Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested, bull and heifer 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 $140.20/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −68.48 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$140.20

57 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$11.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.55

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	147.32	820	10thin
Medium and Large 2	521	139.92	728	32
Medium and Large 3	421	136.05	573	15thin

One grade step is worth $11.27/cwt here — about $246 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

140.20

—

GA average14 barns · 1,274 hd

148.74

−8.55

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−68.48

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	1,696	94.39	1,600	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,308	81.27	1,063	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	75.53	1,027	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	60.41	618	5thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	523	151.39/cwt	149.00–155.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	132.31/cwt	130.00–137.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	155.84/cwt	151.00–161.00	413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	143.53/cwt	140.00–147.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	117.39/cwt	116.00–120.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	341	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	148.60/cwt	146.00–152.00	831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	138.00/cwt	135.00–141.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	152.46/cwt	149.00–156.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	154.03/cwt	153.00–155.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	883	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	169.07/cwt	169.00–170.00	732	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	148.40/cwt	147.00–153.00	696	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	139.84/cwt	139.00–141.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	609	122.24/cwt	120.00–126.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	116.37/cwt	111.00–120.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	152.74/cwt	150.00–156.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	123.73/cwt	121.00–125.00	647	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	756	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	57.70/cwt	55.00–60.00	587	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	62.22/cwt	60.00–67.00	638	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	75.53/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,027	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	80.73/cwt	80.00–83.00	960	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	87.12/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,253	4
Bulls	—	—	2,005	87.70/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,758	2
Bulls	—	—	1,541	97.73/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,506	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,237	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	959	700.58/cwt	670.00–790.00	6,719	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	919.00/cwt	900.00–960.00	10,063	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,940	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,244.36/cwt	1,130.00–1,325.00	14,061	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	728	803.23/cwt	700.00–850.00	5,848	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,028	937.36/cwt	820.00–1,070.00	9,636	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	800	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,700	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 Mar 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 172Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 47Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 65Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	149.00–155.00	151.39
2	—	600	138.00	138.00
5	—	559	146.00–152.00	148.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	130.00–137.00	132.31
3	—	265	151.00–161.00	155.84
2	—	333	140.00–147.00	143.53
2	—	555	121.00	121.00
2	—	400	135.00–141.00	138.00
3	—	523	121.00–125.00	123.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	139.00–140.00	139.66
1	—	300	164.00	164.00
10	—	469	147.00–153.00	148.40
6	—	509	139.00–141.00	139.84
5	—	609	120.00–126.00	122.24
3	—	715	111.00–120.00	116.37
4	—	434	150.00–156.00	152.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	116.00–120.00	117.39
6	—	273	120.00–130.00	124.94
2	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
2	—	565	105.00–110.00	107.46
3	—	432	120.00–121.00	120.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	138.00–140.00	138.97
1	—	645	119.00	119.00
1	—	200	156.00	156.00
1	—	455	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	149.00–156.00	152.46
2	—	368	153.00–155.00	154.03
1	—	500	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	537	164.50	164.50
7	—	565	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	149.00	149.00
14	—	433	169.00–170.00	169.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,189	80.00–83.00	80.73
4	—	1,438	86.00–90.00	87.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	55.00–60.00	57.70
3	—	1,025	60.00–67.00	62.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	75.00–76.00	75.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,005	85.00–90.00	87.70
4	—	1,541	95.00–101.00	97.73

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	630.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	959	670.00–790.00	700.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,095	900.00–960.00	919.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,130	1,130.00–1,325.00	1,244.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	728	700.00–850.00	803.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,028	820.00–1,070.00	937.36

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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