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Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Apr 8

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

353 head

▲ 273 vs last sale 80▲ 353 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 6▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 27▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $138.90/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −69.77 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$138.90

87 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$17.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.83

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	145.59	776	37
Medium and Large 2	526	136.76	719	33
Medium and Large 3	478	128.48	614	17thin

One grade step is worth $17.11/cwt here — about $162 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 sale87 hd

138.90

—

GA average15 barns · 1,554 hd

139.73

−0.83

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−69.77

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	1,772	89.12	1,579	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	69.03	864	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,090	66.07	720	7thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	163.67/cwt	163.00–165.00	617	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	146.52/cwt	145.00–148.00	674	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	144.67/cwt	143.00–153.00	803	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	131.48/cwt	131.00–132.00	756	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	890	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	914	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	861	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	138.70/cwt	137.00–142.00	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	127.84/cwt	126.00–131.00	467	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	144.49/cwt	144.00–146.00	536	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	143.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	132.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	582	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	441	122.39/cwt	120.00–124.00	540	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	142.14/cwt	139.00–147.00	671	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	119.09/cwt	116.00–122.00	628	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	122.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	117.44/cwt	115.00–119.00	681	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	724	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	624	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	802	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	752	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	366	161.97/cwt	160.00–164.00	593	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	147.67/cwt	146.00–150.00	546	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	169.06/cwt	165.00–172.00	627	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	164.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	687	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	155.61/cwt	151.00–159.00	666	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	153.36/cwt	150.00–157.00	715	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	132.05/cwt	130.00–134.00	618	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	140.38/cwt	137.00–147.00	672	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	519	119.24/cwt	115.00–125.00	619	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	148.70/cwt	145.00–152.00	776	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	733	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	125.82/cwt	123.00–130.00	702	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	135.40/cwt	132.00–142.00	766	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	137.02/cwt	135.50–140.00	840	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	623	109.11/cwt	106.00–112.00	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	626	126.27/cwt	123.00–129.00	790	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	128.49/cwt	126.00–134.00	852	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	714	123.16/cwt	117.00–127.00	879	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,682	90.04/cwt	86.50–93.50	1,514	5
Bulls	—	—	2,220	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,876	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	658	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	65.42/cwt	62.00–69.00	729	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	63.63/cwt	60.00–66.00	774	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	70.87/cwt	67.50–74.00	897	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	76.11/cwt	75.00–78.00	986	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	680	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	5,508	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	745	605.91/cwt	590.00–620.00	4,514	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,872	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	897	586.47/cwt	430.00–660.00	5,261	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	944	708.15/cwt	610.00–790.00	6,685	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,033	694.10/cwt	590.00–800.00	7,170	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,099.83/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	15,948	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,845	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	22,601	1

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 80Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 6Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 27Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,682	86.50–93.50	90.04
1	—	2,220	84.50	84.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,216	60.00–66.00	63.63
11	—	1,265	67.50–74.00	70.87
4	—	1,296	75.00–78.00	76.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,115	62.00–69.00	65.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	626	123.00–129.00	126.27
1	—	765	101.00	101.00
6	—	558	123.00–130.00	125.82
4	—	366	160.00–164.00	161.97
3	—	428	151.00–159.00	155.61
4	—	533	135.00–140.00	137.44
7	—	479	137.00–147.00	140.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	146.00–150.00	147.67
2	—	623	106.00–112.00	109.11
7	—	519	115.00–125.00	119.24
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
4	—	468	130.00–134.00	132.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	714	117.00–127.00	123.16
7	—	466	150.00–157.00	153.36
5	—	371	165.00–172.00	169.06
4	—	663	126.00–134.00	128.49
3	—	613	135.50–140.00	137.02
3	—	417	160.00–170.00	164.84
5	—	522	145.00–152.00	148.70
6	—	566	132.00–142.00	135.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	115.00–119.00	117.44
4	—	438	130.00–136.00	132.95
1	—	775	97.00	97.00
5	—	527	116.00–122.00	119.09
3	—	358	137.00–142.00	138.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	146.00–147.00	146.50
3	—	438	140.00–145.00	143.31
6	—	371	144.00–146.00	144.49
2	—	603	120.00	120.00
2	—	558	120.00–126.00	122.99
1	—	710	113.00	113.00
10	—	472	139.00–147.00	142.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	126.00–131.00	127.84
5	—	441	120.00–124.00	122.39
2	—	455	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	131.00–132.00	131.48
2	—	460	145.00–148.00	146.52
3	—	377	163.00–165.00	163.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	555	143.00–153.00	144.67
2	—	703	120.00–125.00	122.49
3	—	682	134.00	134.00
2	—	645	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
1	—	535	116.00	116.00

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	2	—	900	750.00	750.00

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	6	—	680	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	745	590.00–620.00	605.91

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	1	—	1,120	1,060.00	1,060.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	944	610.00–790.00	708.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	897	430.00–660.00	586.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,033	590.00–800.00	694.10

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)	1	—	1,845	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,450	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,099.83

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.