Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2020-08-13

Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Aug 13

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

199 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 149▲ 199 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 56▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 44▲ 108 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 ago,slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested,feeder bulls and bull calves 1.00 to 4.00 higher,feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady,replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $116.18/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −92.50 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$116.18

66 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$16.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.87

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	125.28	752	15thin
Medium and Large 2	559	116.68	653	30
Medium and Large 3	531	108.95	579	21

One grade step is worth $16.33/cwt here — about $173 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 sale66 hd

116.18

—

GA average17 barns · 1,260 hd

122.04

−5.87

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−92.50

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	—	Low	1,809	84.83	1,535	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	56.69	643	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	45.67	411	2thin

Every lot

56 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	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	752	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	213	121.06/cwt	120.00–122.00	258	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	341	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	118.48/cwt	118.00–119.00	395	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	430	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	114.52/cwt	114.00–115.00	421	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	118.70/cwt	117.00–120.00	502	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	120.93/cwt	120.00–123.00	520	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	464	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	115.10/cwt	111.00–119.00	550	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	110.18/cwt	106.00–116.00	583	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	109.07/cwt	105.00–113.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	96.39/cwt	90.00–100.00	545	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	91.19/cwt	89.00–94.00	565	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	99.90/cwt	96.00–106.00	623	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	99.06/cwt	94.00–104.00	662	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	93.09/cwt	90.00–96.00	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	783	88.95/cwt	84.00–94.00	696	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	398	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	140.48/cwt	139.00–142.00	478	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	560	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	120.65/cwt	120.00–121.00	507	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	116.03/cwt	113.00–119.00	534	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	133.70/cwt	132.00–135.00	628	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	123.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	580	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	511	121.82/cwt	120.00–123.00	623	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	130.65/cwt	127.00–134.00	683	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	105.48/cwt	105.00–106.00	557	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	113.34/cwt	112.00–115.00	640	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	126.04/cwt	121.00–131.00	718	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	122.96/cwt	121.00–124.00	753	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	614	113.21/cwt	112.00–115.00	695	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	666	90.72/cwt	87.00–94.00	604	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	122.63/cwt	121.00–126.00	818	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	113.03/cwt	111.00–115.00	757	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	775	84.69/cwt	83.00–87.00	656	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	895	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,721	87.51/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,506	4
Bulls	—	—	1,985	79.47/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,577	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	45.67/cwt	42.00–48.00	411	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	56.69/cwt	54.00–60.00	643	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	535	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,622	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	983	652.75/cwt	640.00–660.00	6,417	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	1,215.69/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	14,236	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	505.00/cwt	485.00–525.00	4,545	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	739.42/cwt	725.00–750.00	6,988	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	805.78/cwt	710.00–860.00	8,984	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,117	761.45/cwt	650.00–850.00	8,505	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	959.48/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	10,976	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	996.75/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	11,732	10

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 Aug 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 149Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 44Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	120.00–121.00	120.65
3	—	775	83.00–87.00	84.69
4	—	460	113.00–119.00	116.03
4	—	528	105.00–106.00	105.48
4	—	666	87.00–94.00	90.72
2	—	340	139.00–142.00	140.48
1	—	280	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	112.00–115.00	113.34
6	—	511	120.00–123.00	121.82
6	—	470	120.00–127.00	123.41
5	—	614	112.00–115.00	113.21
2	—	780	95.00	95.00
2	—	670	111.00–115.00	113.03
2	—	413	135.00–136.00	135.50
1	—	705	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	121.00–126.00	122.63
3	—	612	121.00–124.00	122.96
3	—	470	132.00–135.00	133.70
2	—	785	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	570	121.00–131.00	126.04
2	—	523	127.00–134.00	130.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	118.00–119.00	118.48
1	—	260	131.00	131.00
7	—	624	96.00–106.00	99.90
7	—	529	106.00–116.00	110.18
6	—	423	117.00–120.00	118.70
4	—	363	118.00–119.00	118.49
2	—	783	84.00–94.00	88.95
2	—	723	90.00–96.00	93.09
2	—	668	94.00–104.00	99.06
2	—	565	105.00–113.00	109.07
2	—	478	111.00–119.00	115.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	120.00–123.00	120.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	89.00–94.00	91.19
3	—	565	90.00–100.00	96.39
2	—	538	103.00–104.00	103.49
2	—	440	105.00–106.00	105.49
2	—	368	114.00–115.00	114.52
2	—	213	120.00–122.00	121.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	113.00–115.00	113.99
1	—	640	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	128.00	128.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,171	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,215.69

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	3	—	983	640.00–660.00	652.75

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	—	535	490.00	490.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	725.00–750.00	739.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,177	900.00–1,150.00	996.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,144	875.00–1,075.00	959.48

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	485.00–525.00	505.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,115	710.00–860.00	805.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,117	650.00–850.00	761.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,985	79.00–80.00	79.47
4	—	1,721	85.00–92.00	87.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,134	54.00–60.00	56.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	42.00–48.00	45.67

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.