Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.61/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$205.61

71 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$27.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.66

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	217.33	1,038	33
Medium and Large 2	442	204.77	904	15thin
Medium and Large 3	453	189.36	858	23

One grade step is worth $27.97/cwt here — about $180 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 sale71 hd

205.61

—

GA average17 barns · 2,222 hd

215.27

−9.66

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	1,506	126.58	1,906	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	101.16	1,317	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	100.55	1,432	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	90.90	904	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)	1,053	$1,136	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	987	$919	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$1,395	22

Every lot, as filed

49 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 3	—	459	187.81/cwt	184.00–192.00	862	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	201.64/cwt	198.00–208.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	183.34/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	171.88/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	185.03/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	216.55/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	200.43/cwt	196.00–206.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	162.07/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	193.74/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	214.77/cwt	210.00–219.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	194.39/cwt	190.00–200.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	197.52/cwt	194.00–202.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	219.85/cwt	215.00–224.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	195.86/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	229.05/cwt	226.00–234.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	217.21/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,108	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	218.71/cwt	216.00–220.00	916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,261	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	219.51/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	242.01/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	187.56/cwt	184.00–190.00	987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	230.02/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	205.23/cwt	200.00–210.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	183.58/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	224.83/cwt	220.00–230.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	193.80/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,176	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	197.41/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	93.41/cwt	91.00–96.00	940	8
Bulls	—	—	1,528	125.39/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,916	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	85.87/cwt	81.00–88.00	836	4
Bulls	—	—	1,453	129.37/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,880	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,616	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	98.40/cwt	95.00–100.50	1,373	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	95.02/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,081	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	107.41/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,485	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	101.10/cwt	97.00–104.50	1,359	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,106.43/head	1,060.00–1,150.00	1,106	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	928	825.07/head	710.00–895.00	825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,136.48/head	1,110.00–1,160.00	1,136	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	1,599.52/head	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,600	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	760	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	1,291.92/head	1,130.00–1,375.00	1,292	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	1,288.48/head	1,170.00–1,400.00	1,288	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 Jul 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 197Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 32Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 23Year ago 51

No trends

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	184.00–192.00	187.81
5	—	357	196.00–206.00	200.43
3	—	623	158.00–164.00	162.07
2	—	330	200.00	200.00
4	—	426	190.00–200.00	194.39
4	—	526	184.00–190.00	187.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	191.00–196.00	193.74
4	—	458	194.00–202.00	197.52
4	—	364	215.00–224.00	219.85
4	—	439	200.00–210.00	205.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	210.00–219.00	214.77
2	—	623	192.00–200.00	195.86
4	—	374	226.00–234.00	229.05
17	—	510	210.00–219.00	217.21
6	—	419	216.00–220.00	218.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	198.00–208.00	201.64
3	—	572	182.00–186.00	183.34
5	—	357	220.00–230.00	224.83
4	—	534	192.00–202.00	197.41
2	—	280	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	168.00–176.00	171.88
2	—	663	182.00–188.00	185.03
4	—	518	210.00–220.00	216.55
1	—	260	262.00	262.00
5	—	607	192.00–195.00	193.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	181.00–186.00	183.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	546	231.00	231.00
2	—	618	219.00–220.00	219.51
2	—	490	240.00	240.00
2	—	443	240.00–244.00	242.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	244.00	244.00
2	—	663	226.00–234.00	230.02
3	—	422	264.00	264.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,006	91.00–96.00	93.41
4	—	973	81.00–88.00	85.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	107.00	107.00
3	—	1,395	95.00–100.50	98.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,138	94.00–96.00	95.02
4	—	1,383	105.00–108.50	107.41
8	—	1,344	97.00–104.50	101.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,528	122.00–127.00	125.39
3	—	1,453	128.00–131.00	129.37

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)	2	—	1,105	1,060.00–1,150.00	1,106.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,110.00–1,160.00	1,136.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	928	710.00–895.00	825.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,046	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,599.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	990	1,130.00–1,375.00	1,291.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	825	1,170.00–1,400.00	1,288.48

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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Heifers · 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

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle