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Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Apr 1

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 166▼ 99 vs year ago 179 · −55.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 58▼ 10 vs year ago 16 · −62.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 76▲ 0 vs year ago 27 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, 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 $130.00/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −78.67 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$130.00

34 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$229

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$8.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.77

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	132.09	681	23
Medium and Large 3	441	126.26	556	8thin
Medium and Large 1	734	123.98	910	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.11/cwt here — about −$229 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 sale34 hd

130.00

—

GA average12 barns · 959 hd

137.78

−7.77

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−78.67

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	1,995	85.24	1,701	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	50.50	497	2thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	685	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	91.03/cwt	90.00–92.00	658	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	139.15/cwt	136.00–142.50	452	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	156.76/cwt	156.00–157.50	514	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	427	130.53/cwt	128.00–135.00	557	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	138.55/cwt	135.00–145.00	648	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	110.09/cwt	105.00–115.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	122.06/cwt	118.00–128.00	692	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	121.95/cwt	120.00–123.00	750	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	663	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	896	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,334	1
Bulls	—	—	2,075	88.32/cwt	88.00–88.50	1,833	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	513	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	471	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	831.58/cwt	800.00–860.00	7,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	968	669.19/cwt	560.00–760.00	6,478	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	841.90/cwt	770.00–900.00	8,840	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 Apr 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 166Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 58Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 76Year ago 27

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	118.00–128.00	122.06
3	—	615	120.00–123.00	121.95
2	—	500	137.00	137.00
2	—	663	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	328	156.00–157.50	156.76
8	—	468	135.00–145.00	138.55
1	—	445	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	124.00	124.00
2	—	723	123.00–125.00	123.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	136.00–142.50	139.15
2	—	565	105.00–115.00	110.09
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
3	—	427	128.00–135.00	130.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	90.00–92.00	91.03
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
4	—	570	113.00	113.00
2	—	623	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	76.00	76.00
3	—	2,075	88.00–88.50	88.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,070	44.00	44.00

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	—	950	800.00–860.00	831.58

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	—	968	560.00–760.00	669.19

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	—	1,050	770.00–900.00	841.90

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.