Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $206.70/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −1.98 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$206.70

54 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$124

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$41.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.90

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	374	237.92	889	9thin
Medium and Large 3	392	204.70	803	23
Medium and Large 2	516	196.01	1,012	22

One grade step is worth $41.90/cwt here — about −$124 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 sale54 hd

206.70

—

GA average15 barns · 1,083 hd

201.80

+4.90

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−1.98

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	—	Low	1,544	112.03	1,730	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	102.33	1,254	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	88.00	1,336	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	82.54	829	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,148	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$890	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,162	$1,475	22

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	610	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	186.43/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,042	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	201.04/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	225.13/cwt	222.00–232.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	222.63/cwt	216.00–226.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	153.13/cwt	150.00–156.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	160.13/cwt	155.00–165.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	170.03/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	247.53/cwt	246.00–248.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	182.84/cwt	180.00–186.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	264	191.59/cwt	184.00–194.00	506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	185.40/cwt	180.00–190.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	226	189.41/cwt	184.00–194.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	198.45/cwt	192.00–202.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	173.13/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,381	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	156.80/cwt	154.00–164.00	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	184.07/cwt	180.00–190.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	208	204.48/cwt	200.00–207.00	425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	242.03/cwt	240.00–244.00	893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	240.67/cwt	240.00–242.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	161.07/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	559	176.83/cwt	172.00–181.00	988	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	228.67/cwt	224.00–234.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	192.00/cwt	190.00–196.00	874	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	85.13/cwt	82.00–88.00	867	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	71.05/cwt	70.00–72.00	675	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	927	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,336	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	112.23/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,467	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	101.00/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,167	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	94.60/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,296	4
Bulls	—	—	1,320	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,373	1
Bulls	—	—	1,589	113.64/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,806	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	1,045.31/head	990.00–1,100.00	1,045	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,216.45/head	1,160.00–1,325.00	1,216	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	813.60/head	770.00–860.00	814	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,016.62/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,017	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,163	1,242.63/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,243	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	1,715.90/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,716	12

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 169Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 38Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 45Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	183.00	183.00
4	—	319	246.00–248.00	247.53
4	—	369	240.00–244.00	242.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	183.00–193.00	186.43
4	—	523	200.00–202.00	201.04
1	—	770	139.00	139.00
4	—	438	208.00	208.00
3	—	615	169.00–172.00	170.03
3	—	330	240.00–242.00	240.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	222.00–232.00	225.13
6	—	317	216.00–226.00	222.63
2	—	623	159.00–163.00	161.07
5	—	559	172.00–181.00	176.83
4	—	225	224.00–234.00	228.67
3	—	455	190.00–196.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	138.00	138.00
2	—	423	180.00–186.00	182.84
3	—	310	192.00–202.00	198.45
4	—	634	154.00–164.00	156.80
3	—	208	200.00–207.00	204.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	150.00–156.00	153.13
4	—	468	155.00–165.00	160.13
8	—	264	184.00–194.00	191.59
4	—	325	180.00–190.00	185.40
4	—	226	184.00–194.00	189.41
5	—	359	180.00–190.00	184.07
4	—	600	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	169.00–177.00	173.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	694	199.00	199.00
1	—	510	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,019	82.00–88.00	85.13
2	—	950	70.00–72.00	71.05
1	—	1,030	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,307	109.00–117.00	112.23
14	—	1,155	98.00–105.00	101.00
4	—	1,370	90.00–97.00	94.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	104.00	104.00
5	—	1,589	111.00–117.00	113.64

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)	2	—	895	990.00–1,100.00	1,045.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,000	770.00–860.00	813.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,267	1,160.00–1,325.00	1,216.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,118	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,016.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	960.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,163	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,242.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,239	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,715.90

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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