Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $217.48/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +8.81 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$217.48

76 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$27.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.94

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	231.49	1,266	11thin
Medium and Large 2	462	223.34	1,033	38
Medium and Large 3	505	203.54	1,028	27

One grade step is worth $27.95/cwt here — about $238 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 sale76 hd

217.48

—

GA average16 barns · 1,001 hd

214.54

+2.94

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

+8.81

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	—	High	1,600	127.25	2,036	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	103.85	1,284	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	87.47	819	5thin

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)	1,315	$1,298	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,055	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,380	20

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	458	192.27/cwt	190.00–195.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	221.29/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	193.41/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	200.96/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	229.40/cwt	228.00–231.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	193.03/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,081	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	224.63/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	201.33/cwt	200.00–204.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	504	187.51/cwt	182.00–192.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	223.87/cwt	220.00–226.00	678	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	225.64/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	240.33/cwt	236.00–241.00	911	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	214.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	942	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	210.26/cwt	204.00–214.00	971	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	215.84/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	197.40/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,121	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	195.81/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,214	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	224.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	187.03/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	220.69/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	208.81/cwt	204.00–214.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	197.98/cwt	196.00–200.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	165.18/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	200.03/cwt	196.00–204.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	224.93/cwt	224.00–227.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	185.99/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	219.03/cwt	218.00–220.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	245.65/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	232.79/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,259	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	209.45/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,173	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	309	240.37/cwt	236.00–246.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	203.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,060	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	723	174.06/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	185.27/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,167	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	107.55/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,353	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	89.34/cwt	88.00–92.00	867	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	101.39/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,239	6
Bulls	—	—	1,780	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,367	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	124.37/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,344	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	725	987.07/head	975.00–1,000.00	987	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,041	1,433.19/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,433	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,554.82/head	1,460.00–1,670.00	1,555	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,297.91/head	1,160.00–1,420.00	1,298	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	1,150.12/head	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,150	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	957	928.66/head	800.00–1,000.00	929	3

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 251Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 58Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 54Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	190.00–195.00	192.27
3	—	330	200.00–204.00	201.33
4	—	504	182.00–192.00	187.51
2	—	270	204.00–214.00	208.81
3	—	438	196.00–200.00	197.98
2	—	623	160.00–170.00	165.18
4	—	358	196.00–204.00	200.03
3	—	558	184.00–190.00	185.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	220.00–224.00	221.29
4	—	324	228.00–231.00	229.40
3	—	518	210.00–220.00	215.84
3	—	430	224.00–227.00	224.93
1	—	290	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	190.00–196.00	193.41
4	—	523	200.00–202.00	200.96
1	—	245	228.00	228.00
18	—	303	220.00–226.00	223.87
3	—	568	192.00–202.00	197.40
2	—	368	218.00–220.00	219.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	188.00–196.00	193.03
4	—	438	210.00–220.00	214.97
7	—	462	204.00–214.00	210.26
3	—	332	220.00–230.00	224.03
4	—	520	200.00–210.00	203.91
2	—	723	172.00–176.00	174.06
3	—	630	184.00–188.00	185.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	220.00–227.00	224.63
7	—	379	236.00–241.00	240.33
4	—	620	190.00–199.00	195.81
2	—	668	184.00–190.00	187.03
6	—	519	215.00–223.00	220.69
4	—	560	204.00–214.00	209.45
4	—	309	236.00–246.00	240.37
6	—	271	249.00	249.00
2	—	755	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	221.00–230.00	225.64
9	—	541	230.00–235.00	232.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	242.00	242.00
2	—	510	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	252.00	252.00
2	—	580	236.00	236.00
3	—	708	230.00	230.00
2	—	530	238.00	238.00
3	—	463	244.00–248.00	245.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,258	107.00–109.00	107.55
6	—	1,222	100.00–105.00	101.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	80.00	80.00
4	—	971	88.00–92.00	89.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	133.00	133.00
2	—	1,510	124.00–125.00	124.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	725	975.00–1,000.00	987.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,041	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,433.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,128	1,460.00–1,670.00	1,554.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	1,160.00–1,420.00	1,297.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,076	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,150.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	957	800.00–1,000.00	928.66

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Feeder Cattle

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