Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bull and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $224.99/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +16.31 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$224.99

134 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$15.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.01

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	231.73	1,287	41
Medium and Large 2	503	226.62	1,139	50
Medium and Large 3	474	216.66	1,026	43

One grade step is worth $15.07/cwt here — about $261 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 sale134 hd

224.99

—

GA average15 barns · 1,054 hd

212.98

+12.01

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

+16.31

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	1,523	124.91	1,902	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,697	109.81	1,864	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	107.15	1,351	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	91.58	886	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)	1,192	$1,400	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,162	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,598	26

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1	—	487	229.53/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,118	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	214.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	202.69/cwt	200.00–205.00	947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	216.45/cwt	214.00–220.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	190.50/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	246.53/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	198.79/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	195.35/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,113	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	230.47/cwt	230.00–232.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	185.07/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	227.36/cwt	225.00–230.00	814	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	206.06/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	221.85/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,134	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	218.31/cwt	215.00–222.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	223.48/cwt	220.00–226.00	941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	208.90/cwt	205.00–212.50	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	207.37/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,178	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	240.71/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,047	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	222.03/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,150	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	233.12/cwt	228.00–238.00	858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	222.13/cwt	220.00–224.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	246.46/cwt	242.00–252.00	902	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	253.40/cwt	250.00–260.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	176.76/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	195.04/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	230.50/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	210.09/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	201.53/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	222.56/cwt	220.00–225.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	225.09/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	272.84/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	252.75/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,306	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	211.94/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	230.66/cwt	230.00–232.50	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	240.04/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,131	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	254.52/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,334	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	243.06/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,298	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	238.71/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	229.35/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	238.51/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	243.94/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	220.96/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	276.94/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	243.91/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,185	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	203.00/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	219.96/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	246.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	226.13/cwt	222.00–232.00	970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	509	207.62/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,057	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	114.06/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,508	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	107.28/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,376	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	82.35/cwt	80.00–87.00	824	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,727	107.70/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,860	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	99.66/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,091	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	101.77/cwt	100.00–104.00	919	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	94.02/cwt	92.00–99.00	920	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	112.97/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,867	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	251.14/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,025	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	214.80/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,441	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	231.49/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,287	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	216.94/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,221	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	215.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	989	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	584	199.94/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,168	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	234.04/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,088	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	204.02/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	184.84/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	209.56/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,293	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	1,738.57/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,739	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	1,442.60/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,443	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,352.37/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,352	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,524.94/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,525	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	1,087.35/head	970.00–1,180.00	1,087	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	1,047.02/head	900.00–1,125.00	1,047	5
Bulls	—	—	1,705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,893	1
Bulls	—	—	1,446	125.67/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,817	5

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 Aug 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 235Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 75Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 95Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	487	229.00–232.00	229.53
2	—	725	190.00–191.00	190.50
4	—	429	230.00–232.00	230.47
6	—	511	219.00–224.00	221.85
2	—	673	200.00–203.00	201.53
9	—	595	219.50	219.50
4	—	628	210.00–214.00	211.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	210.00–220.00	214.96
1	—	200	240.00	240.00
3	—	672	180.00–190.00	185.07
6	—	358	225.00–230.00	227.36
4	—	421	220.00–226.00	223.48
6	—	568	204.00–210.00	207.37
5	—	509	205.00–215.00	210.09
4	—	316	230.00–232.50	230.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	200.00–205.00	202.69
6	—	367	214.00–220.00	216.45
6	—	523	193.00–203.00	198.79
6	—	570	190.00–200.00	195.35
4	—	318	215.00–222.00	218.31
4	—	428	205.00–212.50	208.90
4	—	273	220.00–224.00	222.13
2	—	225	220.00–225.00	222.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	677	245.00–248.00	246.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	231.00	231.00
2	—	423	270.00–276.00	272.84
4	—	464	249.00–256.00	252.75
18	—	524	246.00–255.00	254.52
3	—	678	236.00–242.00	238.71
4	—	611	238.00–246.00	243.94
4	—	810	218.00–230.00	220.96
2	—	363	274.00–280.00	276.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	226.00–236.00	230.50
7	—	471	239.00–246.00	240.04
5	—	534	239.00–244.00	243.06
3	—	668	226.00–232.00	229.35
2	—	565	238.00–239.00	238.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	220.00–230.00	225.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	204.00–208.00	206.06
12	—	486	243.00–250.00	243.91
2	—	773	202.00–204.00	203.00
4	—	611	214.00–226.00	219.96
5	—	408	248.00–256.00	251.14
5	—	671	210.00–220.00	214.80
11	—	556	225.00–235.00	231.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	435	235.00–245.00	240.71
9	—	518	218.00–228.00	222.03
6	—	366	242.00–252.00	246.46
3	—	333	250.00–260.00	253.40
8	—	563	211.00–222.00	216.94
7	—	465	232.00–236.00	234.04
2	—	663	200.00–208.00	204.02
2	—	723	180.00–190.00	184.84
6	—	617	206.00–212.00	209.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	228.00–238.00	233.12
3	—	680	170.00–180.00	176.76
4	—	623	194.00–196.00	195.04
5	—	332	240.00–250.00	246.02
7	—	429	222.00–232.00	226.13
5	—	509	203.00–213.00	207.62
6	—	460	210.00–220.00	215.04
5	—	584	196.00–206.00	199.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	112.00–117.00	114.06
14	—	1,283	103.00–110.00	107.28
3	—	1,095	98.00–101.00	99.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	80.00–87.00	82.35
2	—	903	100.00–104.00	101.77
3	—	978	92.00–99.00	94.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	104.00–110.00	107.70
2	—	1,653	112.00–114.00	112.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,705	111.00	111.00
5	—	1,446	122.00–129.00	125.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,119	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,738.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,098	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,442.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	1,090.00	1,090.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,283	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,352.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,261	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,524.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	970.00–1,180.00	1,087.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,083	900.00–1,125.00	1,047.02

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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How this sale compares

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