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Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Feb 4

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 128▲ 3 vs year ago 136 · +2.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 31▲ 0 vs year ago 23 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 34▲ 9 vs year ago 41 · +22.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly 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 $113.51/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$113.51

62 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$8.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.20

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	116.28	623	17thin
Medium and Large 2	466	116.22	541	24
Medium and Large 3	406	108.17	440	21

One grade step is worth $8.11/cwt here — about $183 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 sale62 hd

113.51

—

GA average15 barns · 1,156 hd

119.71

−6.20

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	1,680	85.75	1,441	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,035	60.64	628	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	49.47	477	12

Every lot

55 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	361	142.77/cwt	139.00–149.00	515	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	155.02/cwt	152.00–160.00	570	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	502	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	148.53/cwt	147.00–150.00	758	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	800	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	123.53/cwt	119.00–128.00	821	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	925	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	200	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	248	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	352	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	258	118.97/cwt	116.00–122.00	307	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	115.02/cwt	110.00–119.00	377	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	124.73/cwt	123.00–127.00	454	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	112.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	419	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	128.38/cwt	128.00–129.00	544	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	121.21/cwt	118.00–125.00	518	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	457	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	466	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	118.75/cwt	118.00–119.00	545	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	124.98/cwt	123.00–127.00	580	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	98.69/cwt	98.00–100.00	503	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	109.65/cwt	109.00–110.00	565	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	111.51/cwt	111.00–112.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	98.51/cwt	98.00–99.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	104.51/cwt	103.00–105.00	594	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	101.52/cwt	101.00–102.00	632	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	101.49/cwt	101.00–102.00	678	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	98.00/cwt	97.00–99.00	709	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	295	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	416	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	472	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	571	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	136.39/cwt	131.00–139.00	627	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	574	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	143.75/cwt	140.00–149.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	138.46/cwt	136.00–141.00	710	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	516	128.24/cwt	128.00–129.00	662	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	562	122.64/cwt	120.00–124.00	689	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	119.30/cwt	117.00–123.00	749	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,065	1
Bulls	—	—	2,020	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,858	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	46.69/cwt	45.00–49.00	446	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	52.25/cwt	50.00–56.50	508	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	59.75/cwt	55.00–62.00	609	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	743	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	696.77/cwt	630.00–800.00	6,480	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,039	810.87/cwt	775.00–830.00	8,425	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	941.55/cwt	840.00–1,025.00	11,063	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,194	865.91/cwt	860.00–890.00	10,339	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	968	720.14/cwt	640.00–800.00	6,971	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 Feb 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 128Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 31Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 34Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	124.00	124.00
4	—	361	139.00–149.00	142.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	124.00	124.00
5	—	628	125.00–130.00	127.40
2	—	755	120.00–125.00	122.52
2	—	510	147.00–150.00	148.53
2	—	665	119.00–128.00	123.53
1	—	580	136.00	136.00
1	—	450	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	152.00–160.00	155.02
1	—	535	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	110.00–115.00	112.61
3	—	457	100.00–104.00	102.01
2	—	258	116.00–122.00	118.97
5	—	328	110.00–119.00	115.02
1	—	660	85.00	85.00
2	—	565	98.00–99.00	98.51
3	—	510	98.00–100.00	98.69
1	—	200	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	123.00–127.00	124.73
1	—	255	138.00	138.00
6	—	427	118.00–125.00	121.21
3	—	515	109.00–110.00	109.65
4	—	459	118.00–119.00	118.75
2	—	623	101.00–102.00	101.52
4	—	568	103.00–105.00	104.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	106.00–107.00	106.49
2	—	723	97.00–99.00	98.00
2	—	668	101.00–102.00	101.49
4	—	464	123.00–127.00	124.98
2	—	565	111.00–112.00	111.51
5	—	424	128.00–129.00	128.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	120.00–125.00	122.57
1	—	295	141.00	141.00
2	—	360	130.00–132.00	131.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	128.00–129.00	128.24
3	—	562	120.00–124.00	122.64
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
4	—	460	131.00–139.00	136.39
3	—	415	135.00–140.00	137.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	136.00–141.00	138.46
1	—	555	128.00	128.00
6	—	628	117.00–123.00	119.30
3	—	477	140.00–149.00	143.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	973	50.00–56.50	52.25
6	—	955	45.00–49.00	46.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,020	55.00–62.00	59.75
1	—	1,125	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	79.50	79.50
1	—	2,020	92.00	92.00

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)	2	—	1,175	840.00–1,025.00	941.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,194	860.00–890.00	865.91

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)	3	—	930	630.00–800.00	696.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,039	775.00–830.00	810.87

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	6	—	968	640.00–800.00	720.14

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.