Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.58/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −63.09 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$145.58

49 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$25.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.32

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	162.07	826	13thin
Medium and Large 2	537	143.58	771	16thin
Medium and Large 3	459	136.47	627	20

One grade step is worth $25.60/cwt here — about $199 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 sale49 hd

145.58

—

GA average15 barns · 997 hd

153.91

−8.32

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−63.09

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	1,335	77.00	1,028	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	65.40	839	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	58.00	824	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	50.73	506	8thin

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)	1,090	$1,022	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,016	$814	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,046	$1,149	25

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	436	180.90/cwt	178.00–186.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	134.03/cwt	131.00–137.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	151.32/cwt	150.00–152.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	133.38/cwt	131.00–135.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	143.07/cwt	139.00–147.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	130.98/cwt	127.00–135.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	133.20/cwt	133.00–134.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	135.45/cwt	130.00–138.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	116.04/cwt	114.00–120.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	556	120.17/cwt	116.00–125.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	162.99/cwt	162.00–164.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	121.52/cwt	121.00–122.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	120.01/cwt	119.00–121.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	143.89/cwt	142.00–146.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	136.37/cwt	135.00–137.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.63/cwt	138.00–145.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	168.95/cwt	164.00–174.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	151.04/cwt	150.00–152.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	143.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	140.33/cwt	138.00–142.00	658	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	67.95/cwt	63.50–70.00	881	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	824	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	59.82/cwt	58.00–62.00	790	4
Bulls	—	—	1,235	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,013	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	799	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	47.22/cwt	45.00–50.00	489	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	56.57/cwt	55.00–59.00	529	3
Bulls	—	—	1,435	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,033	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	1,055.15/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,055	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	923	698.10/head	600.00–800.00	698	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	906.51/head	850.00–950.00	907	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	938.41/head	925.00–950.00	938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	883.54/head	840.00–925.00	884	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	21

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 212Year ago 322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 45Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 50Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	178.00–186.00	180.90
2	—	668	131.00–137.00	134.03
2	—	623	138.00–145.00	141.63
2	—	460	164.00–174.00	168.95
2	—	523	150.00–152.00	151.04
1	—	335	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	150.00–152.00	151.32
3	—	522	131.00–135.00	133.38
5	—	556	116.00–125.00	120.17
4	—	381	140.00–145.00	143.21
5	—	469	138.00–142.00	140.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	139.00–147.00	143.07
2	—	633	127.00–135.00	130.98
1	—	770	113.00	113.00
3	—	662	114.00–120.00	116.04
4	—	440	162.00–164.00	162.99
2	—	355	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	133.00–134.00	133.20
1	—	745	111.00	111.00
2	—	623	121.00–122.00	121.52
4	—	384	153.00	153.00
2	—	660	115.00	115.00
2	—	423	142.00–146.00	143.89
3	—	478	135.00–137.00	136.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	130.00–138.00	135.45
4	—	460	119.00–121.00	120.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	142.00	142.00
3	—	555	135.00–136.00	135.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
1	—	630	137.00	137.00
1	—	455	146.00	146.00
1	—	255	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	179.00	179.00
1	—	510	166.00	166.00
1	—	770	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	166.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,296	63.50–70.00	67.95
4	—	1,320	58.00–62.00	59.82
1	—	1,065	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,035	45.00–50.00	47.22
3	—	935	55.00–59.00	56.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,435	72.00	72.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,116	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,055.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,091	850.00–950.00	906.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	923	600.00–800.00	698.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	925.00–950.00	938.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	840.00–925.00	883.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,050	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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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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