Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes and replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $155.43/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −53.24 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$155.43

41 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$229

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$12.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.65

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	465	158.67	738	24
Medium and Large 3	389	152.72	593	12thin
Medium and Large 1	660	146.39	966	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.28/cwt here — about −$229 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 sale41 hd

155.43

—

GA average15 barns · 901 hd

166.08

−10.65

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−53.24

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	1,670	86.29	1,441	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,327	73.02	969	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,705	70.00	1,194	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	996	$739	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	893	$780	8

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 2	—	464	154.65/cwt	154.00–160.00	718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	153.50/cwt	153.00–154.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	146.48/cwt	146.00–147.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	141.65/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	158.56/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	149.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	727	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	177.03/cwt	175.00–179.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	150.65/cwt	150.00–154.00	779	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	167.42/cwt	165.00–172.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	152.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	148.75/cwt	146.00–152.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	161.02/cwt	158.00–165.00	535	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	74.08/cwt	72.00–79.00	995	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	63.84/cwt	63.00–65.00	795	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,194	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,186	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	86.29/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,441	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	948	698.18/head	600.00–790.00	698	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	750	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	2

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 283Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 30Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 40Year ago 44

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes and replacement cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	464	154.00–160.00	154.65
5	—	373	175.00–179.00	177.03
6	—	517	150.00–154.00	150.65
3	—	428	165.00–172.00	167.42
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	153.00–154.00	153.50
3	—	727	140.00–143.00	141.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	146.00–147.00	146.48
4	—	359	150.00–160.00	152.58
3	—	428	146.00–152.00	148.75
3	—	332	158.00–165.00	161.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	130.00–132.00	130.99
2	—	605	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
12	—	487	140.00–150.00	149.23
5	—	579	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	151.00	151.00
1	—	700	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	154.00–163.00	158.56
1	—	760	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,343	72.00–79.00	74.08
2	—	1,245	63.00–65.00	63.84
1	—	1,395	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	85.00–88.00	86.29

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	948	600.00–790.00	698.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	735.00	735.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle