Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.46/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$124.46

57 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$20.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.51

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	137.63	639	5thin
Medium and Large 2	415	127.50	529	30
Medium and Large 3	364	117.34	427	22

One grade step is worth $20.30/cwt here — about $212 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 sale57 hd

124.46

—

GA average12 barns · 909 hd

134.98

−10.51

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	1,650	87.16	1,438	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	67.37	854	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	50.87	546	6thin

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	154.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	612	110.23/cwt	109.00–112.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	154.19/cwt	150.00–158.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	143.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	264	122.69/cwt	118.00–128.00	324	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	113.79/cwt	110.00–118.00	481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	130.66/cwt	129.00–133.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	141.77/cwt	140.00–145.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	132.79/cwt	130.00–138.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	114.58/cwt	110.00–119.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.08/cwt	106.00–114.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	258	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	111.30/cwt	107.00–117.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	118.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	156.44/cwt	155.00–158.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	131.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	137.63/cwt	136.00–140.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	134.50/cwt	133.00–135.00	362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	129.71/cwt	125.00–132.00	470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	164.46/cwt	160.00–166.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	136.97/cwt	135.00–138.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	134.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	443	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	120.20/cwt	116.00–125.00	376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.09/cwt	150.00–154.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	121.36/cwt	119.00–126.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	123.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	156.31/cwt	153.00–161.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	130.85/cwt	127.00–132.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	122.65/cwt	121.00–124.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	152.97/cwt	150.00–156.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	123.51/cwt	123.00–125.00	624	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	45.60/cwt	42.00–48.00	489	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	56.14/cwt	52.00–59.00	602	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,541	76.98/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,186	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	68.01/cwt	64.00–70.00	773	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	59.78/cwt	55.00–62.00	732	7
Bulls	—	—	1,430	80.93/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,157	4
Bulls	—	—	1,903	94.98/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,807	2
Bulls	—	—	1,744	89.48/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,561	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	651.81/cwt	580.00–740.00	6,323	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	919.92/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	10,901	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,113	706.05/cwt	680.00–735.00	7,858	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	838	721.94/cwt	675.00–770.00	6,050	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,017	890.66/cwt	775.00–970.00	9,058	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,224.26/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	14,507	4

How this sale compares

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 Jan 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 322Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 30Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 72Year ago 71

No trends

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	125.00–126.00	125.49
3	—	358	150.00–160.00	154.72
4	—	460	140.00–144.00	142.02
3	—	512	130.00–138.00	132.79
2	—	715	106.00–114.00	110.08
2	—	258	160.00–162.00	160.99
2	—	440	150.00–156.00	152.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	109.00–112.00	110.23
2	—	268	150.00–158.00	154.19
5	—	330	140.00–150.00	143.82
3	—	458	129.00–133.00	130.66
3	—	367	140.00–145.00	141.77
2	—	565	110.00–119.00	114.58
4	—	505	123.00–125.00	123.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	153.00–161.00	156.31
2	—	403	160.00–162.00	161.01
5	—	627	127.00–132.00	130.85
3	—	778	121.00–124.00	122.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	264	118.00–128.00	122.69
4	—	423	110.00–118.00	113.79
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
3	—	467	107.00–117.00	111.30
3	—	367	115.00–120.00	118.39
5	—	313	116.00–125.00	120.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	106.00	106.00
4	—	269	133.00–135.00	134.50
3	—	362	125.00–132.00	129.71
8	—	329	130.00–140.00	134.69
8	—	511	119.00–126.00	121.36
6	—	484	120.00–130.00	123.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	136.00–140.00	137.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	143.00	143.00
4	—	767	130.00–133.00	131.50
4	—	469	160.00–166.00	164.46
1	—	700	133.00	133.00
3	—	667	135.00–138.00	136.97
2	—	523	150.00–154.00	152.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	155.00–158.00	156.44
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
2	—	658	126.00–127.00	126.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	42.00–48.00	45.60
3	—	1,073	52.00–59.00	56.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,541	73.00–80.00	76.98
8	—	1,136	64.00–70.00	68.01
7	—	1,224	55.00–62.00	59.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,430	78.00–84.00	80.93
2	—	1,903	93.00–97.00	94.98
4	—	1,744	85.00–92.00	89.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,185	800.00–1,075.00	919.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	970	580.00–740.00	651.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,113	680.00–735.00	706.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	838	675.00–770.00	721.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,017	775.00–970.00	890.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,185	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,224.26

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle