Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves mostly steady, 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 $208.03/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −0.64 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$208.03

75 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$17.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.79

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	219.34	1,290	17thin
Medium and Large 2	578	207.25	1,198	32
Medium and Large 3	516	201.61	1,040	26

One grade step is worth $17.74/cwt here — about $250 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 sale75 hd

208.03

—

GA average16 barns · 973 hd

209.82

−1.79

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−0.64

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	1,560	126.86	1,980	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	105.25	1,490	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	102.66	1,274	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	92.63	901	8thin

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)	1,096	$1,275	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,102	$1,172	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	908	$1,217	12

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2	—	768	173.99/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	214.86/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,201	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	195.42/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,239	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	201.66/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,035	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	230.63/cwt	230.00–232.00	976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	224.65/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,040	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	230.32/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,200	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	193.34/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	219.09/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	207.51/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	227.34/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	213.04/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,304	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	210.47/cwt	210.00–212.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	198.70/cwt	194.00–202.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	205.01/cwt	204.00–206.00	943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	195.35/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	197.05/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	178.96/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	202.10/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	187.12/cwt	182.00–192.00	995	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	185.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	207.09/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	245.03/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	208.99/cwt	208.00–210.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	726	180.29/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,309	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,098	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	219.04/cwt	218.00–220.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	206.38/cwt	202.00–210.00	970	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	175.79/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,178	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	86.07/cwt	85.00–87.00	843	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	94.81/cwt	91.00–97.00	920	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,606	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	102.88/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,433	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	94.63/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,197	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	108.20/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,453	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	101.60/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,210	11
Bulls	—	—	1,678	131.01/cwt	129.00–133.00	2,198	2
Bulls	—	—	1,482	124.10/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,839	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,388.62/head	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,389	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	993.36/head	950.00–1,050.00	993	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,261.66/head	1,170.00–1,390.00	1,262	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	977	1,046.84/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,047	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	1,210.00/head	1,150.00–1,240.00	1,210	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	570	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,499.63/head	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,500	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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 217Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 28Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 43Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	172.00–176.00	173.99
7	—	559	210.00–226.00	214.86
4	—	634	190.00–200.00	195.42
3	—	423	230.00–232.00	230.63
6	—	463	224.00–226.00	224.65
3	—	662	190.00–196.00	193.34
3	—	527	215.00–222.00	219.09
4	—	726	178.00–183.00	180.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	196.00–206.00	201.66
4	—	563	190.00–200.00	195.02
4	—	428	218.00–220.00	219.04
2	—	355	230.00	230.00
6	—	470	202.00–210.00	206.38
5	—	670	172.00–182.00	175.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	226.00–236.00	230.32
4	—	661	202.00–214.00	207.51
3	—	562	227.00–228.00	227.34
5	—	612	205.00–215.00	213.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	269	210.00–212.00	210.47
6	—	360	194.00–202.00	198.70
2	—	623	178.00–180.00	178.96
4	—	334	200.00–210.00	205.02
7	—	532	182.00–192.00	187.12
6	—	457	190.00–200.00	194.98
4	—	560	180.00–190.00	185.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	204.00–206.00	205.01
3	—	568	194.00–196.00	195.35
6	—	526	194.00–200.00	197.05
4	—	438	208.00–210.00	208.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	200.00–206.00	202.10
3	—	500	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	202.00–212.00	207.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	232.00	232.00
2	—	668	242.00–248.00	245.03
1	—	755	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	85.00–87.00	86.07
6	—	970	91.00–97.00	94.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,393	100.00–106.00	102.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	92.00–97.00	94.63
5	—	1,343	107.00–109.00	108.20
11	—	1,191	98.00–106.00	101.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	129.00–133.00	131.01
3	—	1,482	120.00–127.00	124.10

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,156	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,388.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,151	1,170.00–1,390.00	1,261.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,003	950.00–1,050.00	993.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	977	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,046.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	950	1,150.00–1,240.00	1,210.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	570	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,015	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,499.63

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

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