Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market not being covered last week,

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.99/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −75.69 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$132.99

44 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$22.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.04

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	144.35	829	6thin
Medium and Large 2	511	141.03	721	19thin
Medium and Large 3	543	121.35	659	19thin

One grade step is worth $22.99/cwt here — about $170 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 sale44 hd

132.99

—

GA average14 barns · 1,156 hd

156.03

−23.04

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−75.69

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	1,843	92.05	1,697	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	67.85	892	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	2,015	62.00	1,249	162
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	54.14	570	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)	1,250	$930	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$901	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	904	$885	16

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.02/cwt	145.00–148.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	150.38/cwt	148.00–152.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	122.23/cwt	120.00–129.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.65/cwt	123.00–124.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	143.72/cwt	141.00–145.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	141.53/cwt	138.00–144.00	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	132.27/cwt	125.00–134.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	662	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	127.70/cwt	125.00–129.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	147.58/cwt	143.00–150.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	47.51/cwt	45.00–50.00	473	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	56.03/cwt	54.00–59.00	599	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,015	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,249	162
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	70.40/cwt	67.00–73.50	954	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	63.17/cwt	59.00–65.00	783	6
Bulls	—	—	1,710	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,496	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	94.33/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,802	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	741.06/head	660.00–820.00	741	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	980.89/head	875.00–1,075.00	981	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	970.34/head	800.00–1,025.00	970	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	725	627.24/head	550.00–710.00	627	4

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 Dec 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 0Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 68

No trends due to market not being covered last week,

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
3	—	562	120.00–122.00	120.66
7	—	508	120.00–129.00	122.23
5	—	662	110.00–116.00	113.00
3	—	468	125.00–129.00	127.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	148.00–149.00	148.51
3	—	568	145.00–148.00	147.02
1	—	710	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	148.00–152.00	150.38
5	—	515	138.00–144.00	141.53
5	—	579	125.00–134.00	132.27
3	—	463	143.00–150.00	147.58
1	—	700	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	137.00	137.00
3	—	627	141.00–145.00	143.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	108.00	108.00
3	—	515	123.00–124.00	123.65
2	—	455	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	45.00–50.00	47.51
7	—	1,069	54.00–59.00	56.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	2,015	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,355	67.00–73.50	70.40
6	—	1,240	59.00–65.00	63.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	87.50	87.50
2	—	1,910	93.00–96.00	94.33

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	930.00	930.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,090	660.00–820.00	741.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,237	875.00–1,075.00	980.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	963	800.00–1,025.00	970.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	725	550.00–710.00	627.24

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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