Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher , feeder heifers mostly steady, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.37/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −58.30 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$150.37

130 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$4.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	469	152.21	713	70
Medium and Large 1	567	148.67	842	19thin
Medium and Large 3	412	148.03	609	41

One grade step is worth $4.17/cwt here — about $104 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 sale130 hd

150.37

—

GA average14 barns · 1,334 hd

150.71

−0.34

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−58.30

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	—	High	1,815	109.90	1,995	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,556	83.68	1,302	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	81.00	1,064	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	67.39	712	9thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	430	158.73/cwt	154.00–164.00	683	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	132.76/cwt	128.00–138.00	694	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	165.17/cwt	160.00–170.00	438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	169.19/cwt	167.00–170.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	119.64/cwt	115.00–124.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	132.64/cwt	131.00–137.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	127.97/cwt	127.00–130.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	116.68/cwt	114.00–118.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	133.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	109.99/cwt	107.00–114.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	119.06/cwt	115.00–122.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	147.58/cwt	144.00–150.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	165.24/cwt	161.00–170.00	603	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	156.53/cwt	151.00–160.50	733	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	175.11/cwt	171.00–180.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	136.55/cwt	133.00–143.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	135.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	145.49/cwt	141.00–151.00	602	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	143.08/cwt	138.00–148.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	150.70/cwt	150.00–152.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	149.77/cwt	146.00–152.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	142.94/cwt	140.00–149.00	733	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.70/cwt	130.00–132.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	111.99/cwt	111.00–114.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	115.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	157.33/cwt	155.00–160.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	144.11/cwt	141.00–147.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	140.96/cwt	138.00–147.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	161.56/cwt	160.00–163.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	172.03/cwt	170.00–174.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	161.68/cwt	157.00–166.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	152.98/cwt	152.00–154.00	352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	166.93/cwt	165.00–169.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	145.68/cwt	145.00–147.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	180.22/cwt	178.00–184.00	424	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	141.95/cwt	136.00–146.00	889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	155.54/cwt	150.00–160.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	129.45/cwt	128.00–131.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	162.68/cwt	157.00–167.00	521	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	63.75/cwt	62.00–65.00	700	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	78.00/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,013	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	70.31/cwt	68.00–75.00	719	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	76.90/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,084	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,257.44/cwt	1,160.00–1,350.00	14,712	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,002	901.14/cwt	800.00–1,060.00	9,029	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	1,688.34/cwt	1,540.00–1,800.00	27,520	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	740	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,144	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	980.34/cwt	830.00–1,030.00	12,068	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	971	711.16/cwt	620.00–820.00	6,905	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,142	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	751.43/cwt	620.00–860.00	8,679	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,057	1
Bulls	—	—	2,030	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,132	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	108.66/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,950	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	84.38/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,123	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	85.94/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,378	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 Mar 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 110Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 28Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 81Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	430	154.00–164.00	158.73
2	—	723	115.00–124.00	119.64
8	—	573	131.00–137.00	132.64
3	—	778	114.00–118.00	116.68
10	—	365	161.00–170.00	165.24
13	—	468	151.00–160.50	156.53
5	—	327	171.00–180.00	175.11
12	—	513	140.00–149.00	142.94
4	—	235	178.00–184.00	180.22
2	—	623	128.00–131.00	129.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	523	128.00–138.00	132.76
3	—	265	160.00–170.00	165.17
10	—	414	141.00–151.00	145.49
4	—	463	138.00–148.00	143.08
4	—	363	150.00–160.00	155.54
9	—	320	157.00–167.00	162.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	167.00–170.00	169.19
3	—	512	150.00–152.00	150.70
4	—	571	146.00–152.00	149.77
2	—	718	128.00–130.00	129.02
4	—	626	136.00–146.00	141.95
2	—	680	135.00–136.00	135.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	125.00–130.00	127.54
6	—	472	130.00–135.00	133.08
3	—	710	107.00–114.00	109.99
4	—	324	144.00–150.00	147.58
5	—	625	115.00–120.00	116.61
8	—	434	133.00–143.00	136.55
3	—	518	130.00–132.00	130.70
3	—	687	111.00–114.00	111.99
6	—	373	141.00–147.00	144.11
2	—	230	152.00–154.00	152.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	127.00–130.00	127.97
3	—	527	115.00–122.00	119.06
3	—	327	130.00–138.00	135.39
2	—	563	110.00–120.00	115.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	164.00	164.00
1	—	510	143.00	143.00
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
3	—	358	155.00–160.00	157.33
3	—	557	138.00–147.00	140.96
3	—	458	145.00–147.00	145.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	149.00	149.00
1	—	590	156.00	156.00
2	—	518	165.00–169.00	166.93
1	—	650	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	154.00	154.00
1	—	330	168.00	168.00
2	—	370	157.00–166.00	161.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	160.00–163.00	161.56
2	—	360	170.00–174.00	172.03
1	—	505	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,098	62.00–65.00	63.75
5	—	1,022	68.00–75.00	70.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,299	74.00–80.00	78.00
8	—	1,331	82.00–88.00	84.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	76.00–78.00	76.90
6	—	1,604	83.00–87.00	85.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	121.00	121.00
1	—	2,030	105.00	105.00
5	—	1,795	106.00–113.00	108.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,170	1,160.00–1,350.00	1,257.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,630	1,540.00–1,800.00	1,688.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,002	800.00–1,060.00	901.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,231	830.00–1,030.00	980.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	971	620.00–820.00	711.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	620.00–860.00	751.43

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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