Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested., feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, bull and heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.00/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −70.67 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$138.00

95 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$11.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.65

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	526	143.58	756	40
Medium and Large 1	658	140.19	922	12thin
Medium and Large 3	517	132.20	683	43

One grade step is worth $11.38/cwt here — about $72 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 sale95 hd

138.00

—

GA average14 barns · 1,457 hd

152.65

−14.65

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−70.67

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	1,673	93.65	1,567	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	77.59	974	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	76.27	1,089	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	65.27	676	15

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)	1,061	$901	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	944	$844	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,143	6

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2	—	615	132.75/cwt	128.00–136.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	142.86/cwt	140.00–147.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	143.73/cwt	140.00–149.00	617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	155.08/cwt	140.00–160.00	648	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	131.60/cwt	130.00–136.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	141.70/cwt	139.00–147.00	735	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	125.82/cwt	123.00–133.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	134.99/cwt	134.00–137.00	958	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	150.38/cwt	150.00–150.50	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	110.67/cwt	106.00–116.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	120.91/cwt	117.00–126.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	116.67/cwt	115.00–118.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	137.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	115.44/cwt	110.00–119.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	117.53/cwt	116.00–120.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	141.98/cwt	140.00–143.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	132.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	141.69/cwt	140.00–143.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	126.82/cwt	125.00–129.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	130.69/cwt	130.00–131.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	133.10/cwt	130.00–136.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	122.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	142.79/cwt	138.00–147.00	804	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	149.02/cwt	147.00–150.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	561	129.39/cwt	125.00–134.00	726	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	138.39/cwt	136.00–145.00	638	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	76.27/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,089	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	87.45/cwt	85.50–91.00	1,126	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	79.56/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,029	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	66.16/cwt	64.00–71.00	686	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	61.71/cwt	60.00–63.00	634	3
Bulls	—	—	1,578	98.78/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,559	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	70.70/cwt	67.00–74.00	848	8
Bulls	—	—	1,745	89.81/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,567	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,032	807.19/head	730.00–850.00	807	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,042.31/head	910.00–1,125.00	1,042	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	968.36/head	890.00–1,025.00	968	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	914	720.18/head	600.00–825.00	720	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	983	989.24/head	870.00–1,090.00	989	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 Sep 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 242Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 45Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 52Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	128.00–136.00	132.75
8	—	418	140.00–160.00	155.08
9	—	519	139.00–147.00	141.70
4	—	468	150.00–150.50	150.38
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
2	—	723	120.00–124.00	122.06
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
12	—	563	138.00–147.00	142.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	140.00–147.00	142.86
1	—	530	156.00	156.00
5	—	710	134.00–137.00	134.99
1	—	770	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	140.00–149.00	143.73
7	—	531	130.00–136.00	131.60
3	—	665	106.00–116.00	110.67
5	—	625	110.00–119.00	115.44
3	—	362	147.00–150.00	149.02
10	—	561	125.00–134.00	129.39
8	—	461	136.00–145.00	138.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	123.00–133.00	125.82
5	—	529	117.00–126.00	120.91
3	—	610	115.00–118.00	116.67
4	—	569	116.00–120.00	117.53
3	—	359	130.00–136.00	132.97
3	—	423	130.00–131.00	130.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	135.00–140.00	137.73
3	—	358	140.00–143.00	141.98
5	—	568	125.00–129.00	126.82
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
2	—	335	155.00	155.00
2	—	623	120.00–125.00	122.59
4	—	518	130.00–136.00	133.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	140.00–143.00	141.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	146.00	146.00
2	—	668	144.00–145.00	144.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	152.00	152.00
1	—	610	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,428	74.00–78.00	76.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,288	85.50–91.00	87.45
8	—	1,293	78.00–83.00	79.56
8	—	1,200	67.00–74.00	70.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,037	64.00–71.00	66.16
3	—	1,027	60.00–63.00	61.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	98.00–101.00	98.78
4	—	1,745	88.00–91.00	89.81

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)	3	—	1,032	730.00–850.00	807.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	914	600.00–825.00	720.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	910.00–1,125.00	1,042.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	974	890.00–1,025.00	968.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	983	870.00–1,090.00	989.24

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

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Feeder Cattle

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Replacement Cattle