Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2020-05-07

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, May 7
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 203▼ 143 vs year ago 268 · −53.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 42▼ 12 vs year ago 30 · −40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 43▼ 8 vs year ago 56 · −14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 1.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $115.25/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −93.43 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$115.25
45 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$609
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.29
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543122.866677thin
Medium and Large 2547114.9662926
Medium and Large 3481111.4253612thin
One grade step is worth $11.44/cwt here — about $131 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 sale45 hd
115.25
—
GA average16 barns · 1,171 hd
120.54
−5.29
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−93.43
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,86092.211,7153thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16855.056439thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04549.835213thin

Every lot

44 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006112
Steers—Medium and Large 2515122.94/cwt121.00–125.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 1622121.34/cwt119.00–123.007553
Steers—Medium and Large 1725113.00/cwt113.00–113.008191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335125.34/cwt122.00–128.004203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2357121.64/cwt120.00–124.004343
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378113.75/cwt111.00–115.004303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408122.02/cwt121.00–123.004982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429117.17/cwt116.00–119.005035
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434106.94/cwt102.00–110.004646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460118.48/cwt117.00–120.005452
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460105.03/cwt102.00–108.004832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470110.69/cwt109.00–112.005203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523119.83/cwt116.00–124.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523108.39/cwt106.00–111.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 256894.67/cwt94.00–96.005383
Heifers—Medium and Large 361585.49/cwt85.00–86.005262
Heifers—Medium and Large 262593.07/cwt89.00–96.005823
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325145.49/cwt145.00–146.004732
Bulls—Medium and Large 3358128.30/cwt125.00–134.004593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2439132.72/cwt129.00–135.005834
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440119.30/cwt114.00–124.005254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460122.86/cwt119.00–127.005656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516125.98/cwt124.00–128.006505
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523106.09/cwt104.00–108.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527112.80/cwt108.00–117.005943
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565110.53/cwt109.00–112.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610115.07/cwt111.00–119.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 363087.59/cwt86.00–91.005523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2638102.05/cwt98.00–106.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 267598.51/cwt98.00–99.006652
Bulls—Medium and Large 273095.08/cwt91.00–97.006943
Bulls—Medium and Large 276892.07/cwt89.00–95.007072
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,86092.21/cwt89.50–94.001,7153
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04047.00/cwt47.00–47.004891
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04851.25/cwt50.50–52.005372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13856.37/cwt55.00–57.506417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27350.43/cwt49.00–52.006422
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,003745.91/cwt610.00–810.007,4814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,091825.95/cwt770.00–870.009,0114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,123890.01/cwt830.00–920.009,9954
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210947.35/cwt890.00–1,020.0011,4636
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,069909.61/cwt875.00–950.009,72410
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,098.62/cwt990.00–1,250.0011,9758

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.