Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2019-11-07

Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Nov 7

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Oct 31Nov 7Nov 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

301 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 185▲ 301 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 28▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 37▲ 68 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 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher, steer calves lightly tested, steer calves lightly tested, bull and heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $100.67/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$100.67

78 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$18.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.09

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	110.94	604	20
Medium and Large 2	466	99.07	461	41
Medium and Large 3	384	92.42	355	17thin

One grade step is worth $18.52/cwt here — about $249 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 sale78 hd

100.67

—

GA average15 barns · 1,391 hd

109.76

−9.09

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	1,621	66.33	1,075	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,328	47.84	635	19

Every lot

51 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	479	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	106.63/cwt	103.00–110.00	664	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	105.47/cwt	103.00–108.00	705	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	740	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	104.17/cwt	103.00–106.00	325	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	95.17/cwt	92.00–100.00	303	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	364	93.02/cwt	90.00–97.00	339	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	114.64/cwt	114.00–115.00	476	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	426	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	93.09/cwt	90.00–95.00	397	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	518	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	87.73/cwt	85.00–90.00	404	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	99.47/cwt	95.00–103.00	460	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	96.07/cwt	94.00–100.00	490	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	96.38/cwt	92.00–99.00	543	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	104.17/cwt	103.00–105.00	595	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	618	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	698	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	93.90/cwt	90.00–99.00	580	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	122.48/cwt	122.00–123.00	386	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	318	111.92/cwt	110.00–114.00	356	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	106.83/cwt	104.00–113.00	385	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	121.63/cwt	120.00–123.00	442	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	426	107.31/cwt	104.00–110.00	457	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	434	121.35/cwt	116.00–125.00	527	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	464	108.61/cwt	106.00–115.00	504	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	482	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	107.86/cwt	106.00–110.00	566	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	96.34/cwt	96.00–97.00	544	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	107.82/cwt	105.00–110.00	616	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	103.40/cwt	98.00–106.00	636	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	108.52/cwt	108.00–109.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	678	85.51/cwt	85.00–86.00	580	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	103.51/cwt	103.00–104.00	735	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	720	81.03/cwt	80.00–82.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	723	89.55/cwt	88.00–91.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	767	87.65/cwt	82.00–91.00	672	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,576	65.40/cwt	60.00–67.00	1,031	5
Bulls	—	—	1,845	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,310	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	49.86/cwt	47.00–54.50	653	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	43.45/cwt	40.00–46.00	594	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	660	714.92/cwt	710.00–720.00	4,718	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	700	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	750	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	5,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,151	762.29/cwt	630.00–870.00	8,774	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,174	655.40/cwt	575.00–775.00	7,694	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,003	564.06/cwt	430.00–660.00	5,658	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,073	594.83/cwt	500.00–680.00	6,383	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	10,413	1

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 Nov 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 185Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 37Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	116.00–125.00	121.35
6	—	363	120.00–123.00	121.63
5	—	571	105.00–110.00	107.82
5	—	525	106.00–110.00	107.86
3	—	767	82.00–91.00	87.65
3	—	615	98.00–106.00	103.40
2	—	723	88.00–91.00	89.55
2	—	315	122.00–123.00	122.48
8	—	464	106.00–115.00	108.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	103.00–104.00	103.51
2	—	623	108.00–109.00	108.52
2	—	468	124.00–125.00	124.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	110.00–114.00	111.92
2	—	678	85.00–86.00	85.51
2	—	720	80.00–82.00	81.03
4	—	470	100.00–105.00	102.55
6	—	360	104.00–113.00	106.83
6	—	565	96.00–97.00	96.34
9	—	426	104.00–110.00	107.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	103.00–108.00	105.47
2	—	623	103.00–110.00	106.63
2	—	380	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	720	111.00	111.00
1	—	600	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	90.00–97.00	93.02
5	—	318	92.00–100.00	95.17
4	—	460	85.00–90.00	87.73
3	—	427	90.00–95.00	93.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	462	95.00–103.00	99.47
10	—	510	94.00–100.00	96.07
8	—	418	100.00–104.00	102.00
5	—	312	103.00–106.00	104.17
3	—	618	90.00–99.00	93.90
3	—	563	92.00–99.00	96.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	114.00–115.00	114.64
4	—	460	110.00–115.00	112.53
5	—	571	103.00–105.00	104.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	618	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,174	575.00–775.00	655.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,151	630.00–870.00	762.29

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	—	750	790.00	790.00

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	—	700	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	660	710.00–720.00	714.92

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	—	1,335	780.00	780.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	500.00–680.00	594.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,003	430.00–660.00	564.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	71.00	71.00
5	—	1,576	60.00–67.00	65.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,368	40.00–46.00	43.45
13	—	1,310	47.00–54.50	49.86

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.