Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2021-01-07

Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jan 7

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

304 head

▲ 155 vs last sale 149▼ 104 vs year ago 408 · −25.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 31▼ 18 vs year ago 80 · −22.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 57▼ 25 vs year ago 96 · −26.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed previous two weeks for holidays.

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 $124.01/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −84.66 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$124.01

75 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$27.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.47

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	146.12	653	9thin
Medium and Large 2	514	123.14	633	34
Medium and Large 3	442	118.72	525	32

One grade step is worth $27.40/cwt here — about $128 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 sale75 hd

124.01

—

GA average15 barns · 1,106 hd

126.48

−2.47

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−84.66

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	1,679	76.62	1,287	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	55.70	625	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	45.47	462	24

Every lot

52 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 2	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	751	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	122.73/cwt	120.00–126.00	822	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	267	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	339	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	123.23/cwt	122.00–125.00	398	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	445	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	124.67/cwt	122.00–128.00	530	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	115.83/cwt	114.00–118.00	496	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	111.29/cwt	107.00–115.00	512	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	122.48/cwt	121.00–125.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	96.36/cwt	95.00–98.00	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	112.72/cwt	112.00–113.00	583	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	104.26/cwt	103.00–105.00	553	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	104.38/cwt	100.00–108.00	587	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	111.14/cwt	109.00–115.00	626	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	91.47/cwt	90.00–96.00	517	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	85.51/cwt	85.00–86.00	526	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	95.55/cwt	93.00–99.00	598	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	82.35/cwt	81.00–84.00	548	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	105.63/cwt	103.00–106.00	705	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	265	135.15/cwt	130.00–138.00	358	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	326	132.50/cwt	129.00–138.00	432	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	143.03/cwt	142.00–145.00	519	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	364	130.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	476	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	411	155.60/cwt	151.00–158.00	640	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	436	138.73/cwt	137.00–140.00	605	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	124.22/cwt	120.00–129.00	547	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	457	116.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	533	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	627	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	600	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	127.04/cwt	126.00–128.00	664	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	109.10/cwt	105.00–112.00	573	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	650	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	106.02/cwt	105.00–107.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	107.04/cwt	106.00–108.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	623	91.48/cwt	91.00–92.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	87.97/cwt	86.00–90.00	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	717	85.01/cwt	80.00–89.00	610	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	758	86.01/cwt	83.00–89.00	652	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	70.59/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,135	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	79.03/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,350	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	48.02/cwt	45.00–52.00	487	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	39.26/cwt	36.00–43.00	400	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	47.52/cwt	47.00–48.00	500	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	54.51/cwt	51.00–57.50	600	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	64.32/cwt	64.00–65.00	788	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,009	591.30/cwt	520.00–660.00	5,966	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	883.98/cwt	800.00–975.00	10,210	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,151	859.52/cwt	740.00–1,000.00	9,893	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	1,133.63/cwt	1,085.00–1,180.00	13,796	12

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 Jan 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 149Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 31Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 57Year ago 96

No trends available due to market being closed previous two weeks for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	142.00–145.00	143.03
2	—	623	106.00–108.00	107.04
2	—	758	83.00–89.00	86.01
4	—	565	110.00–120.00	115.09
3	—	717	80.00–89.00	85.01
7	—	436	137.00–140.00	138.73
8	—	466	134.00–135.00	134.51
4	—	515	115.00–118.00	116.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	105.00–112.00	109.10
4	—	265	130.00–138.00	135.15
4	—	440	120.00–129.00	124.22
4	—	364	125.00–135.00	130.85
3	—	457	115.00–120.00	116.68
5	—	326	129.00–138.00	132.50
2	—	623	91.00–92.00	91.48
2	—	670	86.00–90.00	87.97
2	—	565	105.00–107.00	106.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	126.00–128.00	127.04
2	—	460	140.00–143.00	141.48
5	—	411	151.00–158.00	155.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	90.00–96.00	91.47
3	—	665	81.00–84.00	82.35
2	—	615	85.00–86.00	85.51
3	—	515	95.00–98.00	96.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	103.00–105.00	104.26
7	—	428	114.00–118.00	115.83
3	—	267	127.00	127.00
4	—	323	122.00–125.00	123.23
4	—	626	93.00–99.00	95.55
4	—	368	120.00–122.00	121.03
4	—	460	107.00–115.00	111.29
3	—	562	100.00–108.00	104.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	122.00–128.00	124.67
6	—	563	109.00–115.00	111.14
4	—	466	121.00–125.00	122.48
8	—	667	103.00–106.00	105.63
7	—	517	112.00–113.00	112.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
1	—	605	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	120.00–125.00	121.70
4	—	670	120.00–126.00	122.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,155	800.00–975.00	883.98

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)	14	—	1,009	520.00–660.00	591.30

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	12	—	1,217	1,085.00–1,180.00	1,133.63

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	14	—	1,151	740.00–1,000.00	859.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,100	51.00–57.50	54.51
3	—	1,225	64.00–65.00	64.32
2	—	1,053	47.00–48.00	47.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,018	36.00–43.00	39.26
17	—	1,014	45.00–52.00	48.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,708	76.00–81.00	79.03
2	—	1,608	69.00–72.00	70.59

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.