Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves 3.00 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 $128.04/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −80.63 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$128.04

80 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$13.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.25

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	569	133.61	760	35
Medium and Large 1	668	131.62	879	13thin
Medium and Large 3	546	120.49	658	32

One grade step is worth $13.12/cwt here — about $102 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 sale80 hd

128.04

—

GA average15 barns · 1,291 hd

137.30

−9.25

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−80.63

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	1,548	96.18	1,489	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	72.87	1,097	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	69.02	802	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	57.98	576	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)	1,151	$960	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,159	$818	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	786	$823	7

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	511	123.47/cwt	119.00–126.00	631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	140.24/cwt	140.00–141.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	118.32/cwt	117.00–120.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	711	103.05/cwt	100.00–106.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	135.76/cwt	134.00–138.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	126.25/cwt	124.00–130.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	116.26/cwt	114.00–118.00	420	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	104.04/cwt	100.00–106.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	132.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	140.49/cwt	135.00–145.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	124.25/cwt	122.00–126.00	957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	141.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	125.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	123.77/cwt	120.00–124.50	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	118.02/cwt	114.00–124.00	674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	113.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	122.37/cwt	121.00–125.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	102.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	137.11/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	108.03/cwt	105.00–111.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	119.35/cwt	119.00–120.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	127.01/cwt	123.00–129.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	112.80/cwt	108.00–118.00	810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	130.61/cwt	130.00–131.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	154.53/cwt	150.00–159.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	142.56/cwt	136.00–145.00	746	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	107.29/cwt	106.00–110.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	113.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	697	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	54.76/cwt	50.00–57.00	564	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	61.19/cwt	59.00–65.00	586	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	72.87/cwt	71.50–74.00	1,097	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	63.93/cwt	62.00–66.50	813	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	70.59/cwt	68.00–75.00	796	13
Bulls	—	—	1,712	90.34/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,547	3
Bulls	—	—	1,449	99.69/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,445	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,093	746.15/head	620.00–800.00	746	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	936.77/head	860.00–1,030.00	937	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,193	892.71/head	880.00–910.00	893	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,010.46/head	960.00–1,080.00	1,010	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	650	766.15/head	750.00–780.00	766	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	967	898.62/head	840.00–925.00	899	3

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 Oct 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 204Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 53Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	119.00–126.00	123.47
4	—	711	100.00–106.00	103.05
4	—	434	130.00–140.00	132.31
4	—	360	135.00–145.00	140.49
7	—	571	114.00–124.00	118.02
3	—	680	106.00–110.00	107.29
3	—	615	110.00–115.00	113.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	140.00–141.00	140.24
4	—	770	122.00–126.00	124.25
5	—	665	130.00–131.00	130.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	117.00–120.00	118.32
4	—	558	134.00–138.00	135.76
5	—	627	124.00–130.00	126.25
8	—	482	140.00–145.00	141.71
5	—	718	108.00–118.00	112.80
2	—	443	150.00–159.00	154.53
8	—	523	136.00–145.00	142.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	361	114.00–118.00	116.26
3	—	565	100.00–106.00	104.04
4	—	331	120.00–130.00	125.13
5	—	434	110.00–120.00	113.69
2	—	460	105.00–111.00	108.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	579	120.00–124.50	123.77
3	—	507	121.00–125.00	122.37
2	—	738	100.00–106.00	102.99
3	—	622	119.00–120.00	119.35
4	—	460	123.00–129.00	127.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	138.00–140.00	139.00
2	—	773	132.00–142.00	137.11
1	—	900	134.00	134.00
5	—	611	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	50.00–57.00	54.76
3	—	957	59.00–65.00	61.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	71.50–74.00	72.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,271	62.00–66.50	63.93
13	—	1,128	68.00–75.00	70.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	89.00–93.00	90.34
5	—	1,449	96.00–103.00	99.69

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,093	620.00–800.00	746.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,193	880.00–910.00	892.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,270	860.00–1,030.00	936.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,120	960.00–1,080.00	1,010.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	650	750.00–780.00	766.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	967	840.00–925.00	898.62

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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