Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.65/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −64.02 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$144.65

63 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$15.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.00

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	474	149.95	711	18thin
Medium and Large 1	576	148.12	853	27
Medium and Large 3	452	134.15	606	18thin

One grade step is worth $15.80/cwt here — about $105 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 sale63 hd

144.65

—

GA average15 barns · 1,455 hd

148.65

−4.00

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−64.02

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	1,554	111.41	1,732	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	77.66	973	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	60.28	614	7thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	562	128.02/cwt	127.00–130.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	138.93/cwt	134.00–144.00	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	147.34/cwt	146.00–153.00	866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	138.45/cwt	134.00–143.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	163.61/cwt	161.00–166.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	145.72/cwt	141.00–151.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	122.73/cwt	118.00–128.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	139.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	160.66/cwt	160.00–161.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	167.00/cwt	164.00–171.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	147.40/cwt	144.00–154.00	696	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	141.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	155.53/cwt	154.00–156.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.32/cwt	124.00–125.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	147.75/cwt	147.00–148.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	115.03/cwt	114.00–116.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.23/cwt	128.00–135.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	146.94/cwt	146.00–148.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	120.54/cwt	116.00–126.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	130.34/cwt	128.00–135.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	139.15/cwt	136.00–140.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	160.58/cwt	158.00–163.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	142.10/cwt	136.00–146.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	142.23/cwt	140.00–143.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	155.43/cwt	153.00–157.00	881	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	169.17/cwt	164.00–174.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	154.02/cwt	149.00–159.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	130.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	153.96/cwt	149.00–159.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	133.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	112.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	633	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	62.30/cwt	60.00–65.00	670	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	1,083.20/cwt	1,040.00–1,125.00	11,471	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	935.65/cwt	825.00–975.00	9,010	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	743.55/cwt	700.00–790.00	6,915	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	773	626.38/cwt	600.00–650.00	4,842	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	978.15/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	11,728	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	666.54/cwt	550.00–800.00	6,732	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	13,154	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	967	670.61/cwt	600.00–740.00	6,485	5
Bulls	—	—	1,546	115.71/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,789	4
Bulls	—	—	1,491	109.97/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,640	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,840	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	88.85/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,124	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	72.51/cwt	68.00–75.00	942	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	78.87/cwt	77.00–83.00	955	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	57.58/cwt	55.00–60.00	543	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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 183Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 32Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 50Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	127.00–130.00	128.02
3	—	523	128.00–135.00	130.23
2	—	318	146.00–148.00	146.94
5	—	421	136.00–140.00	139.15
2	—	600	117.00	117.00
4	—	364	136.00–146.00	142.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	118.00–128.00	122.73
2	—	255	140.00	140.00
2	—	518	114.00–116.00	115.03
4	—	464	116.00–126.00	120.54
4	—	319	128.00–135.00	130.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	154.00–156.00	155.53
3	—	623	124.00–125.00	124.32
4	—	456	147.00–148.00	147.75
4	—	526	140.00–145.00	142.46
4	—	560	140.00–143.00	142.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	134.00–144.00	138.93
5	—	588	146.00–153.00	147.34
2	—	668	134.00–143.00	138.45
3	—	473	161.00–166.00	163.61
4	—	421	164.00–171.00	167.00
4	—	518	149.00–159.00	154.02
5	—	719	125.00–135.00	130.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	141.00–151.00	145.72
3	—	427	135.00–145.00	139.96
2	—	328	149.00–159.00	153.96
6	—	476	130.00–140.00	133.59
4	—	565	110.00–114.00	112.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	160.00–161.00	160.66
7	—	472	144.00–154.00	147.40
4	—	512	140.00–145.00	141.25
2	—	565	140.00–142.00	140.98
2	—	368	164.00–174.00	169.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	173.00	173.00
2	—	518	158.00–163.00	160.58
5	—	567	153.00–157.00	155.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	60.00–65.00	62.30
3	—	943	55.00–60.00	57.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	86.00–92.00	88.85
6	—	1,299	68.00–75.00	72.51
7	—	1,211	77.00–83.00	78.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,546	114.00–118.00	115.71
4	—	1,491	108.00–113.00	109.97
1	—	1,840	100.00	100.00

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	8	—	1,059	1,040.00–1,125.00	1,083.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	963	825.00–975.00	935.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	930	700.00–790.00	743.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	773	600.00–650.00	626.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,199	900.00–1,050.00	978.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,010	550.00–800.00	666.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	967	600.00–740.00	670.61

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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