Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.52/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −66.15 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$142.52

69 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$15.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.55

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	151.39	841	19thin
Medium and Large 2	497	144.65	719	18thin
Medium and Large 3	455	136.07	619	32

One grade step is worth $15.32/cwt here — about $221 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 sale69 hd

142.52

—

GA average15 barns · 992 hd

144.08

−1.55

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−66.15

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	1,825	96.13	1,754	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	78.50	1,168	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	73.81	894	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	59.77	628	5thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	1,290.06/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	14,268	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	758	658.37/cwt	560.00–700.00	4,990	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	933	988.93/cwt	860.00–1,100.00	9,227	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	715	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	5,863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	704.21/cwt	600.00–780.00	6,690	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	834.69/cwt	820.00–850.00	8,096	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	663.15/cwt	540.00–740.00	6,433	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	927	621.04/cwt	525.00–740.00	5,757	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,622	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	97.20/cwt	96.50–98.00	1,823	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	72.28/cwt	72.00–73.00	828	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	69.32/cwt	68.00–70.00	878	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	82.84/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,015	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,009	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,337	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	64.70/cwt	60.00–67.00	723	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	52.37/cwt	50.00–55.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	133.06/cwt	128.00–135.00	684	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	139.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	154.82/cwt	154.00–158.00	804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	126.79/cwt	124.00–130.00	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	164.03/cwt	163.00–165.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	156.04/cwt	154.00–158.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	121.07/cwt	118.00–124.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	137.70/cwt	134.00–142.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	128.68/cwt	127.00–131.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	133.21/cwt	130.00–136.00	831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	152.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	115.39/cwt	114.00–118.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	121.06/cwt	115.00–125.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	114.02/cwt	113.00–115.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	131.72/cwt	128.00–138.00	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	152.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	149.52/cwt	149.00–150.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	135.71/cwt	134.00–139.00	984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	158.33/cwt	158.00–159.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	149.60/cwt	145.00–154.00	491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	140.28/cwt	135.00–145.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.04/cwt	140.00–142.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	160.71/cwt	156.00–165.00	599	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 May 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 199Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 36Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 59Year ago 41

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	—	1,106	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,290.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	758	560.00–700.00	658.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	715	820.00	820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	933	860.00–1,100.00	988.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	600.00–780.00	704.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	970	540.00–740.00	663.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	927	525.00–740.00	621.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	820.00–850.00	834.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,875	96.50–98.00	97.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	72.00–73.00	72.28
3	—	1,267	68.00–70.00	69.32
2	—	1,225	80.00–86.00	82.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,630	82.00	82.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	60.00–67.00	64.70
2	—	950	50.00–55.00	52.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	128.00–135.00	133.06
3	—	438	135.00–145.00	139.96
6	—	573	125.00–130.00	127.58
7	—	461	128.00–138.00	131.72
2	—	275	150.00–155.00	152.68
3	—	328	145.00–154.00	149.60
4	—	364	135.00–145.00	140.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	154.00–158.00	154.82
1	—	765	128.00	128.00
1	—	355	174.00	174.00
2	—	573	149.00–150.00	149.52
3	—	725	134.00–139.00	135.71
3	—	467	158.00–159.00	158.33
2	—	435	168.00–169.00	168.49
2	—	623	140.00–142.00	141.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	170.00–171.00	170.49
2	—	700	127.00–128.00	127.50
5	—	624	130.00–136.00	133.21
3	—	432	150.00–156.00	152.06
4	—	460	140.00–142.00	141.01
2	—	373	156.00–165.00	160.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	124.00–130.00	126.79
3	—	362	127.00–131.00	128.68
3	—	512	114.00–118.00	115.39
8	—	463	115.00–125.00	121.06
2	—	615	113.00–115.00	114.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	144.00	144.00
1	—	660	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	109.00	109.00
2	—	620	118.00–124.00	121.07
3	—	458	134.00–142.00	137.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	159.00	159.00
1	—	605	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	163.00–165.00	164.03
2	—	565	154.00–158.00	156.04

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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