Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull and heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, replacement cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.16/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −61.52 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$147.16

92 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$13.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.02

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	151.29	863	43
Medium and Large 2	492	148.51	730	27
Medium and Large 3	457	137.41	628	22

One grade step is worth $13.89/cwt here — about $235 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 sale92 hd

147.16

—

GA average15 barns · 1,298 hd

153.18

−6.02

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−61.52

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	1,553	82.50	1,281	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	77.98	1,176	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,307	76.37	998	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	59.15	625	12

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	351	147.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	142.32/cwt	140.00–143.50	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	146.43/cwt	146.00–146.50	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	123.09/cwt	119.00–129.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	158.19/cwt	152.00–160.50	821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	125.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	127.17/cwt	126.00–128.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.29/cwt	126.00–130.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	124.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	114.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	140.32/cwt	140.00–141.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	132.35/cwt	132.00–133.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	117.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	164.91/cwt	163.00–167.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	170.48/cwt	169.00–172.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	161.83/cwt	160.00–165.00	748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	142.30/cwt	138.00–145.00	882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	136.75/cwt	136.00–137.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	169.74/cwt	169.00–170.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	63.91/cwt	60.00–67.00	711	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	54.38/cwt	50.00–57.00	545	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	77.98/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,176	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	66.23/cwt	63.00–70.00	910	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	83.04/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,107	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	75.50/cwt	72.00–79.00	938	7
Bulls	—	—	1,330	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	998	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,598	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	940.83/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	9,408	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,287	1,043.59/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	13,431	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,402.34/cwt	1,250.00–1,600.00	17,992	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	840.60/cwt	710.00–890.00	8,221	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,210	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	605	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,541	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	19,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	878	126.52/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	132.93/cwt	131.00–135.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	361	147.20/cwt	141.00–150.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	161.69/cwt	160.00–163.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	143.45/cwt	142.00–145.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	139.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.75/cwt	150.00–152.00	859	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	152.71/cwt	148.00–158.00	702	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	137.48/cwt	133.00–140.00	632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	143.77/cwt	140.00–147.00	607	5

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 168Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 47Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 41Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	351	140.00–150.00	147.47
5	—	569	126.00–128.00	127.17
3	—	518	126.00–130.00	127.29
3	—	437	140.00–141.00	140.32
3	—	463	132.00–133.00	132.35
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	140.00–143.50	142.32
7	—	443	146.00–146.50	146.43
3	—	667	120.50	120.50
5	—	551	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	120.00–130.00	125.27
3	—	468	120.00–126.00	124.06
2	—	668	109.00–110.00	109.51
3	—	555	112.00–115.00	114.00
3	—	510	117.00–120.00	117.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	119.00–129.00	123.09
4	—	361	141.00–150.00	147.20
8	—	460	133.00–140.00	137.48
5	—	422	140.00–147.00	143.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	519	152.00–160.50	158.19
6	—	462	160.00–165.00	161.83
4	—	620	138.00–145.00	142.30
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
4	—	669	136.00–137.00	136.75
4	—	421	169.00–170.00	169.74
1	—	755	131.00	131.00
2	—	878	124.00–129.00	126.52
1	—	805	126.00	126.00
10	—	570	150.00–152.00	150.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	131.00–135.00	132.93
2	—	433	160.00–162.00	161.03
3	—	370	160.00–163.00	161.69
4	—	518	142.00–145.00	143.45
6	—	564	138.00–140.00	139.32
10	—	460	148.00–158.00	152.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	161.00	161.00
3	—	707	150.00	150.00
2	—	563	169.00–172.00	170.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	163.00–167.00	164.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,113	60.00–67.00	63.91
6	—	1,002	50.00–57.00	54.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	75.00–80.00	77.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,374	63.00–70.00	66.23
7	—	1,333	81.00–86.00	83.04
7	—	1,243	72.00–79.00	75.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,775	90.00	90.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	900.00–1,025.00	940.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,283	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,402.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,287	900.00–1,125.00	1,043.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	978	710.00–890.00	840.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	690.00	690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	605	420.00	420.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,410.00	1,410.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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