Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2019-11-21

Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Nov 21

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Nov 14Nov 21Dec 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

329 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 279▲ 329 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 42▲ 84 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 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull and heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $108.18/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −100.49 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$108.18

113 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$7.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.12

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	110.88	586	56
Medium and Large 1	624	110.19	687	17thin
Medium and Large 3	486	103.55	503	40

One grade step is worth $7.33/cwt here — about $82 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 sale113 hd

108.18

—

GA average15 barns · 1,698 hd

121.30

−13.12

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−100.49

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	—	High	1,545	73.32	1,132	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	54.85	662	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	41.19	430	16

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	118.64/cwt	116.00–122.00	546	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	319	94.26/cwt	90.00–100.00	301	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	361	92.83/cwt	90.00–100.00	335	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	411	91.59/cwt	90.00–96.00	376	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	111.39/cwt	111.00–112.00	480	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	109.33/cwt	109.00–110.00	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	470	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	469	87.64/cwt	83.00–91.00	411	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	97.01/cwt	96.00–98.00	506	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	86.56/cwt	83.00–90.00	489	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	94.90/cwt	94.00–96.00	537	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	83.14/cwt	80.00–87.00	514	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	639	92.40/cwt	90.00–94.00	590	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	414	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	114.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	373	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	109.01/cwt	105.00–115.00	392	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	126.44/cwt	125.00–128.00	468	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	122.43/cwt	118.00–128.00	513	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	459	117.64/cwt	114.00–122.00	540	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	459	106.82/cwt	101.00–111.00	490	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	511	110.61/cwt	109.00–112.00	565	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	116.52/cwt	116.00–117.00	609	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	558	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	558	94.52/cwt	90.00–98.00	527	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	114.48/cwt	113.00–117.00	648	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	103.90/cwt	99.00–105.00	588	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	91.75/cwt	90.00–95.00	564	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	112.23/cwt	110.00–117.00	697	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	636	103.68/cwt	98.00–105.00	659	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	663	90.02/cwt	86.00–94.00	597	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	666	101.65/cwt	96.00–104.00	677	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	107.66/cwt	107.00–108.00	723	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	719	90.77/cwt	90.00–92.00	653	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	99.37/cwt	97.00–101.00	720	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,255	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,054	1
Bulls	—	—	1,522	73.01/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,111	3
Bulls	—	—	1,723	68.45/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,179	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	35.63/cwt	32.00–39.00	372	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	46.74/cwt	44.00–50.00	488	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	56.21/cwt	52.00–59.00	678	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	47.36/cwt	44.00–51.00	573	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,125	720.56/cwt	540.00–835.00	8,106	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	976.34/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	12,790	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,061	598.01/cwt	490.00–690.00	6,345	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	893.55/cwt	810.00–990.00	10,517	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,190	617.65/cwt	500.00–700.00	7,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	750.17/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,527	7

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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 279Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	109.00–110.00	109.33
5	—	431	111.00–112.00	111.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	100.00–104.00	102.03
7	—	522	96.00–98.00	97.01
8	—	639	90.00–94.00	92.40
9	—	566	94.00–96.00	94.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	83.00–90.00	86.56
5	—	319	90.00–100.00	94.26
6	—	618	80.00–87.00	83.14
7	—	411	90.00–96.00	91.59
8	—	361	90.00–100.00	92.83
10	—	469	83.00–91.00	87.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	116.00–122.00	118.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	116.00–117.00	116.52
3	—	672	107.00–108.00	107.66
3	—	725	97.00–101.00	99.37
4	—	566	113.00–117.00	114.48
5	—	621	110.00–117.00	112.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	127.00–128.00	127.49
4	—	719	90.00–92.00	90.77
5	—	370	125.00–128.00	126.44
5	—	459	114.00–122.00	117.64
5	—	636	98.00–105.00	103.68
8	—	566	99.00–105.00	103.90
8	—	666	96.00–104.00	101.65
9	—	419	118.00–128.00	122.43
10	—	511	109.00–112.00	110.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	86.00–94.00	90.02
3	—	615	90.00–95.00	91.75
4	—	325	110.00–120.00	114.88
4	—	558	90.00–98.00	94.52
6	—	360	105.00–115.00	109.01
10	—	459	101.00–111.00	106.82
11	—	545	100.00–105.00	102.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	12	—	1,310	900.00–1,050.00	976.34

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	—	1,125	540.00–835.00	720.56

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)	5	—	1,177	810.00–990.00	893.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,270	700.00–800.00	750.17

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	—	1,190	500.00–700.00	617.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,061	490.00–690.00	598.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,723	68.00–69.00	68.45
3	—	1,522	72.00–75.00	73.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	44.00–51.00	47.36
11	—	1,206	52.00–59.00	56.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,044	44.00–50.00	46.74
8	—	1,043	32.00–39.00	35.63

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.