Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull and 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 $143.50/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −65.17 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$143.50

78 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$17.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.30

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	483	152.01	735	31
Medium and Large 1	647	142.80	924	20
Medium and Large 3	521	134.26	699	27

One grade step is worth $17.75/cwt here — about $35 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 sale78 hd

143.50

—

GA average15 barns · 1,279 hd

151.80

−8.30

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−65.17

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	1,573	105.79	1,664	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,287	80.85	1,040	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	80.72	1,294	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	68.88	695	6thin

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)	1,103	$1,130	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	971	$686	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,066	$1,217	13

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	370	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	106.02/cwt	103.00–109.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	162.25/cwt	162.00–162.50	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	165.99/cwt	160.00–170.00	732	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	139.67/cwt	135.00–144.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	115.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	143.35/cwt	143.00–144.00	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	152.66/cwt	150.00–156.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	146.50/cwt	144.00–154.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	132.56/cwt	131.00–134.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	167.43/cwt	164.00–171.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	175.19/cwt	171.00–179.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	130.00/cwt	125.00–134.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	138.42/cwt	136.00–144.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	144.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	135.34/cwt	134.00–138.00	886	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	130.68/cwt	129.00–133.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	146.27/cwt	143.00–153.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	152.66/cwt	151.00–153.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	154.45/cwt	153.00–156.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	111.10/cwt	106.00–116.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	151.64/cwt	148.00–155.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	130.27/cwt	128.00–133.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	132.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	152.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	140.65/cwt	138.00–145.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	143.32/cwt	140.00–146.00	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	134.02/cwt	130.00–136.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	152.22/cwt	150.00–156.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	116.00–124.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	146.85/cwt	144.00–153.00	696	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	135.38/cwt	134.00–138.00	975	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	812	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	65.94/cwt	65.00–67.00	701	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	80.72/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,294	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	76.45/cwt	76.00–77.00	937	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,063	1,075.09/head	975.00–1,150.00	1,075	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,445.33/head	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,445	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	971	685.96/head	600.00–800.00	686	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,130.11/head	1,080.00–1,180.00	1,130	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	107.50/cwt	105.50–111.00	1,702	5
Bulls	—	—	1,549	99.22/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,537	4
Bulls	—	—	1,595	114.64/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,829	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	70.35/cwt	68.00–73.00	690	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	80.66/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,035	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	86.75/cwt	86.00–87.50	1,197	2

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 Sep 1, 2022

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Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 187Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 59Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 70Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	188.00	188.00
3	—	622	143.00–144.00	143.35
6	—	655	134.00–138.00	135.34
1	—	775	137.00	137.00
1	—	445	171.00	171.00
5	—	720	134.00–138.00	135.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	103.00–109.00	106.02
2	—	285	162.00–162.50	162.25
3	—	458	135.00–144.00	139.67
6	—	668	110.00–120.00	115.53
3	—	358	150.00–156.00	152.66
6	—	445	144.00–154.00	146.50
4	—	523	131.00–134.00	132.56
1	—	745	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	441	160.00–170.00	165.99
3	—	368	164.00–171.00	167.43
2	—	315	171.00–179.00	175.19
5	—	561	136.00–144.00	138.42
3	—	668	129.00–133.00	130.68
3	—	520	143.00–153.00	146.27
8	—	474	144.00–153.00	146.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	125.00–134.00	130.00
2	—	320	153.00–156.00	154.45
4	—	428	148.00–155.00	151.64
2	—	515	138.00–139.00	138.51
1	—	710	116.00	116.00
3	—	358	150.00–155.00	152.69
3	—	458	138.00–145.00	140.65
3	—	562	130.00–136.00	134.02
2	—	660	116.00–124.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	269	140.00–150.00	144.84
2	—	613	106.00–116.00	111.10
4	—	458	128.00–133.00	130.27
4	—	433	130.00–135.00	132.72
2	—	505	123.00–125.00	124.00
3	—	337	140.00–146.00	143.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	151.00–153.00	152.66
1	—	355	159.00	159.00
5	—	459	150.00–156.00	152.22
1	—	600	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	65.00–67.00	65.94
4	—	981	68.00–73.00	70.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,603	78.00–85.00	80.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	76.00–77.00	76.45
16	—	1,283	78.00–85.00	80.66
2	—	1,380	86.00–87.50	86.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,583	105.50–111.00	107.50
4	—	1,549	97.00–100.00	99.22
2	—	1,595	113.00–116.00	114.64

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	8	—	1,063	975.00–1,150.00	1,075.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,070	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,445.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	971	600.00–800.00	685.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,080.00–1,180.00	1,130.11

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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