Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves lightly tested, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.47/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −78.21 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$130.47

58 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$6.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.41

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	657	133.87	880	21
Medium and Large 2	566	130.26	738	17thin
Medium and Large 3	498	127.07	633	20

One grade step is worth $6.80/cwt here — about $247 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 sale58 hd

130.47

—

GA average15 barns · 1,486 hd

150.88

−20.41

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−78.21

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	1,538	89.22	1,372	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	73.56	1,105	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,376	69.27	953	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	55.45	567	8thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	355	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	126.05/cwt	121.00–131.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.52/cwt	142.00–143.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	127.05/cwt	123.00–131.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	121.90/cwt	120.00–125.00	390	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	118.62/cwt	115.00–123.00	797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	127.06/cwt	124.00–132.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	149.30/cwt	145.00–155.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	119.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	111.25/cwt	110.00–114.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	124.24/cwt	122.00–126.00	579	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	148.49/cwt	148.00–149.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	121.63/cwt	120.00–124.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	119.04/cwt	116.00–122.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	112.02/cwt	107.00–117.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	118.25/cwt	115.00–121.00	505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	121.00/cwt	116.00–126.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	714	133.78/cwt	128.00–135.00	955	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	131.55/cwt	129.00–136.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.48/cwt	135.00–136.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	137.31/cwt	132.00–142.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	664	107.73/cwt	104.00–110.00	715	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	50.91/cwt	48.00–54.00	577	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	58.17/cwt	56.00–60.00	556	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	71.11/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,011	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	63.70/cwt	60.00–65.00	764	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	69.18/cwt	66.00–72.00	973	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,662	80.64/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,340	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	77.65/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,270	3
Bulls	—	—	1,475	95.15/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,403	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	83.28/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,332	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	856.50/cwt	840.00–870.00	8,565	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	727	661.28/cwt	620.00–700.00	4,808	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	750	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,313	2

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 Feb 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 266Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 40Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 44Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	158.00	158.00
2	—	518	130.00–135.00	132.58
5	—	672	115.00–123.00	118.62
4	—	574	124.00–132.00	127.06
3	—	460	145.00–155.00	149.30
2	—	600	116.00–126.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	460	121.00–131.00	126.05
2	—	390	147.00–148.00	147.50
3	—	525	115.00–125.00	119.95
2	—	325	148.00–149.00	148.49
5	—	435	132.00–142.00	137.31
4	—	664	104.00–110.00	107.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	142.00–143.00	142.52
2	—	765	123.00–131.00	127.05
9	—	714	128.00–135.00	133.78
4	—	630	129.00–136.00	131.55
4	—	573	135.00–136.00	135.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	120.00–125.00	121.90
4	—	510	110.00–114.00	111.25
1	—	220	137.00	137.00
4	—	370	116.00–122.00	119.04
2	—	563	110.00–111.00	110.51
3	—	460	107.00–117.00	112.02
3	—	427	115.00–121.00	118.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	130.00–131.00	130.49
1	—	330	138.00	138.00
5	—	466	122.00–126.00	124.24
5	—	507	120.00–124.00	121.63
2	—	565	120.00–122.00	121.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	156.00	156.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	48.00–54.00	50.91
5	—	956	56.00–60.00	58.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,422	70.00–75.00	71.11
3	—	1,635	76.00–79.00	77.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,199	60.00–65.00	63.70
7	—	1,406	66.00–72.00	69.18
3	—	1,662	79.00–82.00	80.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	93.00–98.00	95.15
2	—	1,600	80.00–85.00	83.28

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	4	—	1,000	840.00–870.00	856.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	727	620.00–700.00	661.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	975.00	975.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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