Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $148.13/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −60.54 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$148.13

91 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$15.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.59

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	155.17	842	28
Medium and Large 2	490	149.58	733	35
Medium and Large 3	474	139.30	661	28

One grade step is worth $15.87/cwt here — about $182 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 sale91 hd

148.13

—

GA average15 barns · 1,325 hd

152.72

−4.59

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−60.54

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	—	Average	1,453	107.43	1,561	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	86.62	1,040	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	83.74	1,314	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	67.66	681	8thin

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)	1,137	$1,218	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$1,119	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$774	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	958	$1,149	18

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1	—	516	155.28/cwt	152.00–160.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	137.32/cwt	136.00–140.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	145.67/cwt	142.00–149.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	143.21/cwt	139.00–146.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	142.69/cwt	137.00–147.00	655	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	170.40/cwt	166.00–176.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	124.76/cwt	121.00–128.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	123.06/cwt	120.00–127.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	178.94/cwt	178.00–180.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	174.98/cwt	174.00–176.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	182.00/cwt	180.00–184.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	135.99/cwt	133.00–137.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	117.69/cwt	113.00–122.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	145.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	129.04/cwt	127.00–131.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	155.88/cwt	151.00–160.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	151.62/cwt	148.00–158.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.90/cwt	150.00–157.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	134.32/cwt	134.00–135.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	142.67/cwt	142.00–144.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	134.97/cwt	134.00–136.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.17/cwt	140.00–147.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	181.08/cwt	176.00–186.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	164.68/cwt	163.00–167.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	158.01/cwt	157.00–159.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	160.27/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,063	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	147.26/cwt	142.00–152.00	917	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	165.02/cwt	162.00–166.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	149.20/cwt	146.00–152.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	361	150.49/cwt	148.00–152.00	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	778	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	71.63/cwt	69.00–76.00	729	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	63.69/cwt	60.00–67.00	634	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	83.74/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,314	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	93.97/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,125	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	85.45/cwt	83.00–89.50	1,065	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,225.00/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,225	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	675	562.96/head	510.00–620.00	563	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,390.70/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,391	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	875	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	547.01/head	450.00–650.00	547	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,347.90/head	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,348	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,270	959.57/head	810.00–1,100.00	960	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,290.27/head	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,290	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,019	834.01/head	750.00–950.00	834	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,113.86/head	975.00–1,250.00	1,114	2
Bulls	—	—	1,532	107.99/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,654	5
Bulls	—	—	1,366	116.14/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,586	4
Bulls	—	—	1,441	98.02/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,412	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	78.79/cwt	77.00–80.00	851	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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 266Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 54Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 45Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	152.00–160.00	155.28
2	—	355	180.00–184.00	182.00
3	—	658	140.00–142.00	140.68
1	—	340	190.00	190.00
7	—	623	142.00–152.00	147.26
4	—	463	162.00–166.00	165.02
5	—	573	146.00–152.00	149.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	139.00–146.00	143.21
4	—	379	166.00–176.00	170.40
4	—	565	137.00–139.00	138.02
2	—	273	178.00–180.00	178.94
2	—	328	174.00–176.00	174.98
4	—	631	133.00–137.00	135.99
3	—	710	113.00–122.00	117.69
5	—	416	151.00–160.00	155.88
5	—	465	148.00–158.00	151.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	459	137.00–147.00	142.69
4	—	569	121.00–128.00	124.76
1	—	200	182.00	182.00
4	—	440	140.00–150.00	145.97
4	—	533	127.00–131.00	129.04
4	—	361	148.00–152.00	150.49
2	—	668	115.00–118.00	116.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	119.00–121.00	119.99
3	—	357	142.00–149.00	145.67
7	—	461	140.00–145.00	142.55
3	—	527	134.00–136.00	134.97
3	—	430	140.00–147.00	142.17
2	—	705	115.00–120.00	117.52
1	—	280	159.00	159.00
3	—	565	130.00–134.00	131.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	136.00–140.00	137.32
4	—	513	120.00–127.00	123.06
2	—	560	120.00–124.00	122.02
3	—	478	134.00–135.00	134.32
2	—	668	100.00–105.00	102.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	150.00–157.00	154.90
3	—	507	142.00–144.00	142.67
2	—	355	155.00	155.00
2	—	565	139.00–140.00	139.51
4	—	664	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	190.00	190.00
1	—	265	226.00	226.00
3	—	528	163.00–167.00	164.68
2	—	628	157.00–159.00	158.01
3	—	663	157.00–162.00	160.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	176.00–186.00	181.08
2	—	590	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	69.00–76.00	71.63
4	—	996	60.00–67.00	63.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,569	82.00–86.00	83.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,197	92.00–97.00	93.97
11	—	1,246	83.00–89.50	85.45
4	—	1,080	77.00–80.00	78.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,532	107.00–112.00	107.99
4	—	1,366	113.00–118.00	116.14
4	—	1,441	94.00–101.00	98.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	675	510.00–620.00	562.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,390.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	913	450.00–650.00	547.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	810.00–1,100.00	959.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,019	750.00–950.00	834.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,070	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,347.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,216	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,290.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	975.00–1,250.00	1,113.86

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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