Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.31/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −73.36 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$135.31

60 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$19.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	148.10	806	11thin
Medium and Large 2	511	139.67	714	18thin
Medium and Large 3	485	128.25	623	31

One grade step is worth $19.85/cwt here — about $184 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 sale60 hd

135.31

—

GA average14 barns · 971 hd

136.99

−1.67

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−73.36

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	1,765	104.67	1,847	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	78.35	977	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	76.40	1,107	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	62.58	610	5thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	139.13/cwt	135.00–145.00	506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	140.38/cwt	135.00–144.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	148.83/cwt	145.00–155.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	136.37/cwt	132.00–142.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	122.39/cwt	119.00–125.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	147.01/cwt	145.00–148.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	109.04/cwt	108.00–110.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	137.74/cwt	133.00–143.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	157.01/cwt	155.00–158.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	130.42/cwt	130.00–130.50	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	115.52/cwt	115.00–116.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	124.03/cwt	123.00–125.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	128.41/cwt	128.00–128.50	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	140.23/cwt	135.00–142.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	874	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	126.35/cwt	125.00–127.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	143.61/cwt	140.00–147.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	112.66/cwt	110.00–116.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	147.97/cwt	146.00–150.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	120.97/cwt	117.00–125.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	130.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	613	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	79.36/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,201	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	847	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	84.42/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,211	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	79.02/cwt	75.00–82.00	981	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	57.32/cwt	55.00–60.00	533	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	70.47/cwt	70.00–71.00	733	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,974	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	72.27/cwt	70.00–74.00	809	4
Bulls	—	—	1,785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,088	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	834	668.82/cwt	570.00–700.00	5,578	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	762.63/cwt	710.00–810.00	7,245	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	771.13/cwt	640.00–890.00	7,827	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	1,032.12/cwt	900.00–1,220.00	11,343	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	750	816.33/cwt	800.00–835.00	6,122	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	773	906.90/cwt	900.00–920.00	7,010	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	955.94/cwt	860.00–1,120.00	9,655	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,643.05/cwt	1,550.00–1,825.00	23,249	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 0Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 0Year ago 41

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	115.00	115.00
4	—	518	135.00–144.00	140.38
4	—	420	145.00–155.00	148.83
3	—	573	132.00–142.00	136.37
5	—	466	140.00–147.00	143.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	135.00–145.00	139.13
6	—	525	119.00–125.00	122.39
4	—	431	133.00–143.00	137.74
3	—	617	110.00–116.00	112.66
2	—	325	146.00–150.00	147.97
5	—	560	117.00–125.00	120.97
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
5	—	471	125.00–135.00	130.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	149.50	149.50
3	—	562	145.00–148.00	147.01
1	—	750	119.00	119.00
3	—	458	155.00–158.00	157.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	108.00–110.00	109.04
4	—	436	135.00–142.00	140.23
4	—	460	130.00–132.00	131.01
3	—	572	125.00–127.00	126.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	512	135.50	135.50
6	—	557	130.00–130.50	130.42
6	—	616	128.00–128.50	128.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	115.00–116.00	115.52
2	—	565	110.00–115.00	112.54
4	—	368	123.00–125.00	124.03
3	—	462	120.00–121.00	120.67
2	—	345	130.00	130.00
2	—	263	128.00–130.00	128.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	149.50	149.50
15	—	609	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	128.00–129.00	128.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	78.00–81.00	79.36
1	—	1,255	67.50	67.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	83.00–88.00	84.42
9	—	1,241	75.00–82.00	79.02
4	—	1,120	70.00–74.00	72.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	55.00–60.00	57.32
2	—	1,040	70.00–71.00	70.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,785	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,630	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	834	570.00–700.00	668.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,015	640.00–890.00	771.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	710.00–810.00	762.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,099	900.00–1,220.00	1,032.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	750	800.00–835.00	816.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	773	900.00–920.00	906.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,010	860.00–1,120.00	955.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,415	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,643.05

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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