Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2021-06-17

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jun 17
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
236 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 254▼ 44 vs year ago 280 · −15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 90▲ 34 vs year ago 37 · +91.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 67▲ 11 vs year ago 46 · +23.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, bull and heifer calves mostly 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 $115.79/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$115.79
77 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$288
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.88
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1680117.4179836
Medium and Large 2500116.2658131
Medium and Large 3470108.4851010thin
One grade step is worth $8.93/cwt here — about $288 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 sale77 hd
115.79
—
GA average14 barns · 1,811 hd
125.66
−9.88
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—High2,024100.472,0339thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34371.6096221
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53369.041,0582thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01059.666039thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2455141.00/cwt141.00–141.006421
Steers—Medium and Large 3455126.00/cwt126.00–126.005732
Steers—Medium and Large 2573134.09/cwt128.00–138.007683
Steers—Medium and Large 1590150.67/cwt142.00–151.5088913
Steers—Medium and Large 2600133.00/cwt133.00–133.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1665134.97/cwt133.00–137.008982
Steers—Medium and Large 1709134.80/cwt128.00–137.509567
Steers—Medium and Large 1825123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,0194
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300137.00/cwt137.00–137.004112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310130.71/cwt130.00–132.004053
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330124.00/cwt124.00–124.004091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358126.00/cwt123.00–130.004514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423111.89/cwt110.00–116.004733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440122.41/cwt110.00–130.005394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455118.33/cwt115.00–120.005383
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460107.53/cwt105.00–110.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512117.70/cwt115.00–119.006033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1543129.19/cwt125.00–130.007026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562109.33/cwt108.00–111.006146
Heifers—Medium and Large 356598.04/cwt96.00–100.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567117.62/cwt116.00–122.006675
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630107.18/cwt105.00–109.006756
Heifers—Medium and Large 366094.00/cwt94.00–94.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665105.50/cwt105.00–106.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670120.97/cwt114.00–121.5081014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007822
Heifers—Medium and Large 198698.00/cwt98.00–98.009667
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3263143.54/cwt140.00–150.003783
Bulls—Medium and Large 3362132.05/cwt127.00–137.004786
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433126.93/cwt122.00–130.005505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445136.00/cwt136.00–136.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458137.69/cwt132.00–141.006313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2458129.32/cwt128.00–130.005923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540125.63/cwt122.00–130.006786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566131.46/cwt127.00–136.5074414
Bulls—Medium and Large 3571112.63/cwt110.00–115.006437
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615128.45/cwt124.00–133.007903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660119.00/cwt119.00–119.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665119.00/cwt118.00–120.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715126.00/cwt126.00–126.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,848107.67/cwt106.50–108.501,9903
Bulls——1,84892.75/cwt92.50–93.001,7142
Bulls——2,24398.94/cwt96.50–101.002,2194
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99554.01/cwt50.00–57.005374
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02264.18/cwt60.00–67.006565
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11264.97/cwt62.00–68.007226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42772.15/cwt69.00–76.001,03010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45278.47/cwt77.50–79.001,1395
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53369.04/cwt68.00–70.001,0582
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3633654.21/cwt540.00–750.004,1416
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3950843.33/cwt750.00–890.008,0126
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,258.16/cwt1,100.00–1,425.0014,0288
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0018,0002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3921652.73/cwt550.00–760.006,0125

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.