Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull 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 $131.23/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −77.45 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$131.23

117 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$4.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.84

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	133.34	765	9thin
Medium and Large 2	517	133.21	689	54
Medium and Large 3	435	128.89	561	54

One grade step is worth $4.45/cwt here — about $204 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 sale117 hd

131.23

—

GA average15 barns · 1,413 hd

137.06

−5.84

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−77.45

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	1,805	93.99	1,696	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	64.70	817	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,540	57.00	878	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	52.56	538	12

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,003	13

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	123.18/cwt	119.00–125.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	120.69/cwt	116.00–126.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	115.87/cwt	114.50–120.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	130.76/cwt	126.00–133.00	617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	259	123.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	319	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	112.74/cwt	108.00–116.00	594	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	121.89/cwt	114.00–123.50	596	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	111.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	121.83/cwt	118.00–126.00	443	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	105.29/cwt	105.00–106.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	103.31/cwt	100.00–105.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	121.58/cwt	119.00–127.00	387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	127.90/cwt	124.00–134.00	586	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	554	128.54/cwt	124.00–129.00	712	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	144.58/cwt	140.00–145.50	640	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	144.02/cwt	142.00–146.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.60/cwt	125.00–133.00	674	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	139.46/cwt	138.50–143.00	661	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	118.66/cwt	115.00–124.00	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	271	144.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	393	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.57/cwt	135.00–141.50	485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	120.33/cwt	119.00–121.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	126.52/cwt	124.00–129.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	128.56/cwt	125.00–132.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	133.15/cwt	127.00–135.00	892	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	143.54/cwt	141.00–146.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	129.68/cwt	127.00–134.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	131.91/cwt	130.00–136.00	491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	134.19/cwt	134.00–135.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.52/cwt	128.00–129.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	123.67/cwt	123.00–124.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	138.02/cwt	136.00–140.00	507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	662	107.34/cwt	106.00–110.00	711	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	49.39/cwt	45.00–51.00	513	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	54.82/cwt	53.00–60.00	555	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	878	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	59.03/cwt	55.00–62.00	715	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	74.50/cwt	72.00–79.00	996	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	66.48/cwt	63.00–69.00	853	9
Bulls	—	—	1,850	89.05/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,647	3
Bulls	—	—	1,782	96.46/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,719	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,071	732.08/head	600.00–900.00	732	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	1,318.86/head	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,319	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	121.07/cwt	118.00–124.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	118.81/cwt	114.00–121.00	787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	131.31/cwt	124.00–134.00	571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	140.91/cwt	138.00–144.00	455	7

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 301Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 60Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 72Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	119.00–125.00	123.18
8	—	557	114.50–120.00	115.87
10	—	472	126.00–133.00	130.76
7	—	345	135.00–141.50	140.57
6	—	435	127.00–134.00	129.68
3	—	372	130.00–136.00	131.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	116.00–126.00	120.69
8	—	259	120.00–130.00	123.12
9	—	527	108.00–116.00	112.74
11	—	489	114.00–123.50	121.89
7	—	364	118.00–126.00	121.83
7	—	561	105.00–106.00	105.29
3	—	635	100.00–105.00	103.31
4	—	318	119.00–127.00	121.58
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	119.00–121.00	120.33
2	—	718	119.00–120.00	119.49
4	—	615	124.00–129.00	126.52
4	—	565	125.00–132.00	128.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	110.00–115.00	111.71
9	—	458	124.00–134.00	127.90
9	—	514	115.00–124.00	118.66
7	—	271	140.00–150.00	144.99
6	—	367	136.00–140.00	138.02
3	—	662	106.00–110.00	107.34
7	—	435	124.00–134.00	131.31
7	—	323	138.00–144.00	140.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	554	124.00–129.00	128.54
12	—	443	140.00–145.50	144.58
3	—	358	142.00–146.00	144.02
8	—	520	125.00–133.00	129.60
9	—	474	138.50–143.00	139.46
6	—	615	118.00–124.00	121.07
5	—	662	114.00–121.00	118.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	138.00	138.00
2	—	455	148.00	148.00
2	—	623	128.00–129.00	128.52
3	—	670	123.00–124.00	123.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	670	127.00–135.00	133.15
5	—	622	134.00–135.00	134.19
2	—	560	142.00–145.00	143.51
1	—	700	127.00	127.00
1	—	330	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	501	153.00	153.00
2	—	670	141.00–146.00	143.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,038	45.00–51.00	49.39
7	—	1,013	53.00–60.00	54.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,211	55.00–62.00	59.03
3	—	1,337	72.00–79.00	74.50
9	—	1,283	63.00–69.00	66.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,850	86.00–92.00	89.05
6	—	1,782	93.00–100.00	96.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,071	600.00–900.00	732.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,317	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,318.86

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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