Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.36/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −79.31 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$129.36

106 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$8.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.17

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	136.24	821	11thin
Medium and Large 2	581	129.09	751	46
Medium and Large 3	493	128.07	631	49

One grade step is worth $8.17/cwt here — about $190 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 sale106 hd

129.36

—

GA average15 barns · 1,330 hd

148.53

−19.17

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−79.31

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	1,429	97.82	1,398	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	78.07	981	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	74.00	1,201	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	67.36	685	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)	1,321	$1,070	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,116	$924	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,065	18

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	460	135.22/cwt	129.00–139.00	622	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	109.06/cwt	105.00–113.00	678	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	132.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	707	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	152.64/cwt	150.00–159.00	676	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	118.98/cwt	115.00–124.00	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	116.61/cwt	113.00–120.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	109.04/cwt	106.00–114.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	128.71/cwt	125.00–134.00	414	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	103.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	439	135.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	146.28/cwt	143.00–151.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	124.19/cwt	123.00–129.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.26/cwt	119.00–129.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	119.52/cwt	115.00–123.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	129.96/cwt	126.00–134.00	355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	112.62/cwt	105.00–114.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	124.64/cwt	120.00–126.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	127.10/cwt	125.00–133.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.47/cwt	129.00–135.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	133.64/cwt	132.00–138.00	485	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	124.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	149.41/cwt	144.00–154.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	126.52/cwt	122.00–128.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	147.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	121.94/cwt	119.00–125.00	762	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	142.00/cwt	140.00–143.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	767	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	144.82/cwt	140.00–149.00	517	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	908.22/head	750.00–1,050.00	908	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	600	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,356.72/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,357	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	993	763.09/head	700.00–800.00	763	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	992.34/head	860.00–1,075.00	992	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,513	1,236.94/head	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,237	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	902.44/head	800.00–1,000.00	902	2
Bulls	—	—	1,559	100.19/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,562	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	76.33/cwt	74.00–80.00	881	7
Bulls	—	—	1,168	93.09/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,087	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	61.18/cwt	58.00–64.00	651	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	71.48/cwt	68.00–75.00	704	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	69.14/cwt	67.00–71.00	892	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	85.57/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,216	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	77.00/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,170	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,225	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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 243Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 70Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 51Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	460	129.00–139.00	135.22
8	—	622	105.00–113.00	109.06
2	—	573	113.00–120.00	116.61
5	—	678	100.00–110.00	103.89
6	—	439	130.00–140.00	135.66
4	—	513	122.00–128.00	126.52
3	—	268	145.00–150.00	147.59
5	—	357	140.00–149.00	144.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	533	130.00–138.00	132.71
8	—	443	150.00–159.00	152.64
5	—	664	115.00–124.00	118.98
5	—	727	106.00–114.00	109.04
11	—	625	119.00–125.00	121.94
5	—	455	140.00–143.00	142.00
3	—	767	110.00–111.00	110.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	143.00–151.00	146.28
5	—	708	123.00–129.00	124.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	125.00–134.00	128.71
4	—	473	115.00–123.00	119.52
4	—	273	126.00–134.00	129.96
9	—	539	105.00–114.00	112.62
6	—	437	120.00–126.00	124.64
5	—	371	120.00–130.00	124.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	119.00–129.00	122.26
4	—	509	125.00–133.00	127.10
1	—	340	138.00	138.00
4	—	430	129.00–135.00	132.47
1	—	600	111.00	111.00
9	—	363	132.00–138.00	133.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	412	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	144.00–154.00	149.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,117	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,356.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	913	750.00–1,050.00	908.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	600	735.00	735.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	993	700.00–800.00	763.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	800.00–1,000.00	902.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,168	860.00–1,075.00	992.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,513	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,236.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,559	97.00–102.00	100.19
2	—	1,168	91.00–95.00	93.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,154	74.00–80.00	76.33
2	—	1,290	67.00–71.00	69.14
4	—	1,421	82.00–88.00	85.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,064	58.00–64.00	61.18
6	—	985	68.00–75.00	71.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	76.00–78.00	77.00
2	—	1,725	71.00	71.00

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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