Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00 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 $199.86/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −8.82 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$199.86

74 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$13.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	206.81	1,165	16thin
Medium and Large 2	499	201.12	1,004	34
Medium and Large 3	435	193.43	841	24

One grade step is worth $13.37/cwt here — about $325 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 sale74 hd

199.86

—

GA average15 barns · 1,336 hd

197.69

+2.16

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−8.82

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	—	High	1,641	118.21	1,940	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	97.69	1,131	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,713	93.11	1,595	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	78.09	767	9thin

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)	1,026	$842	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	972	$818	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	847	$1,060	18

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	560	179.99/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	162.02/cwt	158.00–168.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	178.44/cwt	175.00–183.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	214.98/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	441	234.49/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,034	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	192.04/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	147.96/cwt	147.00–150.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	167.34/cwt	166.00–170.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	170.31/cwt	168.00–170.50	1,056	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	553	163.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	174.51/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	221.99/cwt	220.00–224.00	972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	209.40/cwt	206.00–212.00	978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	189.40/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,059	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	233.94/cwt	230.00–238.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	212.88/cwt	208.00–218.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	225.65/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	236.69/cwt	236.00–238.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	192.82/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,008	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	162.03/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	175.17/cwt	170.00–180.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	193.36/cwt	192.00–194.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	184.40/cwt	180.00–190.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	189.01/cwt	188.00–190.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	241.71/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	229.25/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	196.01/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	220.01/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	169.45/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	199.59/cwt	196.00–206.00	858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	181.51/cwt	181.00–182.00	935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	163.18/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,017	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	72.88/cwt	68.00–75.00	732	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	93.11/cwt	88.50–95.00	1,595	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	88.69/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,080	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	95.41/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,155	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	80.82/cwt	79.00–84.00	760	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	928	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	103.64/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,115	8
Bulls	—	—	2,220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	115.94/cwt	105.50–123.00	1,679	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	892	694.64/head	600.00–800.00	695	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,126.12/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,126	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	738.42/head	600.00–890.00	738	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	974.90/head	900.00–1,250.00	975	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,556.01/head	1,380.00–1,650.00	1,556	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	718	827.79/head	785.00–880.00	828	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	1,112.79/head	985.00–1,275.00	1,113	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	361	202.63/cwt	200.00–210.00	731	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 Mar 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 218Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 33Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 76Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	178.00–182.00	179.99
14	—	620	168.00–170.50	170.31
3	—	415	192.00–194.00	193.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	140.00	140.00
4	—	469	158.00–168.00	162.02
3	—	522	147.00–150.00	147.96
3	—	442	166.00–170.00	167.34
2	—	368	170.00–180.00	175.17
2	—	330	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	175.00–183.00	178.44
4	—	429	180.00–190.00	184.40
2	—	360	188.00–190.00	189.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	214.00–216.00	214.98
4	—	441	230.00–238.00	234.49
3	—	618	190.00–194.00	192.04
2	—	668	174.00–175.00	174.51
3	—	467	221.00–231.00	225.65
2	—	765	166.00–173.00	169.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	160.00–170.00	163.34
4	—	323	208.00–218.00	212.88
2	—	290	220.00	220.00
5	—	430	196.00–206.00	199.59
4	—	515	181.00–182.00	181.51
2	—	623	158.00–168.00	163.18
4	—	361	200.00–210.00	202.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	220.00–224.00	221.99
3	—	467	206.00–212.00	209.40
5	—	559	185.00–195.00	189.40
4	—	360	230.00–238.00	233.94
3	—	317	236.00–238.00	236.69
8	—	523	190.00–198.00	192.82
3	—	670	158.00–168.00	162.03
4	—	611	170.00–180.00	175.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	166.00	166.00
1	—	415	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	228.00	228.00
3	—	467	238.00–247.00	241.71
1	—	610	193.00	193.00
4	—	662	190.00–198.00	196.01
2	—	540	219.00–221.00	220.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	185.00	185.00
4	—	466	226.00–235.00	229.25
1	—	660	180.00	180.00
1	—	445	238.00	238.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,005	68.00–75.00	72.88
4	—	940	79.00–84.00	80.82
1	—	1,055	88.00	88.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,713	88.50–95.00	93.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	85.00–91.00	88.69
9	—	1,211	92.00–99.00	95.41
8	—	1,076	102.00–106.00	103.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,220	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,448	105.50–123.00	115.94

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	892	600.00–800.00	694.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	975	600.00–890.00	738.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,126.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,091	900.00–1,250.00	974.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,053	1,380.00–1,650.00	1,556.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,110.00	1,110.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	718	785.00–880.00	827.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	950	985.00–1,275.00	1,112.79

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

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