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Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jan 14

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

292 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 304▲ 136 vs year ago 156 · +87.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 62▲ 23 vs year ago 15 · +153.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 71▲ 36 vs year ago 27 · +133.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.50/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$112.50

92 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$18.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.80

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	123.15	595	21
Medium and Large 2	480	112.67	541	40
Medium and Large 3	464	105.07	488	31

One grade step is worth $18.07/cwt here — about $107 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 sale92 hd

112.50

—

GA average18 barns · 2,603 hd

116.30

−3.80

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	1,587	76.62	1,215	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	49.91	613	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	40.32	437	9thin

Every lot

62 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	460	133.02/cwt	131.00–135.00	612	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	150.97/cwt	150.00–154.00	725	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	128.48/cwt	126.00–131.00	777	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	822	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	863	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	311	125.13/cwt	122.00–127.00	389	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	115.61/cwt	113.00–120.00	376	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	361	121.56/cwt	117.00–125.00	439	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	361	112.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	404	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	118.23/cwt	117.00–120.00	513	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	110.94/cwt	107.00–115.00	483	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	129.13/cwt	127.00–130.00	568	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	114.17/cwt	111.00–118.00	523	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	502	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	123.66/cwt	122.00–125.00	584	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	110.52/cwt	109.00–114.00	567	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	117.48/cwt	117.00–118.00	609	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	101.22/cwt	96.00–106.00	529	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	564	92.31/cwt	88.00–96.00	521	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	107.21/cwt	104.00–110.00	613	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	626	89.31/cwt	85.00–91.00	559	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	96.04/cwt	94.00–98.00	609	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	676	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	283	139.48/cwt	137.00–142.00	395	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	305	149.02/cwt	148.00–150.00	455	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	317	137.65/cwt	137.00–138.00	436	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	147.05/cwt	146.00–148.00	548	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	154.81/cwt	153.00–158.00	649	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	431	129.70/cwt	125.00–135.00	559	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	141.20/cwt	138.00–146.00	610	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	458	115.32/cwt	113.00–120.00	528	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	131.25/cwt	128.00–137.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	121.10/cwt	116.00–126.00	629	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	519	108.87/cwt	105.00–115.00	565	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	123.34/cwt	121.00–125.00	688	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	104.62/cwt	100.00–109.00	599	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	114.68/cwt	111.00–118.00	659	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	618	92.22/cwt	90.00–95.00	570	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	118.37/cwt	117.00–121.00	735	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	112.04/cwt	111.00–113.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	119.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	783	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	663	88.69/cwt	86.00–94.00	588	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	723	97.09/cwt	94.00–100.00	702	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	791	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	799	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	72.63/cwt	69.00–76.50	1,133	2
Bulls	—	—	1,613	80.60/cwt	79.50–82.00	1,300	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	43.58/cwt	42.00–47.00	453	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	36.25/cwt	35.00–39.00	413	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	46.46/cwt	44.00–48.00	565	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	51.63/cwt	49.00–54.50	637	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	750	565.33/cwt	500.00–640.00	4,240	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,580	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,083	670.97/cwt	590.00–800.00	7,267	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,153	598.74/cwt	520.00–740.00	6,903	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	828.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	10,350	2

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 304Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 62Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 71Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	137.00–138.00	137.65
2	—	283	137.00–142.00	139.48
9	—	519	105.00–115.00	108.87
3	—	663	86.00–94.00	88.69
3	—	458	113.00–120.00	115.32
5	—	618	90.00–95.00	92.22
6	—	573	100.00–109.00	104.62
5	—	431	125.00–135.00	129.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	791	101.00	101.00
8	—	575	111.00–118.00	114.68
8	—	432	138.00–146.00	141.20
2	—	373	146.00–148.00	147.05
2	—	305	148.00–150.00	149.02
2	—	723	94.00–100.00	97.09
6	—	519	116.00–126.00	121.10
2	—	623	111.00–113.00	112.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
3	—	558	121.00–125.00	123.34
5	—	621	117.00–121.00	118.37
3	—	517	128.00–137.00	131.25
2	—	658	117.00–121.00	119.01
4	—	419	153.00–158.00	154.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	94.00–98.00	96.04
4	—	434	117.00–120.00	118.23
4	—	361	117.00–125.00	121.56
7	—	458	111.00–118.00	114.17
7	—	513	109.00–114.00	110.52
9	—	572	104.00–110.00	107.21
5	—	311	122.00–127.00	125.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	440	127.00–130.00	129.13
4	—	518	117.00–118.00	117.48
2	—	638	106.00	106.00
6	—	472	122.00–125.00	123.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	107.00–110.00	108.52
6	—	435	107.00–115.00	110.94
4	—	361	110.00–116.00	112.03
4	—	523	96.00–106.00	101.22
4	—	626	85.00–91.00	89.31
5	—	325	113.00–120.00	115.61
4	—	564	88.00–96.00	92.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	150.00–154.00	150.97
2	—	605	126.00–131.00	128.48
2	—	668	121.00–125.00	123.02
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
7	—	713	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	555	121.00	121.00
2	—	460	131.00–135.00	133.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	114.00	114.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	750	500.00–640.00	565.33

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	780.00	780.00

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	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	—	1,153	520.00–740.00	598.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,083	590.00–800.00	670.97

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)	2	—	1,250	800.00–850.00	828.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	79.50–82.00	80.60
2	—	1,560	69.00–76.50	72.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,040	42.00–47.00	43.58
4	—	1,138	35.00–39.00	36.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,216	44.00–48.00	46.46
8	—	1,234	49.00–54.50	51.63

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.