Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

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 mostly steady, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3:00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $177.17/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −31.50 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$177.17

53 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$21.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.74

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	184.62	985	22
Medium and Large 2	424	183.74	779	13thin
Medium and Large 3	444	163.32	725	18thin

One grade step is worth $21.30/cwt here — about $259 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 sale53 hd

177.17

—

GA average13 barns · 910 hd

181.91

−4.74

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−31.50

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	1,774	101.03	1,792	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	92.77	1,179	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	69.11	746	4thin

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)	1,010	$922	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,309	14

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	599	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,105	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	186.59/cwt	180.00–190.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	157.06/cwt	154.00–160.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	178.41/cwt	175.00–180.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	194.01/cwt	193.00–196.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	163.23/cwt	156.00–166.00	708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	160.23/cwt	159.00–161.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	177.23/cwt	172.00–182.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	196.83/cwt	194.00–200.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	149.79/cwt	143.00–153.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	163.02/cwt	160.00–166.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	187.41/cwt	183.00–193.00	973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	154.68/cwt	154.00–156.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	202.42/cwt	202.00–204.00	860	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	162.05/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	170.93/cwt	167.00–177.00	870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	187.44/cwt	185.00–193.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	157.97/cwt	154.00–164.00	744	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	75.75/cwt	75.00–76.50	829	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	100.30/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,876	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	62.46/cwt	60.00–65.00	665	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	87.88/cwt	82.00–90.50	1,062	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	102.79/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,458	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	92.34/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,164	13
Bulls	—	—	1,545	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,398	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,045	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	948	776.52/head	600.00–910.00	777	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	1,116.95/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,117	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	933	1,172.50/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,173	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,411.95/head	1,270.00–1,550.00	1,412	8

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 265Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 48Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 61Year ago 104

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	599	184.50	184.50
2	—	605	160.00–166.00	163.02
4	—	519	183.00–193.00	187.41
5	—	425	202.00–204.00	202.42
3	—	678	157.00–165.00	162.05
4	—	473	185.00–193.00	187.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	180.00–190.00	186.59
3	—	520	154.00–160.00	157.06
4	—	373	172.00–182.00	177.23
2	—	555	143.00	143.00
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
5	—	471	154.00–164.00	157.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	194.00	194.00
3	—	478	175.00–180.00	178.41
3	—	375	193.00–196.00	194.01
2	—	318	194.00–200.00	196.83
4	—	509	167.00–177.00	170.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	434	156.00–166.00	163.23
5	—	370	159.00–161.00	160.23
2	—	645	135.00	135.00
3	—	458	154.00–156.00	154.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	135.00	135.00
4	—	384	143.00–153.00	149.79
3	—	630	126.00	126.00
2	—	330	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	629	146.00–147.00	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	205.00	205.00
1	—	440	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	75.00–76.50	75.75
2	—	1,065	60.00–65.00	62.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,209	82.00–90.50	87.88
3	—	1,418	100.00–107.00	102.79
13	—	1,261	90.00–97.00	92.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,870	97.00–103.00	100.30
1	—	1,545	90.50	90.50
1	—	1,810	113.00	113.00

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)	4	—	948	600.00–910.00	776.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,092	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,116.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	933	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,172.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,158	1,270.00–1,550.00	1,411.95

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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