Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers and heifer calves lightly tested, bull calves steady to 4.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $197.05/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −11.62 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$197.05

34 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$16.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.57

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	206.64	1,092	8thin
Medium and Large 2	502	198.99	999	12thin
Medium and Large 3	471	189.91	894	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.73/cwt here — about $198 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 sale34 hd

197.05

—

GA average16 barns · 1,227 hd

195.48

+1.57

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−11.62

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	1,391	116.05	1,615	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	90.56	1,035	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	901	69.36	625	8thin

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)	1,230	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,074	$866	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,042	6

Every lot, as filed

40 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 2	—	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	181.02/cwt	180.00–182.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	186.47/cwt	184.00–190.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	230.65/cwt	230.00–232.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	172.00/cwt	170.00–176.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	162.06/cwt	160.00–164.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	196.37/cwt	192.00–202.00	870	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	207.10/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	208.98/cwt	206.00–212.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	180.76/cwt	176.00–186.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	175.16/cwt	175.00–176.00	895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	173.01/cwt	170.00–178.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	194.34/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	204.67/cwt	204.00–206.00	931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	170.67/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	218.67/cwt	216.00–220.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	911	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	89.88/cwt	88.00–92.00	980	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	816	64.44/cwt	60.00–66.00	526	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	77.56/cwt	74.00–79.00	809	3
Bulls	—	—	1,435	107.33/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	121.95/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,876	2
Bulls	—	—	1,328	116.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,554	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	80.90/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,084	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	101.24/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,038	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,031	805.26/head	700.00–900.00	805	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,141.73/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,142	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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 180Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 43Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 75Year ago 87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	150.00	150.00
6	—	511	175.00–176.00	175.16
8	—	560	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	180.00–182.00	181.02
3	—	455	170.00–176.00	172.00
2	—	573	160.00–164.00	162.06
2	—	315	176.00–186.00	180.76
4	—	360	170.00–178.00	173.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	184.00–190.00	186.47
5	—	443	192.00–202.00	196.37
1	—	765	137.00	137.00
3	—	370	216.00–220.00	218.67
1	—	660	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	152.00	152.00
3	—	365	230.00–232.00	230.65
2	—	438	206.00–212.00	208.98
3	—	455	204.00–206.00	204.67
3	—	662	170.00–172.00	170.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	218.00	218.00
4	—	518	204.00–210.00	207.10
2	—	623	190.00–199.00	194.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	212.00	212.00
1	—	900	160.00	160.00
1	—	555	228.00	228.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	88.00–92.00	89.88
2	—	1,340	80.00–82.00	80.90
2	—	1,025	99.00–103.00	101.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	816	60.00–66.00	64.44
3	—	1,043	74.00–79.00	77.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	103.00–110.00	107.33
2	—	1,538	121.00–123.00	121.95
6	—	1,328	114.00–120.00	116.99

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)	9	—	1,031	700.00–900.00	805.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,290.00	1,290.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,270	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,141.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	850.00	850.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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