Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifer lightly tested, bull and 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 $206.10/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −2.57 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$206.10

104 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.22

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	220.99	1,105	26
Medium and Large 2	484	212.11	1,026	28
Medium and Large 3	498	194.99	972	50

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $134 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 sale104 hd

206.10

—

GA average16 barns · 1,295 hd

203.89

+2.22

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−2.57

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	1,559	113.63	1,771	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	92.83	1,080	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	79.49	811	12

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)	1,043	$1,079	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	912	$905	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	906	$1,072	16

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	655	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	222.71/cwt	218.00–228.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	664	159.86/cwt	157.50–167.00	1,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	185.42/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,042	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	235.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	882	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	276	230.33/cwt	226.00–236.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	226.35/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,053	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	177.12/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,111	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	205.08/cwt	203.00–210.00	888	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	224.89/cwt	220.00–230.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	198.51/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,112	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	210.92/cwt	208.00–216.00	987	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	203.41/cwt	202.00–210.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	203.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	718	156.10/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	207.57/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,092	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	220.95/cwt	220.00–222.00	935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	249.26/cwt	246.00–256.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	239	205.10/cwt	204.00–210.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	191.30/cwt	190.00–192.00	979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	192.40/cwt	192.00–194.00	931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	166.68/cwt	166.00–168.00	937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	168.71/cwt	168.00–170.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	179.00/cwt	178.00–180.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	202.66/cwt	202.00–204.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	189.51/cwt	186.00–196.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	216.97/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	208.63/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,175	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	188.10/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	509	194.07/cwt	190.00–198.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	201.01/cwt	200.00–202.00	921	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,078	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	600	635.00/head	560.00–740.00	635	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	967	1,126.21/head	1,090.00–1,185.00	1,126	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	931	943.85/head	900.00–970.00	944	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,214.15/head	1,100.00–1,360.00	1,214	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	1,031.88/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,032	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	817	810.04/head	690.00–880.00	810	8
Bulls	—	—	1,625	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,889	2
Bulls	—	—	1,493	111.01/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,657	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	80.53/cwt	79.50–85.00	875	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	861	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	73.68/cwt	70.00–76.00	693	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	88.82/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,116	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	93.54/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,053	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 Apr 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 169Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 70Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 74Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	206.00	206.00
10	—	465	220.00–228.00	226.35
3	—	363	246.00–256.00	249.26
3	—	515	215.00–220.00	216.97
9	—	563	206.00–216.00	208.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	218.00–228.00	222.71
4	—	664	157.50–167.00	159.86
8	—	562	184.00–188.00	185.42
4	—	276	226.00–236.00	230.33
6	—	627	172.00–182.00	177.12
6	—	433	203.00–210.00	205.08
4	—	330	220.00–230.00	224.89
2	—	718	152.00–160.00	156.10
2	—	755	142.00	142.00
4	—	509	190.00–198.00	194.07
4	—	458	200.00–202.00	201.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	230.00–240.00	235.88
4	—	560	197.00–200.00	198.51
8	—	468	208.00–216.00	210.92
4	—	526	204.00–210.00	207.57
4	—	423	220.00–222.00	220.95
3	—	630	184.00–190.00	188.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	316	202.00–210.00	203.41
3	—	367	200.00–210.00	203.89
6	—	512	190.00–192.00	191.30
2	—	438	200.00–202.00	200.99
5	—	484	192.00–194.00	192.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	239	204.00–210.00	205.10
3	—	562	166.00–168.00	166.68
3	—	515	168.00–170.00	168.71
2	—	455	178.00–180.00	179.00
2	—	600	156.00	156.00
4	—	439	186.00–196.00	189.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	202.00–204.00	202.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	210.00	210.00
1	—	400	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,257	88.00–89.00	88.82
8	—	1,126	90.00–97.50	93.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,087	79.50–85.00	80.53
2	—	978	88.00	88.00
4	—	940	70.00–76.00	73.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	115.00–117.50	116.24
2	—	1,493	106.00–115.00	111.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	600	560.00–740.00	635.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	967	1,090.00–1,185.00	1,126.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	931	900.00–970.00	943.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	817	690.00–880.00	810.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,154	1,100.00–1,360.00	1,214.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,039	950.00–1,100.00	1,031.88

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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Feeder Cattle

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Replacement Cattle