Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter cows lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $148.51/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −60.16 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$148.51

34 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$9.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.09

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	153.25	820	14thin
Medium and Large 1	636	152.25	969	4thin
Medium and Large 3	430	143.43	617	16thin

One grade step is worth $9.83/cwt here — about $203 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 sale34 hd

148.51

—

GA average14 barns · 896 hd

167.60

−19.09

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−60.16

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	1,386	102.54	1,421	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	90.67	1,188	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,720	78.50	1,350	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	63.57	645	5thin

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)	1,022	$790	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,307	15

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	164.17/cwt	164.00–165.00	911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	144.51/cwt	143.00–146.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	185.23/cwt	180.00–190.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	157.65/cwt	157.00–158.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	164.97/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	127.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	136.51/cwt	136.00–137.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	128.73/cwt	126.00–130.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	145.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	137.58/cwt	131.00–140.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	150.35/cwt	150.00–151.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	152.95/cwt	152.00–154.00	571	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	87.25/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,079	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	94.66/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,321	6
Bulls	—	—	1,205	99.72/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,202	3
Bulls	—	—	1,930	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,142	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	56.93/cwt	55.00–59.00	602	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	73.53/cwt	73.00–74.00	699	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	932	721.11/head	650.00–810.00	721	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	997.02/head	930.00–1,060.00	997	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,598.07/head	1,425.00–1,725.00	1,598	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	1,112.51/head	950.00–1,250.00	1,113	9

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 Feb 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 108Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 24Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 31Year ago 41

Compared to one ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter cows lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	555	164.00–165.00	164.17
2	—	628	164.00–166.00	164.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	125.00–130.00	127.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	143.00–146.00	144.51
2	—	373	180.00–190.00	185.23
3	—	470	157.00–158.00	157.65
2	—	725	136.00–137.00	136.51
3	—	512	150.00–151.00	150.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	168.00	168.00
2	—	340	155.00–156.00	155.51
3	—	523	126.00–130.00	128.73
3	—	435	140.00–148.00	145.27
5	—	459	131.00–140.00	137.58
2	—	373	152.00–154.00	152.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	156.00	156.00
1	—	675	154.00	154.00
1	—	700	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	78.50	78.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,237	86.00–89.00	87.25
6	—	1,396	91.00–98.00	94.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,057	55.00–59.00	56.93
2	—	950	73.00–74.00	73.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,205	99.00–100.00	99.72
1	—	1,930	111.00	111.00

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)	6	—	932	650.00–810.00	721.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,290	930.00–1,060.00	997.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,163	1,425.00–1,725.00	1,598.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,003	950.00–1,250.00	1,112.51

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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