Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $192.72/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$192.72

65 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$52.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.97

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	195.70	1,084	58
Medium and Large 2	512	172.20	881	6thin
Medium and Large 3	555	143.00	794	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.70/cwt here — about $290 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 sale65 hd

192.72

—

GA average13 barns · 569 hd

185.75

+6.97

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	1,775	91.83	1,630	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	73.14	999	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,797	66.50	1,195	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	57.46	611	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)	1,208	$1,052	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,064	$786	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,102	$1,099	10

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	178.50/cwt	178.00–179.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	157.37/cwt	152.00–160.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	147.00/cwt	145.00–149.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	158.06/cwt	157.00–159.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	146.10/cwt	144.00–150.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	146.52/cwt	145.00–148.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	144.63/cwt	141.00–148.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	183.39/cwt	180.00–185.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	599	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,102	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,035	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	160.68/cwt	160.00–164.00	734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	165.47/cwt	164.00–167.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	361	162.79/cwt	162.00–165.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	498	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,317.95/head	1,210.00–1,425.00	1,318	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	953.40/head	850.00–1,060.00	953	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,051.95/head	990.00–1,075.00	1,052	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,032.61/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,033	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	959	703.72/head	600.00–820.00	704	6
Bulls	—	—	2,280	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	2,291	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,246	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,418	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	60.34/cwt	60.00–61.00	672	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	76.41/cwt	73.00–79.50	1,171	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	81.76/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,150	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	66.30/cwt	63.00–70.00	851	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,798	70.58/cwt	69.50–72.00	1,269	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	62.42/cwt	62.00–63.00	1,120	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	54.57/cwt	51.00–57.00	553	3

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 Jan 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 234Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 55Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 35Year ago 62

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
2	—	458	178.00–179.00	178.50
3	—	615	144.00–150.00	146.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	144.00	144.00
6	—	515	146.00	146.00
1	—	325	188.00	188.00
2	—	365	180.00	180.00
6	—	457	160.00–164.00	160.68
2	—	438	164.00–167.00	165.47
1	—	730	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	130.00–132.00	130.68
4	—	410	152.00–160.00	157.37
2	—	605	125.00	125.00
4	—	361	162.00–165.00	162.79
1	—	280	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	145.00–149.00	147.00
2	—	515	120.00–125.00	122.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	157.00–159.00	158.06
2	—	635	134.00	134.00
2	—	360	145.00–148.00	146.52
3	—	427	141.00–148.00	144.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	546	149.00	149.00
1	—	445	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	159.00	159.00
1	—	500	167.00	167.00
1	—	600	157.00	157.00
3	—	472	180.00–185.00	183.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	599	184.00	184.00
23	—	485	213.50	213.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,195	1,210.00–1,425.00	1,317.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,040	850.00–1,060.00	953.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,208	990.00–1,075.00	1,051.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,380	950.00–1,100.00	1,032.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	959	600.00–820.00	703.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,280	100.50	100.50
1	—	1,520	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,525	93.00	93.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	60.00–61.00	60.34
3	—	1,013	51.00–57.00	54.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	73.00–79.50	76.41
4	—	1,406	80.00–84.00	81.76
6	—	1,283	63.00–70.00	66.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	69.50–72.00	70.58
2	—	1,795	62.00–63.00	62.42

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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Steers · 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

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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