Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market not being covered last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.85/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −65.82 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$142.85

56 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$18.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.55

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	151.12	824	18thin
Medium and Large 2	503	144.87	728	20
Medium and Large 3	477	132.35	631	18thin

One grade step is worth $18.77/cwt here — about $193 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 sale56 hd

142.85

—

GA average14 barns · 684 hd

149.41

−6.55

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−65.82

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	—	Average	1,585	92.95	1,473	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,425	73.09	1,042	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,230	67.00	824	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	55.68	607	7thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	—	428	172.92/cwt	171.00–175.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	162.05/cwt	158.00–164.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	134.02/cwt	130.00–137.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	116.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	138.05/cwt	136.00–140.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	145.29/cwt	142.00–147.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	120.05/cwt	118.00–122.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	121.32/cwt	119.00–125.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	134.83/cwt	130.00–138.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	123.11/cwt	118.00–128.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	137.47/cwt	137.00–138.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	134.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	151.41/cwt	147.00–157.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	137.03/cwt	133.00–143.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	451	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	128.52/cwt	126.00–130.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	129.92/cwt	126.00–136.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	103.02/cwt	100.00–107.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	142.51/cwt	142.00–143.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	142.70/cwt	139.00–149.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	165.99/cwt	165.00–167.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	147.15/cwt	143.00–153.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	140.38/cwt	139.00–142.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	150.28/cwt	145.00–155.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	73.96/cwt	69.00–76.00	988	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,763	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	775	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,169	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	814.36/cwt	800.00–830.00	7,655	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	984	614.16/cwt	500.00–750.00	6,043	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,412	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,288	1
Bulls	—	—	1,669	94.26/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,573	4
Bulls	—	—	1,454	100.73/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,465	4
Bulls	—	—	1,631	83.85/cwt	80.50–87.00	1,368	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	65.67/cwt	64.00–68.00	923	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	824	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	57.46/cwt	56.00–60.00	640	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	53.31/cwt	52.00–54.00	565	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	79.35/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,242	3

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 0Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 0Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 0Year ago 44

No trends available due to market not being covered last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	171.00–175.00	172.92
4	—	469	158.00–164.00	162.05
3	—	670	130.00–137.00	134.02
3	—	630	136.00–140.00	138.05
3	—	562	142.00–147.00	145.29
3	—	500	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	115.00–120.00	116.26
3	—	462	133.00–143.00	137.03
2	—	668	112.00–114.00	113.01
3	—	370	143.00–153.00	147.15
3	—	527	125.00–127.00	126.02
2	—	318	145.00–155.00	150.28
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	130.00–138.00	134.83
2	—	675	118.00–128.00	123.11
5	—	459	147.00–157.00	151.41
4	—	363	165.00–167.00	165.99
3	—	515	139.00–142.00	140.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	118.00–122.00	120.05
3	—	458	119.00–125.00	121.32
2	—	360	127.00–130.00	128.52
4	—	268	130.00–140.00	134.29
3	—	673	100.00–107.00	103.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	137.00–138.00	137.47
4	—	519	126.00–130.00	128.52
3	—	468	126.00–136.00	129.92
1	—	665	118.00	118.00
3	—	362	139.00–149.00	142.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	137.00	137.00
1	—	365	158.00	158.00
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
2	—	538	142.00–143.00	142.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	451	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,336	69.00–76.00	73.96
3	—	1,405	64.00–68.00	65.67
3	—	1,565	78.00–81.00	79.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	67.00	67.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,114	56.00–60.00	57.46
3	—	1,060	52.00–54.00	53.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,669	94.00–95.00	94.26
4	—	1,454	100.00–102.00	100.73
4	—	1,631	80.50–87.00	83.85

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	2	—	1,050	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	800.00–830.00	814.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	984	500.00–750.00	614.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	810.00	810.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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