Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, bull 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 $134.74/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −73.94 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$134.74

59 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$2.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	560	136.09	762	28
Medium and Large 1	659	134.44	886	9thin
Medium and Large 3	478	133.14	637	22

One grade step is worth $2.96/cwt here — about $125 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 sale59 hd

134.74

—

GA average14 barns · 1,227 hd

143.92

−9.18

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−73.94

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	1,624	105.62	1,716	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	82.48	1,042	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	64.65	610	20

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$902	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$864	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	917	$1,004	46

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	543	139.24/cwt	138.50–143.00	756	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	133.62/cwt	130.00–137.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	135.66/cwt	134.00–138.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.05/cwt	130.00–134.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	126.03/cwt	124.00–129.00	521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	128.96/cwt	126.00–129.50	663	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	119.31/cwt	115.00–122.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	131.69/cwt	129.00–133.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	966	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	138.01/cwt	135.00–141.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	711	122.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	144.35/cwt	140.00–149.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	148.47/cwt	147.00–149.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	128.18/cwt	127.00–129.00	918	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	80.83/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,028	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	74.30/cwt	70.00–76.00	877	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	90.28/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,162	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	58.38/cwt	57.00–62.00	506	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	67.33/cwt	65.00–72.00	657	14
Bulls	—	—	1,639	108.28/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,775	7
Bulls	—	—	1,675	96.95/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,624	3
Bulls	—	—	1,370	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,548	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	808	781.64/head	690.00–850.00	782	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	1,180.00/head	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,180	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	540	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	932	790.09/head	660.00–870.00	790	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,047.08/head	960.00–1,120.00	1,047	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,044.38/head	980.00–1,100.00	1,044	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,113	759.03/head	750.00–770.00	759	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	1,188.56/head	1,125.00–1,280.00	1,189	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	750	736.67/head	700.00–760.00	737	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,492.56/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,493	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	1,003.82/head	980.00–1,025.00	1,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	131.41/cwt	128.00–133.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	142.76/cwt	140.00–148.00	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	134.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	141.98/cwt	136.00–146.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	122.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	144.52/cwt	142.00–147.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	134.33/cwt	133.00–135.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	660	5

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 Jun 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 166Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 62Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 80Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	543	138.50–143.00	139.24
5	—	559	130.00–137.00	133.62
4	—	711	120.00–125.00	122.24
2	—	465	140.00–149.00	144.35
4	—	421	147.00–149.00	148.47
5	—	617	128.00–133.00	131.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
5	—	716	127.00–129.00	128.18
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
2	—	560	142.00–147.00	144.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	140.00–148.00	142.76
8	—	476	130.00–140.00	134.82
3	—	423	136.00–146.00	141.98
3	—	570	120.00–125.00	122.02
5	—	524	125.00–127.00	126.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	700	121.50	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	134.00–138.00	135.66
2	—	473	130.00–134.00	132.05
9	—	514	126.00–129.50	128.96
2	—	343	140.00–145.00	142.52
6	—	576	125.00–128.00	126.48
2	—	613	115.00–120.00	117.51
3	—	442	133.00–135.00	134.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	124.00–129.00	126.03
1	—	330	138.00	138.00
3	—	535	115.00–122.00	119.31
3	—	387	129.00–133.00	131.69
2	—	590	108.00–110.00	108.99
3	—	482	120.00–125.00	123.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	155.00	155.00
1	—	435	148.00	148.00
1	—	635	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	680	142.00	142.00
3	—	718	129.00–131.00	130.01
1	—	550	149.00	149.00
1	—	785	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	135.00–141.00	138.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,272	78.00–85.00	80.83
4	—	1,180	70.00–76.00	74.30
8	—	1,287	87.00–95.00	90.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	867	57.00–62.00	58.38
14	—	976	65.00–72.00	67.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,639	105.00–111.00	108.28
3	—	1,675	95.00–102.00	96.95
1	—	1,370	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	808	690.00–850.00	781.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	750	700.00–760.00	736.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	1,180.00	1,180.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,115	1,125.00–1,280.00	1,188.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	540	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	850	980.00–1,025.00	1,003.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,168	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,492.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	932	660.00–870.00	790.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	750.00–770.00	759.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	960.00–1,120.00	1,047.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	993	980.00–1,100.00	1,044.38

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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