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Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jul 16

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

227 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 195▼ 17 vs year ago 244 · −7.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 58▲ 20 vs year ago 20 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 90▲ 24 vs year ago 40 · +60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $111.52/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −97.15 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$111.52

99 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$8.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.05

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	640	116.23	744	29
Medium and Large 2	574	111.11	638	38
Medium and Large 3	488	107.74	526	32

One grade step is worth $8.49/cwt here — about $218 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 sale99 hd

111.52

—

GA average17 barns · 1,392 hd

117.57

−6.05

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−97.15

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	1,680	85.29	1,432	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	56.28	704	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	49.20	510	7thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	391	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	449	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	100.43/cwt	97.00–102.00	460	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	107.24/cwt	104.00–110.00	494	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	93.52/cwt	90.00–98.00	496	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	93.04/cwt	90.00–95.00	526	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	101.62/cwt	98.00–107.00	579	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	96.93/cwt	95.00–99.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	541	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	367	120.62/cwt	115.00–124.00	443	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	131.41/cwt	129.00–134.00	484	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	434	115.59/cwt	110.00–120.00	502	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	129.81/cwt	127.00–134.00	569	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	464	110.42/cwt	106.00–116.00	512	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	123.03/cwt	117.00–126.00	572	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	116.59/cwt	111.00–121.00	606	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	125.44/cwt	124.00–128.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	537	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	569	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	558	100.32/cwt	98.00–103.00	560	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	562	107.29/cwt	104.00–110.00	603	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	125.24/cwt	124.00–127.00	708	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	601	117.14/cwt	116.00–119.00	704	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	102.93/cwt	100.00–109.00	648	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	89.86/cwt	87.00–96.00	566	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	658	99.50/cwt	97.00–103.00	655	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	661	113.39/cwt	112.00–115.00	750	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	668	85.49/cwt	85.00–86.00	571	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	720	81.51/cwt	81.00–82.00	587	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	722	108.66/cwt	105.00–111.00	785	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	98.09/cwt	93.00–101.00	711	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	763	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	813	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	773	91.36/cwt	87.00–97.00	706	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	868	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	877	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,357	79.44/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,078	3
Bulls	—	—	1,873	88.80/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,663	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	46.98/cwt	43.00–49.00	476	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	50.86/cwt	50.00–52.50	537	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	51.99/cwt	51.00–53.00	589	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	57.45/cwt	54.50–61.50	737	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,078	643.40/cwt	560.00–740.00	6,936	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	804.45/cwt	800.00–810.00	8,769	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,269	846.11/cwt	800.00–910.00	10,737	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	12,789	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	725	674.14/cwt	580.00–775.00	4,888	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	800	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	833.20/cwt	680.00–960.00	8,124	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	1,128.86/cwt	1,090.00–1,160.00	13,185	8

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 Jul 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 195Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 58Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 90Year ago 40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,055	50.00–52.50	50.86
3	—	1,013	43.00–49.00	46.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,283	54.50–61.50	57.45
3	—	1,133	51.00–53.00	51.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,873	85.00–92.50	88.80
3	—	1,357	75.00–82.00	79.44

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)	7	—	1,078	560.00–740.00	643.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	800.00–810.00	804.45

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)	6	—	1,269	800.00–910.00	846.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	870.00	870.00

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	—	800	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	725	580.00–775.00	674.14

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	15	—	975	680.00–960.00	833.20

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	8	—	1,168	1,090.00–1,160.00	1,128.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	111.00–121.00	116.59
3	—	773	87.00–97.00	91.36
3	—	725	93.00–101.00	98.09
3	—	562	104.00–110.00	107.29
2	—	368	129.00–134.00	131.41
1	—	800	97.00	97.00
7	—	630	100.00–109.00	102.93
6	—	465	117.00–126.00	123.03
5	—	438	127.00–134.00	129.81
4	—	658	97.00–103.00	99.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	601	116.00–119.00	117.14
5	—	661	112.00–115.00	113.39
4	—	565	124.00–127.00	125.24
4	—	525	124.00–128.00	125.44
3	—	722	105.00–111.00	108.66
2	—	868	101.00	101.00
2	—	763	105.00–108.00	106.51
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	367	115.00–124.00	120.62
6	—	434	110.00–120.00	115.59
4	—	464	106.00–116.00	110.42
3	—	630	87.00–96.00	89.86
3	—	558	98.00–103.00	100.32
3	—	537	105.00–107.00	106.00
2	—	720	81.00–82.00	81.51
2	—	668	85.00–86.00	85.49
1	—	280	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	458	97.00–102.00	100.43
4	—	565	90.00–95.00	93.04
4	—	530	90.00–98.00	93.52
4	—	440	100.00–104.00	101.99
3	—	327	119.00–120.00	119.67
1	—	660	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	98.00–107.00	101.62
4	—	461	104.00–110.00	107.24
2	—	623	95.00–99.00	96.93
1	—	355	117.00	117.00

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.