Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2021-06-24

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jun 24
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
223 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 236▲ 46 vs year ago 177 · +26.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 71▲ 3 vs year ago 47 · +6.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 57▼ 41 vs year ago 85 · −48.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.75/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −77.93 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$130.75
69 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$187
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$5.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.83
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541133.6372323
Medium and Large 2502130.1165324
Medium and Large 3417128.4353622
One grade step is worth $5.20/cwt here — about $187 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 sale69 hd
130.75
—
GA average13 barns · 1,122 hd
128.92
+1.83
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−77.93
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—Average1,85491.361,6945thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25169.4186821
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,59663.781,0185thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98258.145715thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1460157.02/cwt155.00–159.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 1503146.71/cwt144.00–148.507385
Steers—Medium and Large 3515127.35/cwt125.00–129.006563
Steers—Medium and Large 2523138.56/cwt137.00–140.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 1565142.03/cwt139.00–146.008023
Steers—Medium and Large 2574130.94/cwt129.00–134.007529
Steers—Medium and Large 1630137.00/cwt137.00–137.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1723123.52/cwt123.00–124.008932
Steers—Medium and Large 1780119.00/cwt119.00–119.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added783131.50/cwt131.00–132.001,0302
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420131.79/cwt130.00–133.005544
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440114.94/cwt110.00–120.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458110.66/cwt110.00–112.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505129.53/cwt126.00–133.006542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515120.12/cwt117.00–124.006193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562111.71/cwt110.00–115.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565124.51/cwt124.00–125.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616117.81/cwt117.00–118.007265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665103.00/cwt103.00–103.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680108.51/cwt107.00–110.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700106.00/cwt106.00–106.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 271598.55/cwt96.00–101.007052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780103.00/cwt103.00–103.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 279595.00/cwt95.00–95.007552
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220152.00/cwt152.00–152.003341
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275141.30/cwt135.00–145.003893
Bulls—Medium and Large 3327138.31/cwt132.00–141.504526
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360142.51/cwt142.00–143.005132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408148.41/cwt148.00–148.506066
Bulls—Medium and Large 3437128.32/cwt125.00–130.005613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2439139.61/cwt138.00–142.506134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460145.53/cwt143.00–148.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465134.67/cwt132.00–136.006263
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466123.33/cwt120.00–128.005755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515136.65/cwt136.00–137.007043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521130.87/cwt130.00–132.006826
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523119.52/cwt119.00–120.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560130.25/cwt128.00–133.007294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565119.39/cwt117.00–125.006755
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568110.33/cwt110.00–111.006273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615126.05/cwt125.00–128.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665113.68/cwt113.00–115.007563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675121.91/cwt118.00–126.008232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700113.00/cwt112.00–114.007913
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,80094.47/cwt92.00–98.001,7003
Bulls——1,93586.69/cwt84.00–89.501,6772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95054.53/cwt54.00–55.005182
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00360.55/cwt57.00–63.006073
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16265.02/cwt64.50–65.507563
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24076.21/cwt74.00–78.509453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27168.93/cwt67.00–73.5087615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48057.00/cwt57.00–57.008441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62565.47/cwt64.00–67.501,0644
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3940602.55/cwt560.00–640.005,6642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,005774.88/cwt750.00–800.007,7882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013958.45/cwt850.00–1,175.009,7093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,675.00/cwt1,675.00–1,675.0017,0011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,070719.40/cwt600.00–810.007,6988
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3600580.00/cwt580.00–580.003,4802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3922835.45/cwt785.00–860.007,7036
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2741,223.24/cwt1,160.00–1,280.0015,5848

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.