Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows steady to 3.00 lower..

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.50/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −63.18 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$145.50

32 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$21.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.12

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	156.38	760	12thin
Medium and Large 2	497	142.55	708	11thin
Medium and Large 3	432	134.59	582	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.79/cwt here — about $178 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 sale32 hd

145.50

—

GA average15 barns · 1,230 hd

152.62

−7.12

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−63.18

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	2,010	87.50	1,759	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,564	78.24	1,224	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,086	70.79	768	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	54.84	559	5thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 3	—	425	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	138.03/cwt	137.00–139.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	141.17/cwt	137.00–145.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	152.12/cwt	150.00–156.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	144.98/cwt	144.00–146.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.99/cwt	152.00–155.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.59/cwt	146.00–151.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	159.87/cwt	153.00–162.00	751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	129.56/cwt	125.00–133.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	144.20/cwt	141.00–151.00	678	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	56.68/cwt	55.00–61.00	608	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	52.09/cwt	50.00–54.00	490	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	79.48/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,222	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,224	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	72.96/cwt	70.00–77.00	885	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	962	68.25/cwt	65.00–69.00	657	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	79.21/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,088	2
Bulls	—	—	1,955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,760	1
Bulls	—	—	2,065	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,755	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	649.22/cwt	570.00–780.00	6,265	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	896.03/cwt	830.00–975.00	9,874	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	820	698.46/cwt	620.00–780.00	5,727	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	836.57/cwt	760.00–975.00	8,533	6

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 187Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 39Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 104Year ago 58

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows steady to 3.00 lower..

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	118.00	118.00
1	—	330	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	130.00	130.00
2	—	373	138.00	138.00
2	—	275	144.00–146.00	144.98
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	152.00–155.00	152.99
2	—	473	146.00–151.00	148.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	137.00–139.00	138.03
2	—	333	142.00–145.00	143.49
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
4	—	466	125.00–133.00	129.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	137.00–145.00	141.17
5	—	470	141.00–151.00	144.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	150.00–156.00	152.12
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
1	—	400	164.00	164.00
6	—	470	153.00–162.00	159.87
1	—	355	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	55.00–61.00	56.68
2	—	940	50.00–54.00	52.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	78.00–81.00	79.48
2	—	1,590	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,213	70.00–77.00	72.96
16	—	962	65.00–69.00	68.25
2	—	1,373	78.00–80.00	79.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	90.00	90.00
1	—	2,065	85.00	85.00

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)	4	—	965	570.00–780.00	649.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,102	830.00–975.00	896.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	820	620.00–780.00	698.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,020	760.00–975.00	836.57

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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Slaughter Cattle

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