Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (294). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves 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 $141.46/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −67.21 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$141.46

76 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$12.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.04

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	148.95	884	16thin
Medium and Large 2	550	141.42	778	35
Medium and Large 3	454	136.71	621	25

One grade step is worth $12.23/cwt here — about $263 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 sale76 hd

141.46

—

GA average15 barns · 1,154 hd

145.50

−4.04

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−67.21

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	1,443	87.12	1,257	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	78.53	1,255	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,359	71.40	971	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	60.18	641	5thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	870.39/cwt	740.00–950.00	8,269	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,123.84/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	12,081	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	719.22/cwt	590.00–790.00	7,408	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	880.16/cwt	850.00–900.00	9,946	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	974	752.04/cwt	640.00–840.00	7,325	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	879.25/cwt	820.00–990.00	9,426	6
Bulls	—	—	1,317	82.92/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,092	3
Bulls	—	—	1,568	91.31/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,432	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	78.53/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,255	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,216	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	66.89/cwt	63.00–70.00	870	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	75.04/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,068	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	55.97/cwt	55.00–57.00	596	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	62.99/cwt	62.00–65.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	121.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	113.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	147.23/cwt	142.00–152.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	134.67/cwt	133.00–135.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	155.00/cwt	154.00–156.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	144.69/cwt	143.00–146.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	992	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	154.71/cwt	151.00–159.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	135.03/cwt	131.00–136.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	125.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	451	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,006	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,258	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	131.37/cwt	130.00–133.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	133.95/cwt	131.00–137.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	122.99/cwt	120.00–128.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	110.24/cwt	109.00–112.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	126.94/cwt	124.00–133.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	159.59/cwt	154.00–161.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	151.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	149.62/cwt	145.00–154.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	159.04/cwt	158.00–160.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	120.95/cwt	119.00–125.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	144.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	745	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	143.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	134.72/cwt	131.00–137.00	826	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	129.23/cwt	127.00–134.00	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	151.93/cwt	148.00–158.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.96/cwt	109.00–113.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	143.32/cwt	139.00–149.00	619	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 May 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 145Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 36Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 87Year ago 85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	950	740.00–950.00	870.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,123.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,030	590.00–790.00	719.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	974	640.00–840.00	752.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,130	850.00–900.00	880.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,072	820.00–990.00	879.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	80.00–84.00	82.92
3	—	1,568	90.00–95.00	91.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	78.00–79.00	78.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	83.00	83.00
5	—	1,300	63.00–70.00	66.89
3	—	1,423	72.00–79.00	75.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	55.00–57.00	55.97
3	—	1,065	62.00–65.00	62.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	120.00–125.00	121.74
3	—	600	110.00–115.00	113.33
4	—	373	142.00–152.00	147.23
6	—	463	133.00–135.00	134.67
3	—	328	148.00–158.00	151.93
6	—	432	139.00–149.00	143.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	154.00–156.00	155.00
3	—	622	143.00–146.00	144.69
2	—	750	137.00	137.00
4	—	576	150.00–155.00	151.50
2	—	473	158.00–160.00	159.04
2	—	665	140.00–146.00	143.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	441	154.00–161.00	159.59
2	—	468	145.00–154.00	149.62
15	—	515	140.00–148.00	144.72
7	—	613	131.00–137.00	134.72
4	—	663	127.00–134.00	129.23
2	—	720	109.00–113.00	110.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	120.00–126.00	123.00
4	—	421	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	661	150.00	150.00
3	—	610	151.00–159.00	154.71
1	—	700	141.00	141.00
1	—	855	119.00	119.00
3	—	750	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,006	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	123.00	123.00
5	—	481	131.00–136.00	135.03
3	—	527	130.00–133.00	131.37
3	—	652	114.50	114.50
2	—	438	131.00–137.00	133.95
1	—	745	109.00	109.00
3	—	568	119.00–125.00	120.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	359	120.00–130.00	125.76
3	—	458	120.00–121.00	120.34
5	—	437	120.00–128.00	122.99
4	—	569	109.00–112.00	110.24
3	—	327	124.00–133.00	126.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	142.00–143.00	142.50
2	—	670	126.00	126.00

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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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

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle