Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (374). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, heifers lightly tested, bull calves and heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $169.43/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −39.25 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$169.43

116 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$14.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	177.42	931	40
Medium and Large 2	513	166.53	854	50
Medium and Large 3	433	162.71	704	26

One grade step is worth $14.70/cwt here — about $226 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 sale116 hd

169.43

—

GA average15 barns · 1,212 hd

173.85

−4.42

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−39.25

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	1,528	96.60	1,476	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	93.54	1,213	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	79.03	861	11

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)	1,059	$1,112	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	991	$827	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,074	$1,331	22

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	931	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	194.95/cwt	194.00–196.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	136.53/cwt	131.00–140.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	156.67/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	144.71/cwt	141.00–151.00	761	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	174.47/cwt	170.00–178.00	813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	689	142.29/cwt	142.00–145.00	980	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	155.86/cwt	150.00–157.00	885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	148.01/cwt	142.00–150.00	938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	162.62/cwt	160.00–168.00	925	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	159.02/cwt	153.00–163.00	830	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	183.29/cwt	180.00–190.00	783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	187.74/cwt	186.00–190.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	161.85/cwt	160.00–168.00	992	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	180.96/cwt	179.00–182.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	192.41/cwt	192.00–194.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	205.37/cwt	200.00–207.50	787	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	191.15/cwt	187.00–197.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	148.02/cwt	144.00–152.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	138.52/cwt	135.00–142.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	156.62/cwt	154.00–158.00	608	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	144.76/cwt	142.00–148.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	147.14/cwt	143.00–151.00	842	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	153.96/cwt	150.00–157.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	142.11/cwt	139.00–145.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	197.66/cwt	196.00–199.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	134.71/cwt	130.00–139.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	153.01/cwt	150.00–156.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	149.80/cwt	146.00–156.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	175.38/cwt	169.00–179.00	919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	159.87/cwt	155.00–165.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	164.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	180.53/cwt	180.00–181.00	493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	179.63/cwt	178.00–181.00	665	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	80.39/cwt	77.00–83.00	865	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	72.91/cwt	71.00–75.00	838	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	94.19/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,303	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	86.19/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,018	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	104.77/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,346	4
Bulls	—	—	1,647	101.23/cwt	100.50–102.00	1,667	3
Bulls	—	—	1,350	89.66/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,210	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	939.16/head	850.00–1,050.00	939	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	923.51/head	825.00–1,010.00	924	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	1,145.71/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,146	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	969	669.61/head	600.00–800.00	670	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,064	1,320.70/head	1,050.00–2,110.00	1,321	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	985.68/head	910.00–1,040.00	986	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,711.76/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,712	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 Feb 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 109Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 28Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 36Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	139.00	139.00
2	—	623	139.00–145.00	142.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	131.00–140.00	136.53
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
6	—	357	144.00–152.00	148.02
6	—	460	135.00–142.00	138.52
3	—	430	142.00–148.00	144.76
3	—	268	150.00–157.00	153.96
1	—	775	109.00	109.00
4	—	560	130.00–139.00	134.71
4	—	334	150.00–156.00	153.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	160.00	160.00
12	—	388	154.00–158.00	156.62
9	—	572	143.00–151.00	147.14
5	—	472	146.00–156.00	149.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	194.00–196.00	194.95
3	—	678	156.00–158.00	156.67
1	—	775	146.00	146.00
8	—	569	160.00–168.00	162.62
4	—	463	186.00–190.00	187.74
5	—	613	160.00–168.00	161.85
10	—	383	200.00–207.50	205.37
2	—	705	149.00–150.00	149.50
5	—	524	169.00–179.00	175.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	141.00–151.00	144.71
3	—	317	179.00–182.00	180.96
1	—	680	132.00	132.00
1	—	700	128.00	128.00
4	—	468	155.00–165.00	159.87
4	—	423	160.00–170.00	164.73
4	—	273	180.00–181.00	180.53
3	—	370	178.00–181.00	179.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	170.00–178.00	174.47
10	—	689	142.00–145.00	142.29
6	—	568	150.00–157.00	155.86
4	—	634	142.00–150.00	148.01
6	—	522	153.00–163.00	159.02
7	—	427	180.00–190.00	183.29
5	—	328	192.00–194.00	192.41
5	—	359	187.00–197.00	191.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	196.00–199.00	197.66
1	—	685	169.00	169.00
2	—	525	185.00–186.00	185.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,076	77.00–83.00	80.39
2	—	1,150	71.00–75.00	72.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,383	90.00–97.00	94.19
7	—	1,181	84.00–88.00	86.19
4	—	1,285	100.00–108.00	104.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	100.50–102.00	101.23
2	—	1,350	88.00–91.00	89.66

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)	7	—	1,007	850.00–1,050.00	939.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,076	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,145.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	963	825.00–1,010.00	923.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	969	600.00–800.00	669.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,064	1,050.00–2,110.00	1,320.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	995	910.00–1,040.00	985.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,190	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,711.76

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

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

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle