Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2020-05-28

Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, May 28

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 191▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 26▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 70▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.00/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −90.67 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$118.00

59 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$18.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.33

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	126.57	707	16thin
Medium and Large 2	531	120.80	641	22
Medium and Large 3	549	108.54	595	21

One grade step is worth $18.04/cwt here — about $112 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 sale59 hd

118.00

—

GA average15 barns · 1,152 hd

123.33

−5.33

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−90.67

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	1,643	89.35	1,468	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	62.00	1,073	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	60.76	760	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	51.41	570	5thin

Every lot

52 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 · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	126.48/cwt	126.00–127.00	472	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	102.00/cwt	99.00–105.00	464	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	122.44/cwt	117.00–126.00	633	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	97.42/cwt	95.00–100.00	505	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	114.03/cwt	113.00–115.00	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	116.66/cwt	115.00–118.00	663	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	94.62/cwt	90.00–99.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	649	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	723	83.03/cwt	82.00–84.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	714	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	255	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	372	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	140.93/cwt	140.00–142.00	455	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	355	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	476	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	151.05/cwt	150.00–152.00	563	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	129.28/cwt	124.00–132.00	595	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	471	114.21/cwt	111.00–117.00	538	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	123.29/cwt	122.00–124.00	635	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	529	112.29/cwt	110.00–113.00	594	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	531	131.52/cwt	128.00–134.00	698	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	123.05/cwt	119.00–127.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	116.84/cwt	116.00–117.00	673	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	609	117.38/cwt	116.00–119.00	715	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	108.50/cwt	105.00–112.00	662	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	627	100.62/cwt	100.00–101.00	631	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	723	87.58/cwt	85.00–90.00	633	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	750	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	768	82.99/cwt	81.00–85.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	778	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	825	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	93.42/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,490	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	86.63/cwt	83.50–88.50	1,451	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	48.68/cwt	45.00–50.50	535	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	55.50/cwt	52.00–59.00	622	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	56.65/cwt	55.00–58.50	679	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	62.13/cwt	58.50–64.00	788	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,073	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	750	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	6,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	688.95/cwt	670.00–710.00	6,545	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,140.63/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	11,406	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,236.35/cwt	1,150.00–1,400.00	13,723	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	951.01/cwt	850.00–1,035.00	8,797	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	746.77/cwt	640.00–840.00	7,430	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,744	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,107.60/cwt	1,000.00–1,170.00	15,229	3

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 May 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 191Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 70Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	52.00–59.00	55.50
3	—	1,100	45.00–50.50	48.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	55.00–58.50	56.65
9	—	1,269	58.50–64.00	62.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	90.00–98.00	93.42
3	—	1,675	83.50–88.50	86.63

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,140.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,110	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,236.35

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	—	950	670.00–710.00	688.95

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	860.00	860.00

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	—	750	700.00	700.00

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)	3	—	1,375	1,000.00–1,170.00	1,107.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	925	850.00–1,035.00	951.01

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	870.00	870.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	995	640.00–840.00	746.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	111.00–117.00	114.21
2	—	768	81.00–85.00	82.99
2	—	723	85.00–90.00	87.58
2	—	355	134.00	134.00
1	—	435	126.00	126.00
1	—	260	135.00	135.00
5	—	627	100.00–101.00	100.62
4	—	529	110.00–113.00	112.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	116.00–117.00	116.84
3	—	515	122.00–124.00	123.29
3	—	460	124.00–132.00	129.28
2	—	735	100.00–104.00	101.99
2	—	675	105.00	105.00
2	—	610	105.00–112.00	108.50
2	—	323	140.00–142.00	140.93
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	255	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	116.00–119.00	117.38
4	—	531	128.00–134.00	131.52
2	—	778	105.00–107.00	106.01
2	—	573	119.00–127.00	123.05
2	—	373	150.00–152.00	151.05
1	—	320	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	90.00–99.00	94.62
2	—	723	82.00–84.00	83.03
2	—	518	95.00–100.00	97.42
2	—	455	99.00–105.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	113.00–115.00	114.03
2	—	785	91.00	91.00
2	—	630	103.00	103.00
2	—	560	105.00–106.00	105.50
2	—	465	115.00	115.00
2	—	373	126.00–127.00	126.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	117.00–126.00	122.44
3	—	568	115.00–118.00	116.66
2	—	618	110.00–112.00	111.03

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.