Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.13/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$125.13

29 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$3.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.88

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	126.75	724	4thin
Medium and Large 2	448	126.69	568	12thin
Medium and Large 3	400	123.19	493	13thin

One grade step is worth $3.56/cwt here — about $231 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 sale29 hd

125.13

—

GA average15 barns · 1,059 hd

137.01

−11.88

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	1,581	101.85	1,610	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	83.92	998	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	65.74	654	11

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)	1,063	$822	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$695	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,049	$1,045	14

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	1,150	1,199.20/head	1,100.00–1,335.00	1,199	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	706.08/head	590.00–800.00	706	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	976	661.19/head	570.00–780.00	661	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	937.99/head	860.00–1,010.00	938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	814.21/head	800.00–830.00	814	2
Bulls	—	—	1,562	92.10/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,439	3
Bulls	—	—	1,652	106.22/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,755	3
Bulls	—	—	1,425	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,682	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,025	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	87.07/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,018	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	62.04/cwt	60.00–64.00	641	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	68.83/cwt	66.00–72.00	662	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	78.12/cwt	76.00–80.00	964	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	128.15/cwt	124.00–132.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	658	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	144.97/cwt	144.00–146.00	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	119.45/cwt	117.00–124.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	126.53/cwt	125.00–131.00	846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	127.68/cwt	127.00–128.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	117.94/cwt	117.00–120.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	116.03/cwt	115.00–118.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	128.33/cwt	128.00–129.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	128.67/cwt	128.00–129.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	123.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	124.57/cwt	120.00–129.00	405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	131.84/cwt	129.00–135.00	363	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	783	112.01/cwt	108.00–116.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.41/cwt	121.00–126.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	349	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	820	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,123	811.00/head	760.00–860.00	811	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	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 Jun 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 232Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 80Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 120Year ago 53

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows mostly steady.

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	—	1,150	1,100.00–1,335.00	1,199.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	920.00	920.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,123	760.00–860.00	811.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	590.00–800.00	706.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	976	570.00–780.00	661.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	860.00–1,010.00	937.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	800.00–830.00	814.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	90.00–94.00	92.10
3	—	1,652	104.00–109.00	106.22
1	—	1,425	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	94.00	94.00
6	—	1,169	84.00–89.00	87.07
5	—	1,234	76.00–80.00	78.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,034	60.00–64.00	62.04
6	—	962	66.00–72.00	68.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	124.00–132.00	128.15
2	—	658	115.00	115.00
2	—	320	144.00–146.00	144.97
4	—	519	117.00–124.00	119.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	125.00–131.00	126.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	127.00–128.00	127.68
3	—	670	120.00–125.00	123.36
2	—	783	108.00–116.00	112.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	117.00–120.00	117.94
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
1	—	555	113.00	113.00
4	—	325	120.00–129.00	124.57
4	—	275	129.00–135.00	131.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	115.00–118.00	116.03
1	—	335	132.00	132.00
3	—	442	128.00–129.00	128.33
1	—	220	145.00	145.00
3	—	523	121.00–126.00	124.41
1	—	255	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
3	—	562	128.00–129.00	128.67

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

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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