Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-14

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 $129.42/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −79.25 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$129.42

122 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$6.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.51

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	649	133.02	863	10thin
Medium and Large 2	573	132.07	756	54
Medium and Large 3	495	126.33	626	58

One grade step is worth $6.69/cwt here — about $237 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 sale122 hd

129.42

—

GA average15 barns · 1,242 hd

139.93

−10.51

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−79.25

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	—	High	1,448	94.94	1,374	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	73.07	866	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	62.49	647	19

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)	1,345	$1,040	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$706	7

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	437	146.40/cwt	146.00–147.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	734	113.06/cwt	109.00–117.00	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	128.40/cwt	124.00–134.00	591	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	144.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	466	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	108.68/cwt	106.00–110.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	122.38/cwt	119.00–128.00	642	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	112.02/cwt	109.00–114.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	129.43/cwt	128.00–131.00	812	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	125.49/cwt	124.00–128.00	833	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	119.86/cwt	118.00–126.00	674	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	124.08/cwt	120.00–128.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	150.52/cwt	150.00–151.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	126.37/cwt	125.00–128.00	651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.32/cwt	125.00–132.50	616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	132.54/cwt	129.00–136.00	746	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	763	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	146.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	306	129.71/cwt	125.00–132.00	397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	133.05/cwt	132.00–134.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.58/cwt	136.00–146.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	129.01/cwt	128.00–131.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	119.02/cwt	117.00–120.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	126.04/cwt	124.00–128.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	133.26/cwt	132.00–134.00	444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	135.68/cwt	135.00–136.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	135.44/cwt	135.00–136.00	689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	142.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	524	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	129.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	568	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	611	113.06/cwt	110.00–116.00	691	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	75.16/cwt	71.00–78.00	892	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	980	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	67.56/cwt	64.00–71.00	796	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	57.85/cwt	53.00–60.00	598	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	65.20/cwt	61.00–68.00	675	12
Bulls	—	—	1,660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,693	1
Bulls	—	—	1,217	96.42/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,173	6
Bulls	—	—	2,033	86.97/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,768	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	982	643.24/head	590.00–730.00	643	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	862.39/head	850.00–875.00	862	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1

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 Jul 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 96Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 24Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 45Year ago 36

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
5	—	437	146.00–147.00	146.40
4	—	734	109.00–117.00	113.06
3	—	780	109.00–114.00	112.02
10	—	627	128.00–131.00	129.43
8	—	664	124.00–128.00	125.49
4	—	373	150.00–151.00	150.52
8	—	563	129.00–136.00	132.54
5	—	465	136.00–146.00	140.58
7	—	509	135.00–136.00	135.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	460	124.00–134.00	128.40
6	—	322	140.00–150.00	144.83
3	—	665	106.00–110.00	108.68
11	—	525	119.00–128.00	122.38
11	—	562	118.00–126.00	119.86
2	—	763	105.00–107.00	105.99
7	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.33
6	—	437	125.00–135.00	129.94
4	—	611	110.00–116.00	113.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	118.00–120.00	119.01
2	—	720	120.00–128.00	124.08
1	—	465	156.00	156.00
3	—	630	135.00–136.00	135.68
2	—	565	140.00–141.00	140.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	515	125.00–128.00	126.37
7	—	473	125.00–132.50	130.32
4	—	373	132.00–134.00	133.05
4	—	565	124.00–128.00	126.04
4	—	333	132.00–134.00	133.26
4	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	444	140.00–148.00	146.02
3	—	562	130.00–135.00	132.64
6	—	539	135.00–140.00	137.54
3	—	625	128.00–131.00	129.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	362	120.00–130.00	125.10
5	—	306	125.00–132.00	129.71
6	—	512	117.00–120.00	119.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,187	71.00–78.00	75.16
1	—	1,210	81.00	81.00
6	—	1,178	64.00–71.00	67.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,033	53.00–60.00	57.85
12	—	1,036	61.00–68.00	65.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	102.00	102.00
6	—	1,217	94.00–99.00	96.42
2	—	2,033	86.00–88.00	86.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	982	590.00–730.00	643.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	850.00–875.00	862.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,040.00	1,040.00

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

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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