Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifer steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested..

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.23/cwt on 152 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −85.44 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$123.23

152 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$7.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.43

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	128.57	765	24
Medium and Large 2	576	123.85	713	63
Medium and Large 3	495	120.66	597	65

One grade step is worth $7.90/cwt here — about $168 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 sale152 hd

123.23

—

GA average15 barns · 1,357 hd

138.66

−15.43

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−85.44

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	—	High	1,644	89.73	1,475	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,285	63.36	814	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	61.00	918	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	944	51.82	489	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)	1,136	$847	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$815	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,053	11

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	765	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	130.62/cwt	128.00–136.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	111.50/cwt	109.00–114.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	140.99/cwt	138.00–145.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	105.67/cwt	105.00–106.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	107.34/cwt	105.00–115.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	501	121.41/cwt	116.00–126.00	608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	123.41/cwt	120.00–130.00	705	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	457	123.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	641	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	901	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	110.55/cwt	106.00–115.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	103.61/cwt	100.00–106.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	504	132.11/cwt	127.00–137.00	666	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	117.03/cwt	113.00–122.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	743	160.56/cwt	160.25–160.75	1,193	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	121.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	579	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	116.69/cwt	113.50–123.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	119.19/cwt	116.00–125.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	699	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	143.22/cwt	142.00–147.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	117.51/cwt	110.00–120.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	119.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	147.33/cwt	145.00–155.50	1,008	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	149.43/cwt	145.00–153.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	976	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	154.32/cwt	153.00–155.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	701	110.25/cwt	109.00–112.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	118.41/cwt	115.00–125.00	728	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.48/cwt	128.50–135.50	732	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	611	104.77/cwt	103.00–106.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	561	111.77/cwt	105.00–114.00	627	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	134.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	486	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	45.93/cwt	43.00–50.00	455	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	57.72/cwt	55.00–60.00	518	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	949	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	888	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	58.87/cwt	56.00–62.00	731	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	65.61/cwt	63.00–70.00	858	10
Bulls	—	—	1,687	101.36/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,710	3
Bulls	—	—	1,702	78.95/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,344	3
Bulls	—	—	1,568	89.08/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,397	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,048	686.09/head	600.00–800.00	686	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	767.00/head	650.00–830.00	767	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	966.29/head	920.00–1,010.00	966	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	906.84/head	850.00–940.00	907	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,242.39/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,242	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	996	824.96/head	775.00–910.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	138.66/cwt	138.00–140.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	130.38/cwt	125.00–135.00	568	12

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 Nov 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 375Year ago 247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 114Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 104Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	114.00–115.00	114.67
3	—	610	128.00–136.00	130.62
14	—	565	128.50–135.50	129.48
3	—	515	138.00–140.00	138.66
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	109.00–114.00	111.50
6	—	457	138.00–145.00	140.99
3	—	773	105.00–106.00	105.67
20	—	571	120.00–130.00	123.41
14	—	504	127.00–137.00	132.11
4	—	701	109.00–112.00	110.25
14	—	615	115.00–125.00	118.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	501	116.00–126.00	121.41
9	—	457	120.00–130.00	123.92
5	—	668	100.00–106.00	103.61
4	—	611	103.00–106.00	104.77
17	—	561	105.00–114.00	111.77
11	—	362	130.00–140.00	134.20
12	—	436	125.00–135.00	130.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	105.00–115.00	107.34
2	—	460	106.00–115.00	110.55
4	—	441	110.00–120.00	117.51
3	—	310	115.00–125.00	119.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	641	140.50	140.50
5	—	699	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	661	130.00	130.00
4	—	416	142.00–147.00	143.22
4	—	800	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	130.00–132.00	130.97
4	—	613	113.00–122.00	117.03
11	—	475	120.00–130.00	121.94
8	—	583	113.50–123.00	116.69
8	—	513	116.00–125.00	119.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	743	160.25–160.75	160.56
8	—	579	168.50	168.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
3	—	520	145.00–153.00	149.43
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	129.00–130.00	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	684	145.00–155.50	147.33
3	—	605	153.00–155.00	154.32
1	—	775	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	990	43.00–50.00	45.93
3	—	897	55.00–60.00	57.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,480	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,241	56.00–62.00	58.87
10	—	1,307	63.00–70.00	65.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	99.00–104.00	101.36
3	—	1,702	76.00–83.00	78.95
4	—	1,568	87.00–91.00	89.08

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	—	1,048	600.00–800.00	686.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,135	650.00–830.00	767.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	920.00–1,010.00	966.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,129	850.00–940.00	906.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,242.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	996	775.00–910.00	824.96

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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