Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.16/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$134.16

51 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$20.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	428	141.44	606	21
Medium and Large 1	623	137.84	859	14thin
Medium and Large 3	462	121.37	560	16thin

One grade step is worth $20.07/cwt here — about $45 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 sale51 hd

134.16

—

GA average14 barns · 1,595 hd

144.34

−10.18

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	—	Low	1,848	116.03	2,144	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,316	87.73	1,155	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,760	81.00	1,426	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	63.96	656	5thin

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 3	—	563	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	163.51/cwt	163.00–164.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	151.96/cwt	151.00–153.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	132.83/cwt	130.00–136.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	833	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,083	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	99.69/cwt	97.00–105.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	142.05/cwt	140.00–144.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	127.88/cwt	125.00–131.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.42/cwt	151.00–154.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	130.90/cwt	126.00–135.00	473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	149.67/cwt	146.00–151.50	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	174.76/cwt	170.00–180.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	161.65/cwt	158.00–166.00	595	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	160.83/cwt	157.00–167.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	155.69/cwt	153.00–159.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	146.94/cwt	142.00–150.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	155.71/cwt	154.00–157.00	579	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,306	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	720	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	61.20/cwt	59.00–65.00	638	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,544	1
Bulls	—	—	2,020	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,798	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	869	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	82.61/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,192	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	95.76/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,208	3
Bulls	—	—	2,078	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,472	2
Bulls	—	—	1,637	123.07/cwt	121.00–124.00	2,015	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,002	725.31/cwt	610.00–830.00	7,268	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	8,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	926.62/cwt	810.00–1,010.00	8,664	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,191.19/cwt	1,100.00–1,360.00	12,305	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	805	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	9,056	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	723	598.57/cwt	590.00–620.00	4,328	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	800	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,400	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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 197Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 41Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 72Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	110.00–115.00	112.53
2	—	318	130.00–136.00	132.83
3	—	668	97.00–105.00	99.69
1	—	600	111.00	111.00
2	—	428	125.00–131.00	127.88
6	—	361	126.00–135.00	130.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	130.00–140.00	135.05
8	—	318	154.50	154.50
4	—	419	140.00–144.00	142.05
2	—	755	101.00	101.00
2	—	535	134.00	134.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
2	—	360	150.00–151.00	150.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	833	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	121.00	121.00
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
4	—	464	145.00–150.00	147.48
2	—	423	151.00–154.00	152.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	113.00	113.00
10	—	368	158.00–166.00	161.65
5	—	425	157.00–167.00	160.83
3	—	458	153.00–159.00	155.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	160.00–162.00	161.03
2	—	523	151.00–153.00	151.96
1	—	770	124.00	124.00
3	—	423	170.00–180.00	174.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	163.00–164.00	163.51
2	—	518	128.00–130.00	129.03
3	—	433	142.00–150.00	146.94
3	—	372	154.00–157.00	155.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	157.00	157.00
1	—	460	161.00	161.00
2	—	430	171.00	171.00
1	—	775	135.00	135.00
3	—	555	146.00–151.50	149.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	560	155.50	155.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,755	88.00	88.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,043	59.00–65.00	61.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	79.00	79.00
3	—	1,443	80.00–85.00	82.61
3	—	1,262	94.00–97.00	95.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	89.00	89.00
2	—	2,078	118.00–120.00	118.98
3	—	1,637	121.00–124.00	123.07

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)	6	—	1,002	610.00–830.00	725.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	885.00	885.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	935	810.00–1,010.00	926.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,033	1,100.00–1,360.00	1,191.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	723	590.00–620.00	598.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	800.00	800.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle