Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $149.20/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −59.48 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$149.20

79 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.44

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	501	153.54	769	34
Medium and Large 1	604	153.17	925	6thin
Medium and Large 3	471	144.79	682	39

One grade step is worth $8.75/cwt here — about $88 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 sale79 hd

149.20

—

GA average14 barns · 1,358 hd

168.64

−19.44

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−59.48

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	1,591	88.34	1,405	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	68.11	798	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,220	62.00	756	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	55.45	572	7thin

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)	1,071	$922	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$754	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,073	6

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	440	147.65/cwt	146.00–150.00	650	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	152.31/cwt	145.00–159.00	719	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	133.64/cwt	130.00–139.00	707	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	559	133.23/cwt	129.00–138.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	121.04/cwt	120.00–122.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	147.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	185.95/cwt	185.00–188.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	159.52/cwt	159.00–160.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	161.64/cwt	160.00–165.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	137.27/cwt	135.00–141.00	493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	137.07/cwt	135.00–139.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	167.47/cwt	165.00–170.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	138.25/cwt	137.00–140.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	148.23/cwt	144.00–152.50	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	150.94/cwt	150.00–152.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	124.56/cwt	122.00–127.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	126.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	160.20/cwt	157.00–164.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	160.84/cwt	158.00–164.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	144.96/cwt	140.00–149.00	633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	124.85/cwt	124.50–128.00	688	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	689	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	134.15/cwt	130.00–139.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	183.70/cwt	180.00–184.50	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	165.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	180.02/cwt	178.00–182.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	721	128.33/cwt	123.00–132.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	126.73/cwt	124.00–128.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	146.00/cwt	144.00–147.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	174.10/cwt	170.00–178.00	470	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	64.00/cwt	60.00–67.00	722	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	503	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	57.63/cwt	57.00–60.00	601	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	756	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	72.22/cwt	69.00–76.00	878	5
Bulls	—	—	1,433	89.45/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,282	3
Bulls	—	—	2,065	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,755	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	953.11/head	880.00–1,025.00	953	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	918	698.35/head	570.00–830.00	698	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	994	594.97/head	540.00–700.00	595	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,090.50/head	900.00–1,210.00	1,091	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,122.34/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,122	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 Jan 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 340Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 50Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 71Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	440	146.00–150.00	147.65
2	—	720	115.00–116.00	115.51
7	—	529	130.00–139.00	133.64
5	—	559	129.00–138.00	133.23
3	—	357	160.00–165.00	161.64
4	—	331	160.00–170.00	165.02
3	—	630	124.00–128.00	126.73
3	—	455	144.00–147.00	146.00
3	—	270	170.00–178.00	174.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	145.00–159.00	152.31
4	—	525	140.00–150.00	147.11
3	—	273	185.00–188.00	185.95
2	—	623	135.00–139.00	137.07
4	—	440	165.00–170.00	167.47
4	—	666	130.00–133.00	131.48
4	—	328	178.00–182.00	180.02
4	—	721	123.00–132.00	128.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	133.00–134.00	133.49
2	—	523	159.00–160.00	159.52
1	—	585	153.00	153.00
1	—	445	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	120.00–122.00	121.04
4	—	359	135.00–141.00	137.27
4	—	318	150.00–152.00	150.94
5	—	458	120.00–130.00	126.02
5	—	689	103.50	103.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	137.00–140.00	138.25
7	—	360	144.00–152.50	148.23
4	—	615	122.00–127.00	124.56
5	—	332	157.00–164.00	160.20
6	—	437	140.00–149.00	144.96
10	—	551	124.50–128.00	124.85
3	—	515	130.00–139.00	134.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	146.00	146.00
2	—	423	158.00–164.00	160.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	180.00–184.50	183.70
2	—	460	165.00–166.00	165.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,128	60.00–67.00	64.00
5	—	1,216	69.00–76.00	72.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	50.00	50.00
5	—	1,042	57.00–60.00	57.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	89.00–90.00	89.45
1	—	2,065	85.00	85.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,150	880.00–1,025.00	953.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,185	900.00–1,210.00	1,090.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	918	570.00–830.00	698.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	994	540.00–700.00	594.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,122.34

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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