Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2020-03-05

Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Mar 5

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Feb 27Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

111 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 240▲ 111 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 23▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 60▲ 38 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 unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, 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 $123.87/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −84.81 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$123.87

43 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$383

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

$14.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.11

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	410	128.67	527	11thin
Medium and Large 2	547	125.99	690	22
Medium and Large 1	799	113.91	910	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.76/cwt here — about −$383 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 sale43 hd

123.87

—

GA average15 barns · 1,010 hd

139.97

−16.11

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−84.81

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	1,502	88.30	1,326	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	62.33	808	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	48.28	505	5thin

Every lot

45 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	480	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	682	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	114.04/cwt	113.00–115.00	710	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	126.54/cwt	122.00–131.00	458	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	119.08/cwt	115.00–124.00	556	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	596	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	114.66/cwt	113.00–116.00	642	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	101.01/cwt	99.00–103.00	742	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	395	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	138.43/cwt	134.00–143.00	450	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	364	133.11/cwt	129.00–139.00	485	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	145.66/cwt	142.00–149.00	619	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	136.24/cwt	132.00–141.00	634	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	539	128.25/cwt	124.00–133.00	691	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	118.56/cwt	115.00–122.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	128.56/cwt	126.00–131.00	730	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	634	116.50/cwt	114.00–120.00	739	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	805	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	101.63/cwt	99.00–103.00	737	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	853	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	904	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,017	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,078	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,235	1
Bulls	—	—	1,512	89.73/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,357	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	40.31/cwt	38.00–43.00	392	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	53.60/cwt	50.00–56.00	587	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	56.61/cwt	55.00–58.00	674	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	64.62/cwt	61.00–67.00	865	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,018	641.69/cwt	570.00–700.00	6,532	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	890.11/cwt	840.00–960.00	9,809	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,260	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,702	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	945	707.14/cwt	650.00–770.00	6,682	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	13,320	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 Mar 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 240Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	119.00	119.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	280	141.00	141.00
4	—	364	129.00–139.00	133.11
2	—	565	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	325	134.00–143.00	138.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	124.00–133.00	128.25
5	—	465	132.00–141.00	136.24
4	—	634	114.00–120.00	116.50
3	—	725	99.00–103.00	101.63
2	—	565	115.00–122.00	118.56
2	—	425	142.00–149.00	145.66
1	—	330	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,017	106.00	106.00
2	—	853	106.00	106.00
2	—	668	120.00–121.00	120.49
2	—	568	126.00–131.00	128.56
1	—	760	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	98.00–100.00	98.99
1	—	255	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	122.00–131.00	126.54
3	—	467	115.00–124.00	119.08
2	—	735	99.00–103.00	101.01
2	—	525	113.00–114.00	113.50
1	—	615	109.00	109.00
1	—	335	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	113.00–116.00	114.66
1	—	730	108.00	108.00
1	—	600	113.00	113.00
1	—	510	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	113.00–115.00	114.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	104.00	104.00
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
1	—	480	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,102	840.00–960.00	890.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,018	570.00–700.00	641.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	770.00	770.00

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	—	945	650.00–770.00	707.14

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	2	—	1,200	1,110.00	1,110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	50.00–56.00	53.60
2	—	973	38.00–43.00	40.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,338	61.00–67.00	64.62
2	—	1,190	55.00–58.00	56.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	86.00–92.00	89.73
1	—	1,470	84.00	84.00

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.