Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves and heifer calves unevenly steady. 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 $144.72/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −63.95 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$144.72

116 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$15.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.61

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	153.55	844	13thin
Medium and Large 2	494	148.26	732	55
Medium and Large 3	441	138.29	610	48

One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about $234 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 sale116 hd

144.72

—

GA average15 barns · 1,524 hd

154.33

−9.61

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−63.95

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	1,566	101.70	1,592	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	81.42	1,010	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	80.55	1,249	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	72.17	735	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,294	$1,283	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$893	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	959	$1,039	14

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	120.85/cwt	119.00–123.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	125.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	161.00/cwt	158.00–164.00	440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	158.21/cwt	157.00–160.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	151.14/cwt	146.00–156.00	698	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	168.62/cwt	168.00–169.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	135.18/cwt	134.00–138.00	761	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	177.18/cwt	175.00–180.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	182.60/cwt	178.00–186.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	151.02/cwt	146.00–156.00	542	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	140.42/cwt	135.00–145.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	141.47/cwt	141.00–142.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	120.27/cwt	119.00–123.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	156.72/cwt	154.00–158.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	152.79/cwt	152.00–153.00	486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	131.53/cwt	130.00–136.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	130.98/cwt	128.00–136.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	151.28/cwt	150.00–154.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	121.33/cwt	120.00–124.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	131.44/cwt	128.00–138.00	806	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	134.58/cwt	132.00–137.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	135.73/cwt	134.00–140.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	140.47/cwt	140.00–141.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	154.01/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	147.06/cwt	143.00–151.00	757	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	150.66/cwt	146.00–155.00	851	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	142.40/cwt	136.00–146.00	736	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	137.03/cwt	134.00–144.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	113.25/cwt	106.00–115.00	700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	718	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	76.05/cwt	74.50–77.50	897	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	87.67/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,122	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	80.55/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,249	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	80.98/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,005	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	65.46/cwt	64.00–67.00	632	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	73.85/cwt	70.00–77.50	762	8
Bulls	—	—	1,570	103.62/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,627	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	93.42/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,523	4
Bulls	—	—	1,430	115.39/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	1,283.42/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,283	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	987	758.21/head	650.00–890.00	758	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	976.56/head	900.00–1,100.00	977	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	907	936.03/head	850.00–1,060.00	936	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	850	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	1,251.59/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,252	6

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 207Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 64Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 69Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	119.00–123.00	120.85
2	—	518	120.00–130.00	125.17
4	—	273	158.00–164.00	161.00
11	—	359	146.00–156.00	151.02
9	—	432	135.00–145.00	140.42
5	—	318	152.00–153.00	152.79
4	—	460	134.00–144.00	137.03
5	—	618	106.00–115.00	113.25
2	—	668	105.00–110.00	107.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	116.00	116.00
4	—	433	157.00–160.00	158.21
9	—	462	146.00–156.00	151.14
5	—	370	168.00–169.00	168.62
1	—	710	122.00	122.00
6	—	563	134.00–138.00	135.18
4	—	325	175.00–180.00	177.18
3	—	270	178.00–186.00	182.60
11	—	613	128.00–138.00	131.44
11	—	517	136.00–146.00	142.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	154.00–158.00	156.72
2	—	440	170.00–172.00	170.99
6	—	565	146.00–155.00	150.66
2	—	658	139.00–141.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	141.00–142.00	141.47
3	—	615	120.00–124.00	121.33
4	—	518	132.00–137.00	134.58
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	215	170.00	170.00
4	—	466	134.00–140.00	135.73
4	—	423	140.00–141.00	140.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	119.00–123.00	120.27
4	—	358	130.00–136.00	131.53
7	—	436	128.00–136.00	130.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	150.00–154.00	151.28
2	—	560	143.00–144.00	143.50
10	—	515	143.00–151.00	147.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	165.00	165.00
3	—	553	178.00	178.00
2	—	668	153.00–155.00	154.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
7	—	597	166.00	166.00
3	—	475	169.00	169.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	74.50–77.50	76.05
3	—	1,280	87.00–88.00	87.67
18	—	1,241	78.00–85.00	80.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	80.00–81.00	80.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	64.00–67.00	65.46
8	—	1,032	70.00–77.50	73.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,570	102.00–105.00	103.62
4	—	1,630	91.00–96.00	93.42
2	—	1,430	113.00–117.00	115.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,294	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,283.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,119	900.00–1,100.00	976.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	987	650.00–890.00	758.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	907	850.00–1,060.00	936.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,047	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,251.59

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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