Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2021-06-03

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jun 3
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
211 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 120▲ 63 vs year ago 148 · +42.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 24▼ 2 vs year ago 34 · −5.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 41▲ 7 vs year ago 56 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.16/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$112.16
62 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$592
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.98
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532122.4065120
Medium and Large 2580109.8963718thin
Medium and Large 3486105.3351224
One grade step is worth $17.07/cwt here — about $140 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
112.16
—
GA average15 barns · 1,503 hd
122.14
−9.98
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,35986.511,1766thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49267.851,0123thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23067.5383111
CowsLean 85-90%Average96057.905563thin

Every lot

64 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2255156.00/cwt156.00–156.003981
Steers—Medium and Large 2325158.00/cwt158.00–158.005142
Steers—Medium and Large 1400155.00/cwt155.00–155.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 2455139.00/cwt139.00–139.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 1500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007502
Steers—Medium and Large 2524136.29/cwt134.00–137.507143
Steers—Medium and Large 2570124.97/cwt120.00–128.007123
Steers—Medium and Large 1625131.59/cwt130.00–132.008225
Steers—Medium and Large 2655123.00/cwt123.00–123.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1663131.00/cwt131.00–131.008696
Steers—Medium and Large 370098.00/cwt98.00–98.006861
Steers—Medium and Large 1728112.53/cwt110.00–120.008194
Steers—Medium and Large 2735107.00/cwt107.00–107.007861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200129.00/cwt129.00–129.002581
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318116.65/cwt116.00–117.003713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358128.68/cwt126.00–130.004613
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358113.30/cwt110.00–115.004063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429131.26/cwt128.00–134.005634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458129.70/cwt125.00–134.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460121.49/cwt121.00–122.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460111.01/cwt110.00–112.005114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2509116.72/cwt115.00–118.005944
Heifers—Medium and Large 3511103.78/cwt100.00–105.005304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515122.31/cwt120.00–125.006304
Heifers—Medium and Large 356898.65/cwt98.00–100.005603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576119.62/cwt118.00–125.006896
Heifers—Medium and Large 362394.36/cwt93.00–95.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 365890.33/cwt90.00–91.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668110.99/cwt110.00–112.007412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668104.01/cwt103.00–105.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 271393.03/cwt90.00–96.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 278589.34/cwt88.00–90.007013
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260150.44/cwt147.50–152.003913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318149.46/cwt146.00–156.004753
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330142.00/cwt142.00–142.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367156.57/cwt153.00–162.005753
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425127.30/cwt126.00–128.005413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440138.49/cwt138.00–139.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445149.00/cwt149.00–149.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2458129.99/cwt126.00–135.005953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480148.26/cwt147.00–151.007123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515126.35/cwt126.00–127.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540133.99/cwt132.00–135.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570132.36/cwt130.00–133.507543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623125.52/cwt125.00–126.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630111.37/cwt110.00–112.007023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 366894.03/cwt91.00–97.006282
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04078.30/cwt77.00–79.508142
Bulls——1,24098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2151
Bulls——1,61288.15/cwt86.50–89.501,4213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96057.90/cwt56.00–61.005563
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11763.30/cwt63.00–64.007073
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27369.12/cwt65.00–72.008808
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49267.85/cwt67.50–68.001,0123
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3667640.50/cwt580.00–700.004,2726
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0931,029.19/cwt950.00–1,125.0011,2496
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1491,240.11/cwt1,150.00–1,385.0014,2498
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3968679.38/cwt620.00–750.006,5769
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025845.12/cwt840.00–850.008,6622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,050670.00/cwt670.00–670.007,0352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,073754.29/cwt660.00–860.008,0944

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.