Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves 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 $124.02/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −84.65 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$124.02

100 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$18.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.97

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	608	136.10	827	11thin
Medium and Large 2	601	127.02	763	45
Medium and Large 3	533	117.95	629	44

One grade step is worth $18.15/cwt here — about $198 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 sale100 hd

124.02

—

GA average15 barns · 1,165 hd

145.00

−20.97

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−84.65

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	1,707	91.79	1,566	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	71.31	885	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	56.11	560	14

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)	1,153	$830	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,163	$763	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$966	9

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2-3	—	920	759.78/head	690.00–800.00	760	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,131.68/head	1,120.00–1,150.00	1,132	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	130.58/cwt	128.00–137.00	687	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.50/cwt	128.00–133.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	144.94/cwt	140.00–149.00	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	147.66/cwt	145.00–150.00	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	137.49/cwt	137.00–139.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	121.76/cwt	115.00–125.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	127.59/cwt	123.00–133.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	120.68/cwt	117.00–124.00	810	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	110.01/cwt	106.00–115.00	619	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	112.46/cwt	110.00–114.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	116.67/cwt	116.00–117.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	105.84/cwt	105.00–106.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	112.71/cwt	110.00–114.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	117.13/cwt	116.00–119.00	497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	134.03/cwt	132.00–135.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	127.65/cwt	127.00–128.00	336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	133.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	122.69/cwt	119.00–127.00	449	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	142.29/cwt	141.00–143.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	125.39/cwt	123.00–129.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	137.12/cwt	134.00–140.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	124.24/cwt	120.00–128.00	404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	132.00/cwt	130.00–133.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	111.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	611	110.25/cwt	105.00–115.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	101.34/cwt	100.00–102.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	778	92.05/cwt	87.00–97.00	716	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	64.06/cwt	62.00–67.00	851	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	80.09/cwt	79.00–82.50	1,001	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	59.34/cwt	58.00–64.00	576	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	52.88/cwt	50.00–56.00	543	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	71.28/cwt	68.00–74.50	858	15
Bulls	—	—	1,510	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,193	1
Bulls	—	—	1,772	96.05/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,702	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,078	612.13/head	520.00–750.00	612	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	782.86/head	740.00–830.00	783	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	924.87/head	920.00–930.00	925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	870.81/head	800.00–900.00	871	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 Nov 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 305Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 60Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 46Year ago 63

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	4	—	920	690.00–800.00	759.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,130	1,120.00–1,150.00	1,131.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,078	520.00–750.00	612.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,155	740.00–830.00	782.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	920.00–930.00	924.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,224	800.00–900.00	870.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	128.00–137.00	130.58
4	—	555	128.00–133.00	130.50
8	—	466	140.00–149.00	144.94
8	—	615	125.00–127.00	125.99
7	—	671	117.00–124.00	120.68
5	—	727	110.00–114.00	112.46
4	—	775	110.00–113.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	145.00–150.00	147.66
6	—	515	115.00–125.00	121.76
9	—	459	123.00–133.00	127.59
13	—	563	106.00–115.00	110.01
4	—	440	135.00–138.00	136.48
5	—	611	105.00–115.00	110.25
3	—	670	100.00–102.00	101.34
2	—	778	87.00–97.00	92.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	137.00–139.00	137.49
3	—	620	132.00–135.00	134.03
3	—	667	130.00–133.00	132.00
1	—	545	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	120.00–123.00	121.50
7	—	466	130.00–135.00	133.61
8	—	441	134.00–135.00	134.50
2	—	660	118.00	118.00
5	—	518	123.00–129.00	125.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	116.00–117.00	116.67
6	—	572	105.00–106.00	105.84
6	—	515	110.00–114.00	112.71
5	—	424	116.00–119.00	117.13
3	—	263	127.00–128.00	127.65
15	—	366	119.00–127.00	122.69
6	—	325	120.00–128.00	124.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	141.00–143.00	142.29
2	—	565	129.00	129.00
4	—	520	134.00–140.00	137.12
2	—	630	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,328	62.00–67.00	64.06
5	—	1,250	79.00–82.50	80.09
15	—	1,204	68.00–74.50	71.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	970	58.00–64.00	59.34
7	—	1,027	50.00–56.00	52.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	79.00	79.00
3	—	1,772	95.00–97.00	96.05

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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