	650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	101.00–106.00	103.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	95.00–105.00	99.89
2	—	622	83.00–93.00	88.18
6	—	530	100.00–108.00	105.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	110.00	110.00
2	—	565	83.00–90.00	86.56
3	—	680	71.00–79.00	75.06
4	—	623	78.00–82.00	80.26
5	—	463	86.00–95.00	92.44
5	—	518	85.00–92.00	88.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	505	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	90.00–91.00	90.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	84.00–85.00	84.69
4	—	458	85.00–88.00	86.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	112.00	112.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
6	—	518	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	120.00–121.00	120.75
7	—	500	114.00	114.00

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.