Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes lightly tested. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $193.72/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −14.95 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$193.72

42 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$202

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

$1.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.62

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	508	194.12	986	32
Medium and Large 2	617	192.44	1,188	10thin

One grade step is worth $1.68/cwt here — about −$202 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 sale42 hd

193.72

—

GA average16 barns · 950 hd

216.34

−22.62

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−14.95

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	1,683	118.88	2,001	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	99.00	1,505	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	95.17	1,121	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	83.54	878	11

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)	1,241	$1,332	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$1,188	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	954	$1,215	16

Every lot, as filed

39 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 3	—	717	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	222.69/cwt	218.00–228.00	742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	174.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	192.33/cwt	190.00–196.00	992	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	977	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	203.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	162.89/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	161.34/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	200.66/cwt	196.00–206.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	202.27/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	656	167.25/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	192.37/cwt	190.00–197.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	175.33/cwt	170.00–180.00	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	195.75/cwt	190.00–198.50	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	191.20/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,109	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	88.31/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,084	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	102.32/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,159	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	79.38/cwt	76.00–81.00	808	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	85.92/cwt	82.00–89.00	919	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,505	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	96.60/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,126	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	218.09/cwt	214.00–220.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	192.61/cwt	190.00–198.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	212.99/cwt	210.00–214.00	907	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,067.00/head	935.00–1,175.00	1,067	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,556.90/head	1,400.00–1,740.00	1,557	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	695	972.83/head	900.00–1,010.00	973	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,063	1,023.29/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,023	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	1,331.76/head	1,230.00–1,400.00	1,332	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,297.66/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,298	6
Bulls	—	—	1,675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,859	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	118.14/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,142	3
Bulls	—	—	1,300	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,677	1

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 301Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 61Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 58Year ago 51

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes lightly tested. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	148.00–150.00	148.98
6	—	333	218.00–228.00	222.69
1	—	235	236.00	236.00
2	—	618	170.00–180.00	174.86
4	—	656	165.00–168.00	167.25
5	—	580	188.00–198.00	191.20
1	—	750	134.00	134.00
3	—	372	214.00–220.00	218.09
3	—	512	190.00–198.00	192.61
4	—	426	210.00–214.00	212.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	163.00	163.00
2	—	668	180.00–185.00	182.53
4	—	570	200.00–205.00	202.27
3	—	619	190.00–198.50	195.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	190.00–196.00	192.33
1	—	745	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	200.00–210.00	203.87
4	—	623	160.00–166.00	162.89
3	—	670	160.00–162.00	161.34
3	—	358	196.00–206.00	200.66
3	—	438	190.00–197.00	192.37
5	—	514	170.00–180.00	175.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	440	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	226.00	226.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,227	86.00–92.00	88.31
3	—	1,133	102.00–103.00	102.32
9	—	1,166	93.00–100.00	96.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	76.00–81.00	79.38
7	—	1,070	82.00–89.00	85.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	99.00	99.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	111.00	111.00
3	—	1,813	115.00–120.00	118.14
1	—	1,300	129.00	129.00

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	4	—	1,000	935.00–1,175.00	1,067.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,183	1,400.00–1,740.00	1,556.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	695	900.00–1,010.00	972.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,063	900.00–1,100.00	1,023.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,241	1,230.00–1,400.00	1,331.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,195	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,297.66

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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