Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.11/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$207.11

53 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$13.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.13

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	216.83	1,145	11thin
Medium and Large 2	551	206.27	1,136	21
Medium and Large 3	445	202.86	903	21

One grade step is worth $13.97/cwt here — about $242 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 sale53 hd

207.11

—

GA average15 barns · 1,423 hd

220.24

−13.13

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	1,551	131.11	2,034	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	113.71	1,670	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	107.67	1,333	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	869	90.90	790	6thin

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)	1,220	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,124	$1,152	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,428	10

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	460	213.26/cwt	210.00–218.00	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	205.03/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	174.01/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	205.35/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	232.02/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,074	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	210.91/cwt	210.00–211.50	1,090	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	207.70/cwt	206.00–211.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	223.02/cwt	222.00–224.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	207.53/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	222.40/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,141	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	208.04/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	203.27/cwt	200.00–205.00	941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	201.04/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	214.72/cwt	210.00–220.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	208.06/cwt	206.00–212.00	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	196.67/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	207.10/cwt	203.00–211.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	211.40/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	228.49/cwt	228.00–229.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	187.99/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	213.96/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	215.72/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	212.77/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,187	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,030	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	223.08/cwt	220.00–229.00	955	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	227.88/cwt	225.00–230.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	205.58/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,077	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	111.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,676	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	116.41/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,662	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	102.31/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,169	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	110.16/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,431	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,504	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	96.84/cwt	93.00–100.00	889	4
Bulls	—	—	1,589	130.64/cwt	129.00–133.00	2,076	6
Bulls	—	—	1,475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,814	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,988	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	79.03/cwt	78.00–80.00	609	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,377.56/head	1,330.00–1,400.00	1,378	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	926.33/head	800.00–1,000.00	926	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	1,427.87/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,428	10

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 365Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 63Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 72Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	210.00–218.00	213.26
4	—	560	202.00–208.00	205.03
6	—	428	220.00–229.00	223.08
5	—	369	225.00–230.00	227.88
4	—	524	203.00–210.00	205.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	204.00–208.00	205.35
3	—	625	212.00–220.00	215.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	231.00–233.00	232.02
2	—	355	240.00	240.00
6	—	513	220.00–225.00	222.40
4	—	629	206.00–210.00	208.04
4	—	558	209.00–218.00	212.77
3	—	442	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	173.00–175.00	174.01
3	—	435	206.00–211.00	207.70
4	—	463	200.00–205.00	203.27
2	—	318	210.00–220.00	214.72
7	—	363	206.00–212.00	208.06
3	—	555	190.00–200.00	196.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	210.00–211.50	210.91
2	—	328	222.00–224.00	223.02
4	—	573	205.00–209.00	207.53
4	—	623	200.00–202.00	201.04
3	—	663	187.00–190.00	187.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	203.00–211.00	207.10
5	—	569	211.00–212.00	211.40
4	—	433	228.00–229.00	228.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	238.00	238.00
1	—	795	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	220.00	220.00
3	—	622	212.00–215.00	213.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	224.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	110.00–113.00	111.00
3	—	1,428	115.00–118.00	116.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,143	100.00–104.00	102.31
7	—	1,299	107.00–113.00	110.16
2	—	1,308	114.00–116.00	115.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	918	93.00–100.00	96.84
2	—	770	78.00–80.00	79.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,589	129.00–133.00	130.64
1	—	1,475	123.00	123.00
1	—	1,400	142.00	142.00

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)	3	—	1,305	1,330.00–1,400.00	1,377.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	943	800.00–1,000.00	926.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,090	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,427.87

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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