Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2020-12-03

Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Dec 3

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

386 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 372▲ 386 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 41▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 48▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

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 $115.92/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −92.75 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$115.92

125 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$25.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.27

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	135.58	635	12thin
Medium and Large 2	512	119.51	611	46
Medium and Large 3	500	109.94	550	67

One grade step is worth $25.63/cwt here — about $85 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 sale125 hd

115.92

—

GA average17 barns · 1,498 hd

129.20

−13.27

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−92.75

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	1,634	80.33	1,313	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	53.75	682	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	45.26	476	13

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	148.53/cwt	148.00–149.00	628	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	141.31/cwt	140.00–144.00	625	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	137.98/cwt	137.00–139.00	632	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	679	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	816	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	119.40/cwt	118.00–121.00	395	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	359	116.20/cwt	115.00–119.00	417	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	412	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	477	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	106.89/cwt	104.00–110.00	470	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	546	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	462	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	505	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	100.02/cwt	99.00–101.00	521	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	596	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	91.35/cwt	90.00–94.00	519	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	100.80/cwt	98.00–103.00	576	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	84.77/cwt	80.00–88.00	530	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	95.92/cwt	93.00–101.00	605	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	671	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	677	80.65/cwt	80.00–82.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	663	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	223	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	307	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	412	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	332	130.68/cwt	126.00–136.00	434	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	361	127.58/cwt	124.00–134.00	461	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	366	142.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	521	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	141.09/cwt	141.00–142.00	607	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	436	121.65/cwt	117.00–126.00	530	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	134.97/cwt	132.00–140.00	594	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	461	115.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	532	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	124.84/cwt	122.00–126.00	590	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	114.41/cwt	110.00–119.50	596	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	522	107.56/cwt	102.00–111.00	561	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	115.41/cwt	110.00–117.50	646	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	101.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	576	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	608	102.86/cwt	101.50–106.00	625	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	613	94.80/cwt	90.00–99.00	581	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	668	86.98/cwt	85.00–88.00	581	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	102.93/cwt	100.00–106.00	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	723	82.58/cwt	80.00–85.00	597	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	74.88/cwt	71.50–77.00	1,202	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	82.37/cwt	79.00–84.50	1,355	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	42.69/cwt	40.00–45.00	441	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	47.46/cwt	46.00–50.00	507	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	54.71/cwt	52.00–59.50	676	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	48.96/cwt	48.00–50.00	699	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,154	873.98/cwt	720.00–960.00	10,086	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,404	1,292.80/cwt	1,075.00–1,425.00	18,151	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,056	585.81/cwt	500.00–670.00	6,186	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	723.60/cwt	700.00–750.00	8,372	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,230	710.20/cwt	600.00–770.00	8,735	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	841.90/cwt	800.00–880.00	10,987	6

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 Dec 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 372Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 48Year ago 0

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	96.00	96.00
2	—	565	105.00–106.00	105.51
2	—	668	100.00–101.00	100.51
9	—	442	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	90.00–94.00	91.35
4	—	460	100.00–101.00	100.51
3	—	625	80.00–88.00	84.77
3	—	677	80.00–82.00	80.65
9	—	440	104.00–110.00	106.89
5	—	521	99.00–101.00	100.02
7	—	368	110.00–114.00	112.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	93.00–101.00	95.92
5	—	359	115.00–119.00	116.20
5	—	331	118.00–121.00	119.40
9	—	571	98.00–103.00	100.80
3	—	430	110.00–112.00	110.99
4	—	463	108.00–110.00	109.02
1	—	745	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	122.00–126.00	124.84
4	—	366	140.00–148.00	142.37
2	—	280	147.00	147.00
3	—	440	132.00–140.00	134.97
7	—	560	110.00–117.50	115.41
10	—	521	110.00–119.50	114.41
6	—	608	101.50–106.00	102.86
4	—	670	100.00–106.00	102.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	85.00–88.00	86.98
10	—	522	102.00–111.00	107.56
11	—	461	110.00–120.00	115.38
6	—	332	126.00–136.00	130.68
7	—	613	90.00–99.00	94.80
2	—	223	137.00–138.00	137.51
6	—	436	117.00–126.00	121.65
11	—	568	100.00–105.00	101.47
6	—	361	124.00–134.00	127.58
2	—	723	80.00–85.00	82.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	141.00–142.00	141.09
2	—	660	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	137.00–139.00	137.98
3	—	442	140.00–144.00	141.31
4	—	626	108.50	108.50
2	—	355	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	669	122.00	122.00
2	—	423	148.00–149.00	148.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	18	—	1,154	720.00–960.00	873.98

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	—	1,404	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,292.80

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)	5	—	1,056	500.00–670.00	585.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,230	600.00–770.00	710.20

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	—	1,157	700.00–750.00	723.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,305	800.00–880.00	841.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	40.00–45.00	42.69
7	—	1,069	46.00–50.00	47.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,236	52.00–59.50	54.71
3	—	1,428	48.00–50.00	48.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	71.50–77.00	74.88
8	—	1,645	79.00–84.50	82.37

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.