Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2020-08-27

Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Aug 27

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

288 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 263▲ 41 vs year ago 247 · +16.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 25▼ 15 vs year ago 57 · −26.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 58▼ 5 vs year ago 52 · −9.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher,feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady,feeder bulls and heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull and 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 $116.61/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −92.06 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$116.61

116 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$4.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.50

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	118.14	638	55
Medium and Large 1	668	118.02	789	23
Medium and Large 3	484	113.55	549	38

One grade step is worth $4.59/cwt here — about $89 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 sale116 hd

116.61

—

GA average17 barns · 1,486 hd

125.11

−8.50

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−92.06

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	—	Low	1,885	86.54	1,631	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	61.49	769	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	51.24	554	12

Every lot

63 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	740	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	828	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	768	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	121.69/cwt	117.00–125.00	866	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	263	127.06/cwt	126.00–129.00	334	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	263	119.29/cwt	118.00–120.00	314	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	122.63/cwt	119.00–126.00	392	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	111.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	358	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	109.02/cwt	106.00–111.00	390	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	119.07/cwt	117.00–121.00	438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	114.43/cwt	113.00–117.00	475	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	106.92/cwt	105.00–109.00	458	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	102.77/cwt	100.00–106.00	471	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	110.92/cwt	108.00–113.00	570	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	107.04/cwt	105.00–110.00	603	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	103.37/cwt	100.00–105.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	109.60/cwt	106.00–113.00	677	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	91.52/cwt	90.00–93.00	570	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	106.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	714	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	676	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	615	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	99.08/cwt	95.00–103.00	708	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	94.03/cwt	93.00–95.00	680	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	313	134.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	421	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	333	142.68/cwt	140.00–144.00	475	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	358	129.02/cwt	126.00–132.00	462	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	495	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	131.40/cwt	129.00–134.00	549	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	441	119.25/cwt	115.00–121.00	526	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	459	122.55/cwt	119.00–129.00	563	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	459	113.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	519	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	106.58/cwt	104.00–110.00	560	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	539	116.53/cwt	114.00–120.00	628	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	104.63/cwt	100.00–108.00	591	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	123.36/cwt	121.00–125.00	699	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	114.15/cwt	109.00–117.00	655	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	122.04/cwt	117.00–125.00	768	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	632	99.27/cwt	99.00–100.00	627	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	641	110.11/cwt	106.00–115.00	706	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	107.01/cwt	105.00–110.00	717	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	116.73/cwt	114.00–119.00	786	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	732	115.80/cwt	113.00–117.00	848	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	763	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	824	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	763	98.03/cwt	96.00–100.00	748	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,142	1
Bulls	—	—	1,958	87.80/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,719	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	53.38/cwt	50.00–56.00	573	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	46.95/cwt	45.00–50.00	516	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	56.26/cwt	54.00–58.00	655	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	60.78/cwt	58.00–65.00	774	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	67.09/cwt	65.50–69.00	856	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	688	707.27/cwt	620.00–780.00	4,866	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	625.55/cwt	540.00–740.00	6,381	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	9,890	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	846.66/cwt	800.00–970.00	10,990	5

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 263Year ago 247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 25Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 58Year ago 52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,100	45.00–50.00	46.95
8	—	1,073	50.00–56.00	53.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,273	58.00–65.00	60.78
5	—	1,276	65.50–69.00	67.09
4	—	1,165	54.00–58.00	56.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	79.00	79.00
6	—	1,958	85.00–90.50	87.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	117.00–125.00	121.69
2	—	665	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	560	141.00	141.00
1	—	540	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	136.00	136.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
2	—	665	115.00–116.00	115.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	313	130.00–140.00	134.59
5	—	565	100.00–108.00	104.63
6	—	525	104.00–110.00	106.58
7	—	459	110.00–118.00	113.04
7	—	632	99.00–100.00	99.27
4	—	441	115.00–121.00	119.25
4	—	358	126.00–132.00	129.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	641	106.00–115.00	110.11
9	—	459	119.00–129.00	122.55
8	—	539	114.00–120.00	116.53
7	—	574	109.00–117.00	114.15
6	—	670	105.00–110.00	107.01
6	—	365	135.00–136.00	135.51
3	—	333	140.00–144.00	142.68
2	—	763	96.00–100.00	98.03
2	—	418	129.00–134.00	131.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	673	114.00–119.00	116.73
6	—	629	117.00–125.00	122.04
5	—	732	113.00–117.00	115.80
3	—	567	121.00–125.00	123.36
2	—	763	106.00–110.00	108.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	90.00–93.00	91.52
4	—	458	100.00–106.00	102.77
4	—	428	105.00–109.00	106.92
4	—	320	110.00–114.00	111.94
3	—	358	106.00–111.00	109.02
3	—	263	118.00–120.00	119.29
2	—	680	90.00–91.00	90.50
2	—	515	99.00–100.00	99.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	113.00–117.00	114.43
6	—	320	119.00–126.00	122.63
5	—	563	105.00–110.00	107.04
5	—	514	108.00–113.00	110.92
3	—	615	100.00–105.00	103.37
3	—	263	126.00–129.00	127.06
2	—	723	93.00–95.00	94.03
2	—	673	100.00–101.00	100.51
2	—	368	117.00–121.00	119.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	106.00–113.00	109.60
2	—	715	95.00–103.00	99.08
3	—	667	105.00–110.00	106.98

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	2	—	1,000	1,175.00	1,175.00

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	2	—	1,100	850.00	850.00

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	—	688	620.00–780.00	707.27

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)	1	—	1,075	920.00	920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,298	800.00–970.00	846.66

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)	13	—	1,020	540.00–740.00	625.55

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.