Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $221.72/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +13.04 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$221.72

52 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$2.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.41

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	472	222.89	1,052	26
Medium and Large 1	538	221.13	1,189	11thin
Medium and Large 3	417	220.13	919	15thin

One grade step is worth $2.76/cwt here — about $133 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 sale52 hd

221.72

—

GA average16 barns · 1,103 hd

214.31

+7.41

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

+13.04

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	1,680	129.29	2,172	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	106.43	1,325	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,527	99.99	1,527	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	83.10	809	7thin

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)	1,220	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,000	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,523	16

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	204.13/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	223.38/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	223.04/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	182.10/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	175.00/cwt	172.00–180.00	985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	232.90/cwt	230.00–236.00	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	235.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,003	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	196.00/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	205.23/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	186.48/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	206.87/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,173	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	193.98/cwt	190.00–198.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,233	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	197.99/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	201.10/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	196.52/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	219.31/cwt	214.00–224.00	947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	195.17/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	208.04/cwt	206.00–210.00	967	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	76.75/cwt	74.00–80.00	768	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	87.87/cwt	85.00–92.00	838	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,377	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,433	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	101.24/cwt	101.00–101.50	1,574	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	107.30/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,383	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	98.69/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,018	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	129.29/cwt	129.00–130.00	2,172	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,186.51/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,187	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	1,636.52/head	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,637	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	814.22/head	700.00–900.00	814	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,093	1,334.15/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,334	6

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 Jun 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 171Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 33Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 58Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	240.00	240.00
2	—	620	200.00–208.00	204.13
3	—	513	222.00–226.00	223.38
1	—	575	214.00	214.00
1	—	335	268.00	268.00
2	—	658	195.00–197.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	216.00–226.00	223.04
2	—	718	178.00–186.00	182.10
8	—	425	230.00–240.00	235.94
5	—	528	202.00–210.00	205.23
4	—	368	240.00	240.00
2	—	623	196.00–197.00	196.52
1	—	220	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	230.00–236.00	232.90
1	—	230	248.00	248.00
6	—	432	214.00–224.00	219.31
2	—	518	190.00–200.00	195.17
2	—	465	206.00–210.00	208.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	172.00–180.00	175.00
2	—	663	170.00–172.00	170.99
2	—	443	190.00–198.00	193.98
2	—	510	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	185.00–188.00	186.48
3	—	565	196.00–200.00	197.99
2	—	518	198.00–204.00	201.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	211.00	211.00
7	—	567	204.00–208.00	206.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	238.00	238.00
1	—	695	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	74.00–80.00	76.75
4	—	954	85.00–92.00	87.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	111.00–112.00	111.50
15	—	1,289	103.00–110.00	107.30
3	—	1,032	97.00–101.00	98.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	97.50	97.50
2	—	1,555	101.00–101.50	101.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	129.00–130.00	129.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,083	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,186.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,055	700.00–900.00	814.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,144	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,636.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,093	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,334.15

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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