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Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Sep 10

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

171 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 228▼ 233 vs year ago 404 · −57.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 45▼ 30 vs year ago 57 · −52.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 43▼ 23 vs year ago 52 · −44.2%

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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 mostly steady, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 3.00 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 $118.43/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −90.24 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$118.43

56 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$7.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.50

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	515	120.81	623	22
Medium and Large 1	618	120.75	746	16thin
Medium and Large 3	491	113.46	558	18thin

One grade step is worth $7.34/cwt here — about $65 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 sale56 hd

118.43

—

GA average17 barns · 901 hd

123.93

−5.50

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−90.24

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	1,465	87.09	1,276	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	59.92	695	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	51.77	500	6thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	540	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	124.71/cwt	122.00–130.00	528	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	136.97/cwt	136.00–138.00	593	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	128.04/cwt	126.00–130.00	595	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	133.04/cwt	129.00–137.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	130.15/cwt	129.00–131.00	750	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	125.94/cwt	125.00–127.00	400	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	120.87/cwt	118.00–124.00	441	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	110.56/cwt	107.00–114.00	462	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	126.81/cwt	124.00–133.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	118.37/cwt	117.00–120.00	505	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	116.68/cwt	115.00–119.00	534	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	106.03/cwt	105.00–107.00	496	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	119.76/cwt	119.00–121.00	612	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	112.09/cwt	110.00–114.00	586	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	96.58/cwt	95.00–100.00	509	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	622	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	117.47/cwt	116.00–119.00	667	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	646	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	116.52/cwt	116.00–117.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	426	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	358	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	462	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	137.03/cwt	135.00–139.00	493	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	132.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	580	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	443	122.65/cwt	120.00–126.00	543	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	458	109.26/cwt	106.00–111.00	500	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	126.69/cwt	126.00–128.00	587	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	118.48/cwt	118.00–119.00	620	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	123.96/cwt	120.00–129.00	698	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	634	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	602	111.01/cwt	107.00–114.00	668	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	121.84/cwt	119.00–126.00	748	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	623	101.55/cwt	100.00–103.00	633	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	767	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	668	97.52/cwt	96.00–99.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	713	111.02/cwt	107.00–115.00	792	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	97.46/cwt	96.00–99.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	723	93.09/cwt	90.00–96.00	673	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,040	80.84/cwt	77.50–84.00	841	2
Bulls	—	—	1,587	88.88/cwt	85.50–92.50	1,411	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	54.58/cwt	54.00–56.00	511	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	46.15/cwt	44.00–48.00	472	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	59.92/cwt	58.00–64.00	695	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,011	619.12/cwt	550.00–710.00	6,259	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,037	607.46/cwt	580.00–630.00	6,299	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	847.53/cwt	825.00–880.00	9,899	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	650	713.08/cwt	690.00–740.00	4,635	4

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 Sep 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 228Year ago 404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 45Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 43Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	125.00–127.00	125.94
7	—	365	118.00–124.00	120.87
3	—	458	115.00–119.00	116.68
3	—	427	117.00–120.00	118.37
2	—	618	104.00–105.00	104.51
2	—	560	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	523	110.00–114.00	112.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	119.00–121.00	119.76
3	—	427	124.00–133.00	126.81
2	—	660	116.00	116.00
2	—	623	116.00–117.00	116.52
2	—	568	116.00–119.00	117.47
1	—	740	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	107.00–114.00	110.56
3	—	527	95.00–100.00	96.58
2	—	468	105.00–107.00	106.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	106.00–111.00	109.26
3	—	443	120.00–126.00	122.65
2	—	723	90.00–96.00	93.09
2	—	668	96.00–99.00	97.52
2	—	623	100.00–103.00	101.55
2	—	358	128.00–130.00	129.02
2	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	280	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	602	107.00–114.00	111.01
4	—	438	130.00–138.00	132.41
3	—	568	110.00–115.00	111.69
3	—	463	126.00–128.00	126.69
2	—	718	96.00–99.00	97.46
2	—	523	118.00–119.00	118.48
2	—	360	135.00–139.00	137.03
1	—	280	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	614	119.00–126.00	121.84
4	—	563	120.00–129.00	123.96
3	—	713	107.00–115.00	111.02
2	—	658	115.00–118.00	116.51
1	—	490	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	122.00–130.00	124.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	114.00	114.00
2	—	465	126.00–130.00	128.04
2	—	433	136.00–138.00	136.97
1	—	380	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	129.00–131.00	130.15
2	—	618	125.00–130.00	127.57
2	—	505	129.00–137.00	133.04
1	—	750	123.00	123.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	936	54.00–56.00	54.58
2	—	1,023	44.00–48.00	46.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,160	58.00–64.00	59.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,587	85.50–92.50	88.88
2	—	1,040	77.50–84.00	80.84

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	—	1,011	550.00–710.00	619.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,037	580.00–630.00	607.46

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)	3	—	1,168	825.00–880.00	847.53

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	—	650	690.00–740.00	713.08

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.