Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (306). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers and steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, heifer calves mostly steady. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.18/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −67.49 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$141.18

60 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$16.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.52

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	150.17	821	11thin
Medium and Large 2	533	144.98	773	24
Medium and Large 3	524	133.58	700	25

One grade step is worth $16.60/cwt here — about $122 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

141.18

—

GA average15 barns · 1,071 hd

148.70

−7.52

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−67.49

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	1,708	100.21	1,711	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	85.98	1,014	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	971	68.93	669	10

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)	1,125	$897	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$805	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	817	$817	20

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	—	461	154.05/cwt	148.00–158.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	162.97/cwt	162.00–164.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	128.56/cwt	125.00–132.00	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	120.07/cwt	117.00–122.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	122.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	144.11/cwt	142.00–148.00	746	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	129.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	131.29/cwt	129.00–134.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	135.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	130.63/cwt	126.00–136.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	104.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	116.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	648	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,150	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	149.55/cwt	145.00–153.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	151.50/cwt	148.50–156.00	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	498	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	171.45/cwt	168.00–172.00	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	133.67/cwt	130.00–137.50	683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	143.55/cwt	142.00–145.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	171.78/cwt	166.00–174.00	914	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	149.04/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	161.33/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	164.95/cwt	161.00–169.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	153.51/cwt	153.00–154.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	144.07/cwt	140.00–148.00	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	150.62/cwt	149.00–153.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	141.70/cwt	135.00–145.00	652	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	77.51/cwt	77.00–78.00	824	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	63.27/cwt	60.00–65.00	600	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	68.89/cwt	66.00–72.00	653	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	92.38/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,158	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	76.73/cwt	76.00–78.00	817	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	85.84/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,014	10
Bulls	—	—	1,655	91.92/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,521	2
Bulls	—	—	2,025	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,369	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,495	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,173	804.71/head	690.00–890.00	805	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	775.45/head	750.00–800.00	775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	977.46/head	900.00–1,040.00	977	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,277.33/head	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,277	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	695	650.07/head	600.00–700.00	650	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	855.95/head	710.00–1,010.00	856	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 Aug 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 227Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 42Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 70Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	148.00–158.00	154.05
8	—	518	142.00–148.00	144.11
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
4	—	626	129.00–134.00	131.29
2	—	440	161.00–169.00	164.95
4	—	565	140.00–148.00	144.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	162.00–164.00	162.97
1	—	585	154.00	154.00
2	—	655	130.00–133.00	131.49
2	—	615	137.00–139.00	138.02
2	—	510	153.00–154.00	153.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	156.00	156.00
6	—	565	125.00–132.00	128.56
6	—	628	117.00–122.00	120.07
3	—	530	125.00–135.00	129.86
3	—	437	149.00–153.00	150.62
6	—	460	135.00–145.00	141.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	120.00–126.00	122.03
2	—	330	140.00	140.00
3	—	442	126.00–136.00	130.63
2	—	675	100.00–110.00	104.89
3	—	510	115.00–120.00	116.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	130.00–138.00	135.61
8	—	511	130.00–137.50	133.67
3	—	562	129.00–130.00	129.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	648	177.50	177.50
5	—	498	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	145.00–153.00	149.55
6	—	521	148.50–156.00	151.50
2	—	623	142.00–145.00	143.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	168.00–172.00	171.45
7	—	532	166.00–174.00	171.78
2	—	710	146.00–152.00	149.04
3	—	630	159.00–166.00	161.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	77.00–78.00	77.51
3	—	948	60.00–65.00	63.27
5	—	948	66.00–72.00	68.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,254	90.00–96.00	92.38
4	—	1,065	76.00–78.00	76.73
10	—	1,181	83.00–88.00	85.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	90.00–94.00	91.92
1	—	2,025	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,495	100.00	100.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	690.00–890.00	804.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	750.00–800.00	775.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,142	900.00–1,040.00	977.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,277.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	695	600.00–700.00	650.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	710.00–1,010.00	855.95

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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