Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, 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 $125.83/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −82.84 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$125.83

75 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$12.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.65

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	131.84	797	19thin
Medium and Large 2	588	125.86	740	37
Medium and Large 3	533	119.75	639	19thin

One grade step is worth $12.09/cwt here — about $158 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 sale75 hd

125.83

—

GA average14 barns · 1,148 hd

134.48

−8.65

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−82.84

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	1,803	90.92	1,640	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	64.05	778	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	51.59	537	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)	1,012	$925	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,066	$764	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	982	$1,024	9

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	1,131.49/head	1,070.00–1,230.00	1,131	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	457	127.20/cwt	126.00–128.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.48/cwt	126.00–130.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	134.39/cwt	133.00–136.00	702	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	134.80/cwt	133.00–136.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	105.84/cwt	105.00–106.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	114.22/cwt	113.00–116.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	125.52/cwt	124.00–127.00	838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	132.32/cwt	130.00–134.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	118.04/cwt	113.00–123.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	123.78/cwt	120.00–128.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	501	113.25/cwt	110.00–116.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	119.57/cwt	116.00–124.00	518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	113.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	117.24/cwt	117.00–118.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	124.50/cwt	123.50–125.50	692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	129.63/cwt	125.00–133.00	735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	559	115.91/cwt	112.00–119.00	648	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	126.34/cwt	126.00–127.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	108.55/cwt	107.00–110.00	676	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	63.52/cwt	61.00–68.00	792	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	74.01/cwt	72.00–76.00	887	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	42.28/cwt	40.00–44.00	442	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	54.25/cwt	50.00–56.00	564	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	57.25/cwt	54.00–60.00	593	2
Bulls	—	—	1,742	92.70/cwt	91.50–93.00	1,615	5
Bulls	—	—	2,110	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,057.54/head	940.00–1,120.00	1,058	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	826.02/head	700.00–900.00	826	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	694.00/head	600.00–800.00	694	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	881.25/head	810.00–1,000.00	881	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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 425Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 60Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 90Year ago 60

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	7	—	1,006	1,070.00–1,230.00	1,131.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,055	940.00–1,120.00	1,057.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,177	810.00–1,000.00	881.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	980	700.00–900.00	826.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,000	600.00–800.00	694.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	153.00	153.00
4	—	623	126.00–130.00	127.48
5	—	555	133.00–136.00	134.80
4	—	668	124.00–127.00	125.52
3	—	715	119.00–121.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	457	126.00–128.00	127.20
9	—	559	112.00–119.00	115.91
3	—	523	126.00–127.00	126.34
2	—	623	107.00–110.00	108.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	522	133.00–136.00	134.39
2	—	445	145.00	145.00
5	—	666	113.00–116.00	114.22
7	—	615	113.00–123.00	118.04
5	—	567	125.00–133.00	129.63
4	—	770	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	105.00–106.00	105.84
4	—	359	120.00–128.00	123.78
8	—	501	110.00–116.00	113.25
6	—	433	116.00–124.00	119.57
6	—	461	110.00–120.00	113.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	442	130.00–134.00	132.32
4	—	509	123.00–125.00	124.02
4	—	624	117.00–118.00	117.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	119.50	119.50
2	—	600	120.00	120.00
6	—	556	123.50–125.50	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	139.00	139.00
1	—	520	153.00	153.00
4	—	591	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	131.00	131.00
1	—	505	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,247	61.00–68.00	63.52
2	—	1,198	72.00–76.00	74.01
2	—	1,035	54.00–60.00	57.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	40.00–44.00	42.28
7	—	1,040	50.00–56.00	54.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,742	91.50–93.00	92.70
1	—	2,110	82.00	82.00

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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