Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.88/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −64.79 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$143.88

109 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$25.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.45

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	161.79	838	19thin
Medium and Large 2	565	144.01	814	43
Medium and Large 3	517	136.54	706	47

One grade step is worth $25.25/cwt here — about $132 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 sale109 hd

143.88

—

GA average14 barns · 833 hd

154.33

−10.45

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−64.79

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	1,631	103.24	1,683	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	81.01	1,036	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	69.56	681	9thin

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)	1,071	$999	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	946	$829	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	957	$948	8

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	126.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	148.74/cwt	146.00–152.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	129.35/cwt	128.00–132.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	887	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	169.13/cwt	165.00–170.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	144.02/cwt	141.00–147.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	142.56/cwt	140.00–146.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	134.52/cwt	130.00–138.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	132.80/cwt	129.00–134.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	139.32/cwt	138.00–139.50	815	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	158.01/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	160.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,083	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	166.62/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,043	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	127.03/cwt	122.00–132.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	159.55/cwt	156.00–163.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	151.84/cwt	147.00–153.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	142.34/cwt	142.00–143.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	977	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	154.75/cwt	148.00–158.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	188.51/cwt	188.00–189.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	144.97/cwt	142.00–149.00	881	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	76.68/cwt	74.00–79.00	941	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	73.04/cwt	70.00–76.00	760	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	62.60/cwt	60.00–64.00	536	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	87.80/cwt	86.50–89.00	1,153	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	82.14/cwt	79.50–86.00	1,083	5
Bulls	—	—	1,582	105.78/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,673	3
Bulls	—	—	1,636	98.15/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,606	4
Bulls	—	—	1,755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,036	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	799.32/head	750.00–850.00	799	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	889	735.88/head	600.00–800.00	736	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	944.69/head	875.00–1,050.00	945	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,098.75/head	990.00–1,175.00	1,099	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	750	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,156.56/head	1,140.00–1,175.00	1,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	188.49/cwt	188.00–189.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	353	154.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	156.45/cwt	150.00–159.00	684	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	140.80/cwt	135.00–145.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	167.66/cwt	167.00–168.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	115.18/cwt	110.00–119.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	155.80/cwt	155.00–157.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	611	124.07/cwt	120.00–128.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	143.01/cwt	137.00–146.00	812	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	778	109.04/cwt	105.00–113.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	129.30/cwt	126.00–135.00	663	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	126.28/cwt	123.00–133.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	160.80/cwt	160.00–164.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	159.35/cwt	158.00–160.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	129.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	125.68/cwt	122.00–130.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	124.31/cwt	122.00–129.00	955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	134.81/cwt	133.00–138.00	836	8

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 198Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 44Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	125.00–130.00	126.73
3	—	467	141.00–147.00	144.02
4	—	623	129.00–134.00	132.80
8	—	585	138.00–139.50	139.32
2	—	360	156.00–163.00	159.55
2	—	738	119.00–120.00	119.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	120.00–125.00	122.52
3	—	458	128.00–132.00	129.35
3	—	272	140.00–146.00	142.56
4	—	358	130.00–138.00	134.52
3	—	527	122.00–132.00	127.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	614	144.50	144.50
6	—	365	165.00–170.00	169.13
1	—	735	139.00	139.00
5	—	519	147.00–153.00	151.84
3	—	562	142.00–143.00	142.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	512	146.00–152.00	148.74
3	—	467	148.00–158.00	154.75
2	—	338	188.00–189.00	188.49
7	—	568	137.00–146.00	143.01
3	—	670	123.00–133.00	126.28
5	—	445	160.00–164.00	160.80
3	—	715	122.00–130.00	125.68
3	—	768	122.00–129.00	124.31
8	—	620	133.00–138.00	134.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	188.00–189.00	188.51
2	—	455	170.00	170.00
3	—	438	176.00	176.00
1	—	755	137.00	137.00
3	—	608	142.00–149.00	144.97
5	—	558	155.00–157.00	155.80
3	—	510	158.00–160.00	159.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	150.00–160.00	154.96
9	—	437	150.00–159.00	156.45
5	—	467	135.00–145.00	140.80
3	—	325	167.00–168.00	167.66
5	—	660	110.00–119.00	115.18
4	—	611	120.00–128.00	124.07
2	—	778	105.00–113.00	109.04
11	—	513	126.00–135.00	129.30
6	—	568	125.00–135.00	129.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	157.00–159.00	158.01
10	—	674	160.00–165.00	160.70
9	—	626	164.00–169.00	166.62
1	—	810	154.00	154.00
1	—	785	155.00	155.00
12	—	560	174.50	174.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	154.00–155.00	154.49
3	—	527	166.50	166.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,227	74.00–79.00	76.68
3	—	1,313	86.50–89.00	87.80
5	—	1,319	79.50–86.00	82.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,041	70.00–76.00	73.04
3	—	857	60.00–64.00	62.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	103.00–109.00	105.78
4	—	1,636	94.00–101.00	98.15
1	—	1,755	116.00	116.00

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	—	913	750.00–850.00	799.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	889	600.00–800.00	735.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,018	875.00–1,050.00	944.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,150	990.00–1,175.00	1,098.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	750	740.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,163	1,140.00–1,175.00	1,156.56

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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