Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2021-10-07

Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2021-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Oct 7

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 175 vs last sale 375▼ 27 vs year ago 227 · −11.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 64▼ 5 vs year ago 34 · −14.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 79▼ 43 vs year ago 95 · −45.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly 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 $110.57/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$110.57

70 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$12.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.23

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	119.01	586	6thin
Medium and Large 2	492	113.13	557	33
Medium and Large 3	457	106.20	485	31

One grade step is worth $12.80/cwt here — about $101 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 sale70 hd

110.57

—

GA average15 barns · 1,462 hd

119.80

−9.23

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	—	Low	1,590	78.00	1,240	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	61.11	737	18

Every lot

50 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 3	373	131.05/cwt	130.00–132.00	489	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	139.98/cwt	137.00–143.00	613	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	135.48/cwt	134.00–137.00	623	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	118.44/cwt	117.00–120.00	560	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	132.04/cwt	129.00–134.00	683	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	113.13/cwt	110.00–116.00	592	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	769	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	730	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	119.74/cwt	119.00–120.00	375	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	418	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	443	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	510	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	106.79/cwt	105.00–110.00	473	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	453	116.00/cwt	113.00–118.00	525	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	552	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	459	105.43/cwt	100.00–109.00	484	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	511	101.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	111.70/cwt	108.00–116.00	577	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	106.02/cwt	105.00–107.00	599	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	95.35/cwt	93.00–99.00	546	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	684	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	290	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	403	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	131.35/cwt	130.00–132.00	473	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	137.69/cwt	137.00–138.00	520	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	133.33/cwt	130.00–137.00	573	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	511	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	137.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	635	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	126.66/cwt	124.00–131.00	583	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	461	113.77/cwt	110.00–120.00	524	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	632	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	512	132.30/cwt	131.00–133.00	677	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	122.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	691	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	115.66/cwt	114.00–118.00	658	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	117.40/cwt	116.00–120.00	722	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	111.37/cwt	110.00–112.00	702	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	724	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	747	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,017	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,483	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	60.86/cwt	57.00–63.00	699	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	54.38/cwt	53.00–55.50	690	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	65.65/cwt	64.50–68.00	842	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,017	685.70/cwt	530.00–800.00	6,974	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,015	809.61/cwt	670.00–950.00	8,218	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,113.46/cwt	1,085.00–1,140.00	12,693	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 Oct 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 375Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 64Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 79Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	114.00–118.00	115.66
4	—	430	130.00–137.00	133.33
6	—	510	123.00–125.00	123.98
3	—	630	110.00–112.00	111.37
1	—	770	97.00	97.00
3	—	378	137.00–138.00	137.69
2	—	720	100.00–101.00	100.51
6	—	460	124.00–131.00	126.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	115.00–120.00	117.56
2	—	290	139.00	139.00
3	—	360	130.00–132.00	131.35
4	—	461	110.00–120.00	113.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	116.00–120.00	117.40
2	—	460	136.00–140.00	137.98
5	—	566	120.00–125.00	122.05
3	—	512	131.00–133.00	132.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	453	113.00–118.00	116.00
9	—	517	108.00–116.00	111.70
2	—	668	100.00–105.00	102.47
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
4	—	436	115.00–119.00	116.99
3	—	363	120.00–124.00	122.00
4	—	565	105.00–107.00	106.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	115.00–117.00	116.01
4	—	313	119.00–120.00	119.74
4	—	511	100.00–103.00	101.53
6	—	573	93.00–99.00	95.35
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
2	—	600	95.00	95.00
5	—	443	105.00–110.00	106.79
5	—	459	100.00–109.00	105.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	121.00	121.00
2	—	565	114.00–116.00	115.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	134.00–137.00	135.48
2	—	573	125.00–130.00	127.42
3	—	517	129.00–134.00	132.04
2	—	438	137.00–143.00	139.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	130.00–132.00	131.05
2	—	523	110.00–116.00	113.13
2	—	473	117.00–120.00	118.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
2	—	565	135.00–137.00	136.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,268	53.00–55.50	54.38
5	—	1,282	64.50–68.00	65.65
10	—	1,148	57.00–63.00	60.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,685	88.00	88.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	7	—	1,017	530.00–800.00	685.70

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	13	—	1,015	670.00–950.00	809.61

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	4	—	1,140	1,085.00–1,140.00	1,113.46

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.