Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.12/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$174.12

39 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$21

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

$10.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.92

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	449	179.63	807	18thin
Medium and Large 3	489	169.40	828	21

One grade step is worth $10.23/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale39 hd

174.12

—

GA average13 barns · 1,124 hd

186.04

−11.92

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	1,527	115.74	1,768	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	97.86	1,212	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	75.06	721	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,220	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,057	$1,060	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,052	$1,294	16

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	—	465	219.00/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	201.53/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	234.04/cwt	232.00–236.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	219.02/cwt	218.00–220.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	182.68/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,142	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	611	150.50/cwt	148.00–154.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	163.64/cwt	162.00–165.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	172.65/cwt	172.00–173.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	160.60/cwt	160.50–161.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	204.30/cwt	202.50–206.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	186.64/cwt	184.00–188.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	143.57/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	191.06/cwt	190.50–193.00	705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	209.01/cwt	208.00–210.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	194.69/cwt	190.00–198.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	224.84/cwt	222.00–228.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	195.51/cwt	195.00–196.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	205.99/cwt	204.00–208.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	895	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,250	1,370.00/head	1,370.00–1,370.00	1,370	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	1,054.74/head	1,000.00–1,130.00	1,055	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	1,436.39/head	1,420.00–1,480.00	1,436	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,284.41/head	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,284	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,229.76/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,230	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	898	833.64/head	820.00–850.00	834	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,592	120.80/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,923	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,181	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	98.15/cwt	97.00–99.50	1,271	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,155	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	926	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	105.81/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,527	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	75.06/cwt	74.00–76.00	721	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 Mar 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 152Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 46Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 82Year ago 84

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	216.00–222.00	219.00
2	—	368	232.00–236.00	234.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	200.00–203.00	201.53
3	—	625	181.00–185.00	182.68
1	—	435	218.00	218.00
1	—	290	242.00	242.00
2	—	370	222.00–228.00	224.84
2	—	478	204.00–208.00	205.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	218.00–220.00	219.02
2	—	443	208.00–210.00	209.01
1	—	550	190.00	190.00
2	—	460	195.00–196.00	195.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
4	—	611	148.00–154.00	150.50
3	—	533	162.00–165.00	163.64
3	—	458	172.00–173.00	172.65
5	—	559	160.50–161.00	160.60
2	—	268	202.50–206.00	204.30
3	—	368	184.00–188.00	186.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	141.00–146.00	143.57
8	—	369	190.50–193.00	191.06
1	—	760	136.00	136.00
1	—	615	164.00	164.00
4	—	316	190.00–198.00	194.69
2	—	528	169.00–170.00	169.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	242.00	242.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,370.00	1,370.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	1,000.00–1,130.00	1,054.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,046	1,420.00–1,480.00	1,436.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,173	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,284.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,176	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,229.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	898	820.00–850.00	833.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	118.00–124.00	120.80
2	—	1,640	133.00	133.00
5	—	1,443	101.00–108.00	105.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,295	97.00–99.50	98.15
1	—	1,100	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,040	89.00	89.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	74.00–76.00	75.06

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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Heifers · 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

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