Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, bull and heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.10/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$122.10

64 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$6.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.99

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	126.03	741	9thin
Medium and Large 2	495	124.02	613	21
Medium and Large 3	403	119.87	483	34

One grade step is worth $6.16/cwt here — about $258 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 sale64 hd

122.10

—

GA average14 barns · 1,426 hd

137.08

−14.99

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	1,755	109.62	1,924	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	85.71	1,284	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	81.89	949	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	67.60	716	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,124	$856	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,016	38

Every lot, as filed

44 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 3	—	458	115.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	117.36/cwt	113.00–122.00	499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	111.97/cwt	111.00–116.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	141.34/cwt	140.00–142.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	150.52/cwt	150.00–151.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	124.73/cwt	120.00–129.00	417	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	118.85/cwt	116.00–123.00	674	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	131.84/cwt	130.00–132.50	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	126.41/cwt	125.50–128.00	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	130.65/cwt	130.00–131.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	109.99/cwt	105.00–115.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	130.68/cwt	127.00–134.00	795	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	131.17/cwt	127.00–135.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	894	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	123.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	129.49/cwt	128.00–130.00	369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	439	131.19/cwt	127.00–135.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.55/cwt	114.00–120.00	607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	129.52/cwt	124.00–134.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.48/cwt	134.00–135.00	771	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,144.46/head	1,100.00–1,210.00	1,144	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	652	674.73/head	650.00–720.00	675	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	937.71/head	870.00–1,010.00	938	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,046	754.36/head	650.00–850.00	754	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,254.05/head	1,170.00–1,350.00	1,254	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	964	904.15/head	800.00–990.00	904	14
Bulls	—	—	1,673	102.53/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,715	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	108.40/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,973	2
Bulls	—	—	1,773	117.92/cwt	116.00–120.00	2,091	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	83.03/cwt	78.00–86.00	924	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	91.70/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,140	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	75.10/cwt	72.00–77.00	896	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	85.71/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,284	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	69.31/cwt	65.00–72.00	742	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	62.90/cwt	60.00–65.00	645	4

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 260Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 71Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 79Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	110.00–120.00	115.03
6	—	425	113.00–122.00	117.36
10	—	334	120.00–129.00	124.73
4	—	360	120.00–123.00	121.52
6	—	567	105.00–115.00	109.99
4	—	285	128.00–130.00	129.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	567	116.00–123.00	118.85
4	—	424	130.00–132.50	131.84
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
3	—	367	130.00–131.00	130.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	579	125.50–128.00	126.41
1	—	660	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	111.00–116.00	111.97
5	—	439	127.00–135.00	131.19
6	—	525	114.00–120.00	115.55
4	—	358	130.00–140.00	135.03
4	—	458	124.00–134.00	129.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	140.00–142.00	141.34
2	—	368	150.00–151.00	150.52
2	—	670	120.00–122.00	121.01
4	—	523	127.00–135.00	131.17
3	—	572	120.00–125.00	123.38
2	—	720	110.00–115.00	112.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	608	127.00–134.00	130.68
1	—	505	144.00	144.00
8	—	724	123.00–124.00	123.50
2	—	573	134.00–135.00	134.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	144.00	144.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,173	1,100.00–1,210.00	1,144.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,172	1,170.00–1,350.00	1,254.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	652	650.00–720.00	674.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	964	800.00–990.00	904.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,187	870.00–1,010.00	937.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,046	650.00–850.00	754.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,673	102.00–103.00	102.53
2	—	1,820	105.00–112.00	108.40
2	—	1,773	116.00–120.00	117.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,113	78.00–86.00	83.03
3	—	1,243	88.00–94.00	91.70
6	—	1,193	72.00–77.00	75.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	84.00–87.00	85.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,071	65.00–72.00	69.31
4	—	1,025	60.00–65.00	62.90

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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