Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $212.22/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +3.54 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$212.22

100 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$299

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

$28.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.28

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	450	223.68	1,006	33
Medium and Large 3	453	207.72	941	61
Medium and Large 1	670	194.84	1,305	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.83/cwt here — about −$299 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 sale100 hd

212.22

—

GA average15 barns · 1,118 hd

212.50

−0.28

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

+3.54

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	1,867	118.29	2,209	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	96.80	1,198	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	78.70	817	13

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)	1,072	$1,150	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,042	$991	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	832	$722	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	959	$1,198	21

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	1,323.58/head	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,324	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	230.11/cwt	228.00–238.00	755	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	209.33/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	194.65/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,008	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	242.88/cwt	236.00–246.00	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	245.80/cwt	242.00–250.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	220.36/cwt	218.00–226.00	919	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	204.98/cwt	202.00–212.00	955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	223.16/cwt	218.00–226.00	828	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	616	177.81/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,095	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	190.88/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,077	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	180.40/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,118	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	220.95/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,072	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	198.69/cwt	196.00–200.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	203.81/cwt	200.00–208.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	211.40/cwt	206.00–216.00	894	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	161.53/cwt	161.00–163.00	990	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	812	945.49/head	900.00–1,000.00	945	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	832	722.04/head	600.00–870.00	722	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	1,253.90/head	1,160.00–1,375.00	1,254	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	993	907.38/head	800.00–1,000.00	907	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,147.81/head	1,010.00–1,225.00	1,148	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	972	834.80/head	750.00–900.00	835	6
Bulls	—	—	1,920	119.66/cwt	116.00–123.00	2,297	9
Bulls	—	—	1,390	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,473	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	102.22/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,301	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	89.30/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,123	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	84.75/cwt	80.00–88.00	899	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	71.64/cwt	70.00–75.00	725	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	96.25/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,176	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	208.99/cwt	208.00–210.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	199.57/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	206.03/cwt	200.00–208.00	696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	202.13/cwt	202.00–203.00	851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	210.94/cwt	209.00–213.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	175.29/cwt	170.00–178.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	190.98/cwt	186.00–196.00	873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	203.46/cwt	203.00–203.50	942	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	196.57/cwt	190.00–200.00	873	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	203.02/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	190.16/cwt	184.00–194.50	1,169	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	669	168.01/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	239.29/cwt	238.00–242.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	229	245.55/cwt	240.00–250.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	763	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,213	4

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 153Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 50Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 46Year ago 120

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,033	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,323.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	812	900.00–1,000.00	945.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	832	600.00–870.00	722.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	993	800.00–1,000.00	907.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	972	750.00–900.00	834.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,106	1,160.00–1,375.00	1,253.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,112	1,010.00–1,225.00	1,147.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	328	228.00–238.00	230.11
6	—	518	190.00–199.00	194.65
4	—	466	202.00–212.00	204.98
7	—	371	218.00–226.00	223.16
4	—	616	171.00–180.00	177.81
6	—	564	188.00–196.00	190.88
7	—	423	206.00–216.00	211.40
4	—	669	166.00–170.00	168.01
3	—	263	238.00–242.00	239.29
5	—	229	240.00–250.00	245.55
4	—	763	158.00–160.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	207.00–214.00	209.33
5	—	364	236.00–246.00	242.88
5	—	332	242.00–250.00	245.80
7	—	417	218.00–226.00	220.36
7	—	485	216.00–224.00	220.95
1	—	260	270.00	270.00
5	—	615	184.00–194.50	190.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	190.00	190.00
2	—	750	185.00	185.00
3	—	620	202.00–204.00	203.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	176.00–185.00	180.40
4	—	360	208.00–210.00	208.99
3	—	525	196.00–203.00	199.57
8	—	421	202.00–203.00	202.13
4	—	320	209.00–213.00	210.94
2	—	555	195.00–200.00	197.50
14	—	463	203.00–203.50	203.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	196.00–200.00	198.69
2	—	268	200.00–208.00	203.81
4	—	613	161.00–163.00	161.53
9	—	338	200.00–208.00	206.03
6	—	511	170.00–178.00	175.29
6	—	457	186.00–196.00	190.98
11	—	444	190.00–200.00	196.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	231.00	231.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,920	116.00–123.00	119.66
1	—	1,390	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	100.00–105.00	102.22
3	—	1,258	88.00–90.00	89.30
18	—	1,222	92.00–99.00	96.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,061	80.00–88.00	84.75
6	—	1,012	70.00–75.00	71.64

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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