Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2019-11-14

Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Nov 14

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

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Feeder Cattle receipts

279 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 301▲ 279 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 57▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 68▲ 42 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 lightly tested, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 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 $114.19/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −94.48 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$114.19

97 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$22.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.23

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	127.76	629	25
Medium and Large 2	546	112.51	614	40
Medium and Large 3	508	105.68	537	32

One grade step is worth $22.07/cwt here — about $92 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 sale97 hd

114.19

—

GA average16 barns · 1,727 hd

122.42

−8.23

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−94.48

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	1,395	69.36	968	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,392	54.52	759	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	40.52	425	2thin

Every lot

47 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 2	470	130.52/cwt	130.00–131.00	613	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	136.38/cwt	135.00–136.50	726	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	105.95/cwt	101.00–111.00	572	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	838	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	110.88/cwt	106.00–115.00	461	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	438	101.47/cwt	100.00–103.00	444	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	98.76/cwt	98.00–100.00	454	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	108.81/cwt	106.00–110.00	502	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	122.34/cwt	116.00–124.00	585	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	113.77/cwt	110.00–119.00	581	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	106.17/cwt	104.00–108.00	548	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	92.20/cwt	90.00–95.00	491	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	100.98/cwt	98.00–105.00	568	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	91.53/cwt	90.00–93.00	517	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	111.18/cwt	108.00–112.00	673	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	100.38/cwt	98.00–103.00	612	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	90.20/cwt	88.00–93.00	616	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	101.98/cwt	100.00–103.00	731	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	89.24/cwt	83.00–93.00	643	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	100.99/cwt	100.00–103.00	770	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	327	136.65/cwt	136.00–138.00	447	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	361	120.60/cwt	116.00–126.00	435	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	138.48/cwt	134.00–143.00	583	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	424	119.68/cwt	114.00–125.00	507	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	457	132.98/cwt	128.00–137.00	608	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	120.70/cwt	117.00–127.00	559	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	466	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	524	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	509	101.07/cwt	100.00–105.00	514	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	115.42/cwt	115.00–116.00	598	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	561	107.20/cwt	106.00–108.00	601	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	572	97.51/cwt	93.00–103.00	558	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	109.16/cwt	108.00–112.00	684	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	632	105.64/cwt	102.00–107.00	668	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	666	99.34/cwt	97.00–101.00	662	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	668	89.01/cwt	85.00–92.00	595	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	93.49/cwt	93.00–94.00	715	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,025	63.54/cwt	62.00–65.00	651	2
Bulls	—	—	2,135	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,729	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	40.52/cwt	40.00–41.00	425	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	57.87/cwt	56.00–60.00	797	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	51.16/cwt	48.00–54.00	719	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	928	535.46/cwt	490.00–610.00	4,969	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	567.47/cwt	530.00–600.00	5,618	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	754.74/cwt	750.00–760.00	7,495	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	845.43/cwt	840.00–850.00	12,174	2

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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 301Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 68Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	56.00–60.00	57.87
4	—	1,405	48.00–54.00	51.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	40.00–41.00	40.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	62.00–65.00	63.54
1	—	2,135	81.00	81.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	101.00–111.00	105.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	130.00–131.00	130.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	532	135.00–136.50	136.38
4	—	676	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	134.00–143.00	138.48
2	—	565	113.00–114.00	113.51
5	—	627	108.00–112.00	109.16
13	—	457	128.00–137.00	132.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	572	93.00–103.00	97.51
5	—	509	100.00–105.00	101.07
5	—	466	110.00–115.00	112.42
5	—	424	114.00–125.00	119.68
4	—	668	85.00–92.00	89.01
4	—	361	116.00–126.00	120.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	463	117.00–127.00	120.70
7	—	632	102.00–107.00	105.64
6	—	666	97.00–101.00	99.34
5	—	561	106.00–108.00	107.20
5	—	518	115.00–116.00	115.42
3	—	327	136.00–138.00	136.65
2	—	765	93.00–94.00	93.49
2	—	445	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	88.00–93.00	90.20
3	—	610	98.00–103.00	100.38
7	—	416	106.00–115.00	110.88
6	—	562	98.00–105.00	100.98
5	—	516	104.00–108.00	106.17
5	—	461	106.00–110.00	108.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	478	116.00–124.00	122.34
10	—	605	108.00–112.00	111.18
4	—	511	110.00–119.00	113.77
3	—	762	100.00–103.00	100.99
3	—	717	100.00–103.00	101.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	90.00–95.00	92.20
4	—	565	90.00–93.00	91.53
4	—	460	98.00–100.00	98.76
4	—	438	100.00–103.00	101.47
3	—	720	83.00–93.00	89.24

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)	3	—	928	490.00–610.00	535.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	990	530.00–600.00	567.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,440	840.00–850.00	845.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	750.00–760.00	754.74

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.