Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2020-06-11

Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jun 11

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 148▼ 68 vs year ago 217 · −31.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 34▼ 41 vs year ago 65 · −63.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 56▼ 19 vs year ago 48 · −39.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 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 $118.61/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −90.06 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$118.61

60 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$1.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.15

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	119.63	742	11thin
Medium and Large 3	439	119.61	525	13thin
Medium and Large 2	555	117.94	655	36

One grade step is worth $1.70/cwt here — about $87 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 sale60 hd

118.61

—

GA average16 barns · 1,469 hd

123.76

−5.15

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−90.06

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	1,568	95.74	1,501	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	70.30	836	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	52.73	500	4thin

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 3	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	643	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	119.67/cwt	118.00–122.00	769	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	205	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	279	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	113.52/cwt	110.00–120.00	531	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	607	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	111.56/cwt	110.00–113.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	658	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	113.47/cwt	111.00–116.00	724	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	113.47/cwt	111.00–116.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	658	90.00/cwt	89.00–91.00	592	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	310	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	431	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	361	131.54/cwt	127.00–135.00	475	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	137.11/cwt	135.00–139.00	514	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	439	133.25/cwt	133.00–134.00	585	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	442	121.28/cwt	118.00–128.00	536	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	516	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	128.05/cwt	126.00–130.00	598	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	608	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	117.13/cwt	115.00–120.00	663	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	567	101.31/cwt	100.00–102.00	574	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	124.48/cwt	124.00–125.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	746	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	110.95/cwt	107.00–115.00	693	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	107.51/cwt	107.00–108.00	720	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,233	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	97.06/cwt	96.00–98.50	1,498	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,803	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	46.14/cwt	45.00–47.00	429	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	59.31/cwt	55.50–62.50	572	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	839	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	69.46/cwt	67.00–73.00	834	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,880	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,053	728.24/cwt	660.00–790.00	7,668	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,194	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,032	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	748	634.85/cwt	630.00–640.00	4,749	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,014	752.25/cwt	670.00–885.00	7,628	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,440	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 Jun 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 148Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 34Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 56Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	111.00–116.00	113.47
2	—	638	111.00–116.00	113.47
2	—	565	116.00–117.00	116.51
4	—	521	115.00–118.00	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	89.00–91.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	110.00–120.00	113.52
2	—	523	110.00–113.00	111.56
1	—	355	118.00	118.00
1	—	205	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	127.00–135.00	131.54
3	—	567	100.00–102.00	101.31
3	—	442	118.00–128.00	121.28
2	—	465	110.00–112.00	111.02
1	—	310	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	625	107.00–115.00	110.95
9	—	566	115.00–120.00	117.13
4	—	518	115.00–120.00	117.42
4	—	439	133.00–134.00	133.25
3	—	467	126.00–130.00	128.05
2	—	670	107.00–108.00	107.51
2	—	375	135.00–139.00	137.11
1	—	700	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	119.00–121.00	120.00
2	—	665	118.00	118.00
2	—	575	124.00–125.00	124.48
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	118.00–122.00	119.67
1	—	500	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	55.50–62.50	59.31
2	—	930	45.00–47.00	46.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	67.00–73.00	69.46
1	—	1,090	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	96.00–98.50	97.06
1	—	1,725	104.50	104.50
1	—	1,485	83.00	83.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,053	660.00–790.00	728.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	610.00	610.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	880.00	880.00

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	4	—	748	630.00–640.00	634.85

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	10	—	1,014	670.00–885.00	752.25

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	—	1,120	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.