Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2022-08-11

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Aug 11
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
266 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 221▲ 21 vs year ago 245 · +8.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 40▲ 18 vs year ago 36 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 45▼ 13 vs year ago 58 · −22.4%
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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 steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.48/cwt on 148 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −69.19 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$139.48
148 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.83
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547149.2581612thin
Medium and Large 2530143.3675952
Medium and Large 3494135.6867084
One grade step is worth $13.56/cwt here — about $146 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 sale148 hd
139.48
—
GA average15 barns · 1,183 hd
150.31
−10.83
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−69.19
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,474111.941,6509thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22087.691,07017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58586.001,3631thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99467.9067510

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$9432thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,009$8209
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$1,00910

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1—600142.00/cwt140.00–144.008524
BullsMedium and Large 3—678117.81/cwt113.00–120.007996
BullsMedium and Large 3—564124.11/cwt120.00–126.007007
BullsMedium and Large 3—364150.09/cwt145.00–155.005464
BullsMedium and Large 3—275170.59/cwt168.00–172.004693
BullsMedium and Large 2—560133.52/cwt130.00–138.0074812
BullsMedium and Large 2—660130.66/cwt127.00–133.008623
BullsMedium and Large 2—338176.32/cwt173.00–181.005966
BullsMedium and Large 2—723123.03/cwt122.00–124.008902
BullsMedium and Large 2—370165.87/cwt162.00–170.006143
BullsMedium and Large 2—515141.63/cwt138.00–147.0072910
BullsMedium and Large 2—623133.87/cwt130.00–137.008349
HeifersMedium and Large 3—258141.71/cwt140.00–145.003663
HeifersMedium and Large 3—560121.01/cwt120.00–122.006782
HeifersMedium and Large 3—458131.21/cwt128.00–135.006015
BullsMedium and Large 2—463152.01/cwt150.00–154.007044
BullsMedium and Large 2—438157.49/cwt155.00–160.006902
BullsMedium and Large 2—770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
SteersMedium and Large 3—618136.49/cwt136.00–137.008442
HeifersMedium and Large 3—423134.16/cwt131.00–137.005672
HeifersMedium and Large 2—458140.75/cwt135.00–144.006454
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008784
HeifersMedium and Large 1—555139.00/cwt139.00–139.007712
HeifersMedium and Large 2—515133.06/cwt131.00–135.006852
HeifersMedium and Large 1—478149.26/cwt147.50–156.007135
HeifersMedium and Large 3—623117.55/cwt116.00–119.007322
HeifersMedium and Large 3—518125.03/cwt122.00–126.006484
HeifersMedium and Large 3—328133.90/cwt130.00–140.004394
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428140.86/cwt140.00–144.006036
SteersMedium and Large 1—500164.00/cwt164.00–164.008201
SteersMedium and Large 1—560164.01/cwt163.00–165.009182
SteersMedium and Large 2—560151.01/cwt150.00–152.008462
SteersMedium and Large 1—643161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0354
HeifersMedium and Large 2—322145.53/cwt142.00–150.004696
HeifersMedium and Large 2—554128.17/cwt127.00–130.007106
HeifersMedium and Large 2—621123.30/cwt120.00–129.007664
SteersMedium and Large 1—762145.35/cwt144.00–147.001,1083
BullsMedium and Large 1—520152.87/cwt149.00–155.007958
BullsMedium and Large 3—715107.06/cwt104.00–110.007652
BullsMedium and Large 3—460136.86/cwt131.00–141.0063028
BullsMedium and Large 3—415148.78/cwt144.00–154.0061714
BullsMedium and Large 3—523133.43/cwt130.00–136.0069813
BullsMedium and Large 3—606120.83/cwt114.00–124.007327
CowsLean 85-90%—95659.98/cwt59.00–62.005734
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02073.18/cwt70.00–77.007466
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,58586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,3631
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,30692.95/cwt90.00–96.001,2147
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17985.26/cwt81.00–88.001,0058
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,08379.02/cwt78.00–80.008562
Bulls——1,385117.00/cwt116.00–118.001,6204
Bulls——1,730110.54/cwt108.50–115.001,9123
Bulls——1,268103.92/cwt103.00–105.001,3182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,108943.12/head860.00–1,000.009432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—953677.35/head580.00–870.006774
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,054933.42/head900.00–990.009335
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,038959.16/head840.00–1,070.009598
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1501,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2102

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.