Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $201.57/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −7.11 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$201.57

56 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$18.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.17

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	460	207.34	953	30
Medium and Large 1	542	204.72	1,110	10thin
Medium and Large 3	489	188.79	923	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.55/cwt here — about $30 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 sale56 hd

201.57

—

GA average14 barns · 1,039 hd

196.39

+5.17

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−7.11

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	1,378	116.85	1,610	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	92.02	1,145	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	76.16	739	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)	970	$924	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	871	$890	8

Every lot, as filed

49 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 3	—	562	181.64/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	197.14/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,106	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	221.01/cwt	220.00–222.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	211.98/cwt	210.00–216.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	204.35/cwt	204.00–205.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	216.87/cwt	210.00–220.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	167.36/cwt	162.00–170.00	941	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	194.30/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	218.99/cwt	218.00–220.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,047	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	173.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	159.36/cwt	158.00–160.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	189.35/cwt	188.00–190.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	193.41/cwt	186.00–196.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	187.40/cwt	180.00–190.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	163.29/cwt	160.00–170.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	185.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	206.66/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	188.99/cwt	186.00–190.00	792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	231.97/cwt	230.00–234.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	227.01/cwt	222.00–230.00	754	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	183.54/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	161.65/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	202.14/cwt	200.00–206.00	839	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	657	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	76.95/cwt	75.00–78.00	760	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	98.07/cwt	95.50–100.00	1,306	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	85.27/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,022	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,226	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,301	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	123.79/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,733	2
Bulls	—	—	1,233	107.84/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,330	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	928	874.80/head	750.00–1,010.00	875	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,219.30/head	1,110.00–1,320.00	1,219	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	820	786.59/head	780.00–800.00	787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	185.22/cwt	180.00–190.00	969	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 Apr 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 133Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 38Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 53Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	180.00–188.00	181.64
3	—	272	210.00–220.00	216.87
3	—	635	159.00–163.00	161.65
3	—	415	200.00–206.00	202.14
2	—	523	180.00–190.00	185.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	196.00–198.00	197.14
3	—	443	210.00–216.00	211.98
1	—	700	146.00	146.00
3	—	467	204.00–205.00	204.35
1	—	280	240.00	240.00
4	—	358	218.00–220.00	218.99
3	—	500	200.00	200.00
6	—	332	222.00–230.00	227.01
2	—	615	182.00–185.00	183.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	220.00–222.00	221.01
4	—	617	189.00–196.00	194.30
2	—	375	230.00–234.00	231.97
2	—	660	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	162.00–170.00	167.36
1	—	660	142.00	142.00
4	—	460	180.00–190.00	185.05
8	—	419	186.00–190.00	188.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	170.00–180.00	173.97
3	—	523	158.00–160.00	159.36
1	—	555	144.00	144.00
1	—	660	131.00	131.00
6	—	273	186.00–196.00	193.41
4	—	317	180.00–190.00	187.40
3	—	462	160.00–170.00	163.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	188.00–190.00	189.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	487	215.00	215.00
3	—	558	206.00–208.00	206.66
1	—	690	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	200.00	200.00
1	—	355	218.00	218.00
1	—	500	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	204.00	204.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	73.00	73.00
4	—	988	75.00–78.00	76.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,332	95.50–100.00	98.07
7	—	1,199	84.00–90.00	85.27
1	—	1,125	109.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,400	122.00–126.00	123.79
3	—	1,233	106.00–110.00	107.84

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)	12	—	928	750.00–1,010.00	874.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,110.00–1,320.00	1,219.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	820	780.00–800.00	786.59

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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