Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.56/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$143.56

54 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$35.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.24

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	153.66	664	26
Medium and Large 2	449	138.60	622	22
Medium and Large 3	495	118.00	584	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.66/cwt here — about $80 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 sale54 hd

143.56

—

GA average17 barns · 1,770 hd

142.32

+1.24

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	1,813	97.86	1,774	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,701	79.84	1,358	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,401	78.33	1,097	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	58.39	603	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	630	141.86/cwt	139.00–148.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	171.75/cwt	165.00–174.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	138.97/cwt	133.00–142.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	165.07/cwt	160.00–170.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	156.09/cwt	153.00–159.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	161.45/cwt	155.00–162.00	584	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.64/cwt	120.00–122.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	136.19/cwt	135.00–137.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	151.99/cwt	150.00–153.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	148.77/cwt	148.00–151.00	717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	153.49/cwt	153.00–154.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	141.64/cwt	136.00–145.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	145.08/cwt	142.00–150.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	132.23/cwt	129.00–137.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	170.34/cwt	170.00–171.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	127.67/cwt	121.00–131.00	453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	156.09/cwt	154.50–161.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	170.00/cwt	169.00–171.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	162.75/cwt	158.00–167.50	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	129.12/cwt	125.00–133.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	154.06/cwt	151.00–157.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	151.00/cwt	150.00–153.00	604	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	58.39/cwt	55.00–60.00	603	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,701	79.84/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,358	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	74.60/cwt	74.00–75.00	974	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,317	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	80.22/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,183	5
Bulls	—	—	1,788	102.64/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,835	3
Bulls	—	—	1,837	93.07/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,710	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,059.72/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	12,187	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,333.53/cwt	1,200.00–1,425.00	17,309	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	699.31/cwt	600.00–780.00	6,504	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	684.74/cwt	590.00–790.00	6,505	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	967.96/cwt	880.00–1,060.00	9,244	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,349.48/cwt	1,300.00–1,370.00	15,654	3

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 Apr 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 252Year ago 353

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 55Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 84Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	139.00–148.00	141.86
2	—	572	153.00–159.00	156.09
4	—	521	154.50–161.00	156.09
3	—	439	169.00–171.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	165.00–174.00	171.75
3	—	560	133.00–142.00	138.97
2	—	460	150.00	150.00
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
4	—	445	158.00–167.50	162.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	160.00–170.00	165.07
6	—	575	120.00–122.00	120.64
5	—	472	135.00–137.00	136.19
2	—	668	108.00–109.00	108.51
2	—	515	125.00–133.00	129.12
4	—	363	151.00–157.00	154.06
3	—	400	150.00–153.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	362	155.00–162.00	161.45
7	—	482	148.00–151.00	148.77
4	—	434	153.00–154.00	153.49
1	—	645	126.00	126.00
1	—	775	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	105.00	105.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
3	—	355	121.00–131.00	127.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
3	—	332	150.00–153.00	151.99
1	—	710	112.00	112.00
4	—	434	136.00–145.00	141.64
2	—	673	111.00–112.00	111.49
6	—	366	142.00–150.00	145.08
5	—	527	129.00–137.00	132.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	170.00–171.00	170.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	55.00–60.00	58.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,701	77.00–82.00	79.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,306	74.00–75.00	74.60
1	—	1,505	87.50	87.50
5	—	1,475	80.00–81.00	80.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,788	101.00–106.00	102.64
3	—	1,837	90.00–98.00	93.07

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)	5	—	1,150	975.00–1,175.00	1,059.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,298	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,333.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	930	600.00–780.00	699.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	590.00–790.00	684.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	955	880.00–1,060.00	967.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,160	1,300.00–1,370.00	1,349.48

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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Heifers · 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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