Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2021-09-02

Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Sep 2

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 189▼ 125 vs year ago 228 · −54.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 44▼ 17 vs year ago 45 · −37.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 26▲ 2 vs year ago 43 · +4.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.21/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$116.21

39 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$14.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.75

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	639	123.45	789	11thin
Medium and Large 2	520	116.52	606	17thin
Medium and Large 3	478	108.49	519	11thin

One grade step is worth $14.97/cwt here — about $270 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 sale39 hd

116.21

—

GA average15 barns · 1,613 hd

127.95

−11.75

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	—	High	1,644	93.93	1,544	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	70.97	905	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	53.43	525	7thin

Every lot

41 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 2	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	123.10/cwt	120.00–126.00	523	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	114.33/cwt	110.00–117.00	509	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	561	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	107.72/cwt	105.00–113.00	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	509	117.05/cwt	113.00–120.00	596	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	512	105.74/cwt	104.00–109.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	766	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	629	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	706	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	693	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	825	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	477	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	141.95/cwt	138.00–144.00	609	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	463	117.52/cwt	116.00–119.00	544	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	484	130.69/cwt	130.00–131.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	121.53/cwt	121.00–123.00	625	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	120.05/cwt	117.00–123.00	678	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	104.03/cwt	103.00–105.00	596	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	124.69/cwt	123.00–127.00	777	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	112.93/cwt	111.00–115.00	704	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	662	121.28/cwt	116.00–124.00	803	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	718	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	106.35/cwt	105.00–107.00	766	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,532	87.18/cwt	86.50–88.00	1,336	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,772	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,764	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	48.66/cwt	48.00–50.00	439	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	57.00/cwt	54.00–60.00	595	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	67.20/cwt	64.00–70.00	802	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	75.99/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,052	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	650	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	4,745	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	820.00/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	8,364	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,147	1,125.58/cwt	1,080.00–1,200.00	12,910	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,032	757.74/cwt	650.00–880.00	7,820	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	964.73/cwt	890.00–1,050.00	10,255	4

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 Sep 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 189Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 44Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 26Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	116.00–119.00	117.52
2	—	360	130.00–135.00	132.53
2	—	410	120.00	120.00
2	—	573	103.00–105.00	104.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	117.00–123.00	120.05
3	—	484	130.00–131.00	130.69
2	—	623	111.00–115.00	112.93
3	—	429	138.00–144.00	141.95
4	—	514	121.00–123.00	121.53
2	—	360	145.00–146.00	145.51
3	—	720	105.00–107.00	106.35
2	—	668	105.00–110.00	107.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	116.00–124.00	121.28
3	—	623	123.00–127.00	124.69
1	—	700	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	110.00–117.00	114.33
1	—	355	114.00	114.00
1	—	655	96.00	96.00
3	—	460	105.00–113.00	107.72
3	—	512	104.00–109.00	105.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	105.00–106.00	105.33
5	—	425	120.00–126.00	123.10
2	—	460	120.00–124.00	122.02
2	—	620	110.00	110.00
5	—	509	113.00–120.00	117.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	608	126.00	126.00
4	—	693	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	133.00	133.00

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	10	—	1,020	725.00–1,000.00	820.00

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	2	—	650	730.00	730.00

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	6	—	1,147	1,080.00–1,200.00	1,125.58

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)	4	—	1,063	890.00–1,050.00	964.73

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)	6	—	1,032	650.00–880.00	757.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,194	64.00–70.00	67.20
3	—	1,385	75.00–77.00	75.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	48.00–50.00	48.66
4	—	1,043	54.00–60.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	103.00	103.00
3	—	1,532	86.50–88.00	87.18
2	—	1,773	99.00–100.00	99.51

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.