Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 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 $134.36/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −74.31 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$134.36

69 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$13.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.58

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	143.99	869	6thin
Medium and Large 2	591	135.69	802	37
Medium and Large 3	506	130.25	659	26

One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about $210 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 sale69 hd

134.36

—

GA average15 barns · 1,303 hd

145.94

−11.58

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−74.31

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	—	Low	1,702	95.18	1,619	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	74.28	903	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	56.27	555	4thin

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)	1,317	$1,028	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,027	$806	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$700	6

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	567	148.39/cwt	148.00–149.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	641	133.66/cwt	130.00–134.00	857	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	114.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	142.18/cwt	135.00–144.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	119.93/cwt	117.00–123.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	128.77/cwt	126.00–130.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	130.03/cwt	127.00–134.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	150.43/cwt	145.00–153.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	133.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	114.61/cwt	109.00–119.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	111.69/cwt	105.00–115.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	134.73/cwt	130.00–137.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	131.46/cwt	130.00–133.00	674	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	131.84/cwt	131.00–133.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	124.99/cwt	120.00–129.00	550	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	68.95/cwt	68.00–70.00	886	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	53.13/cwt	50.00–56.00	611	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	59.41/cwt	59.00–60.00	489	2
Bulls	—	—	1,473	89.05/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,312	3
Bulls	—	—	1,873	99.77/cwt	97.50–104.00	1,869	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	75.10/cwt	73.00–78.00	905	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,494	1,172.14/head	990.00–1,240.00	1,172	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	924.77/head	850.00–1,060.00	925	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	800	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	600	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	961	673.67/head	600.00–810.00	674	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	884.02/head	870.00–910.00	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	124.35/cwt	124.00–125.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	139.75/cwt	135.00–145.00	738	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	134.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	122.51/cwt	115.00–125.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	128.60/cwt	126.00–129.50	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	126.78/cwt	126.00–129.00	772	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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 344Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 43Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 68Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	148.00–149.00	148.39
1	—	785	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	641	130.00–134.00	133.66
2	—	765	112.00–116.00	114.01
6	—	563	135.00–144.00	142.18
3	—	667	124.00–125.00	124.35
15	—	528	135.00–145.00	139.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	117.00–123.00	119.93
8	—	513	130.00–133.00	131.46
5	—	469	131.00–133.00	131.84
2	—	550	130.00	130.00
3	—	445	130.00–140.00	134.67
2	—	290	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	126.00–130.00	128.77
4	—	509	127.00–134.00	130.03
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
3	—	462	130.00–135.00	133.02
2	—	660	109.00–110.00	109.50
8	—	606	115.00–125.00	122.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	120.00–128.00	124.02
4	—	526	109.00–119.00	114.61
3	—	558	105.00–115.00	111.69
3	—	365	130.00–137.00	134.73
3	—	440	120.00–129.00	124.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	126.00–129.50	128.60
4	—	609	126.00–129.00	126.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	650	146.00	146.00
3	—	623	145.00–153.00	150.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	154.00	154.00
1	—	590	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	68.00–70.00	68.95
13	—	1,205	73.00–78.00	75.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	50.00–56.00	53.13
2	—	823	59.00–60.00	59.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	86.00–94.00	89.05
4	—	1,873	97.50–104.00	99.77

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	—	1,494	990.00–1,240.00	1,172.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,087	850.00–1,060.00	924.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	961	600.00–810.00	673.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,140	870.00–910.00	884.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	600	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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