Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves lightly tested, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $197.15/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −11.52 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$197.15

56 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	605	198.92	1,204	21
Medium and Large 1	695	196.87	1,369	8thin
Medium and Large 3	545	195.86	1,068	27

One grade step is worth $3.06/cwt here — about $136 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 sale56 hd

197.15

—

GA average16 barns · 756 hd

214.57

−17.42

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−11.52

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	1,806	129.02	2,330	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	101.91	1,256	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,335	98.43	1,314	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	86.98	833	4thin

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)	1,448	$1,605	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,085	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,411	21

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	—	723	166.12/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	216.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	996	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	176.33/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	187.03/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,066	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	662	174.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	201.96/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	229.22/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	187.51/cwt	184.00–192.00	992	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	176.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,105	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	184.72/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	197.50/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	629	181.82/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	200.08/cwt	198.00–204.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	207.89/cwt	206.00–212.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	176.14/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,277	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	197.02/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	195.61/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	195.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	187.59/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,236	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	187.37/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	193.37/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,098	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	186.99/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	192.01/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,283	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	202.84/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,051	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	219.00/cwt	214.00–224.00	926	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	80.49/cwt	80.00–81.00	716	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	93.46/cwt	92.00–95.00	958	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,161	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	102.19/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,259	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	102.65/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,394	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	96.31/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,231	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	109.63/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,275	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	130.53/cwt	130.00–131.00	2,317	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,278	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	1,605.23/head	1,600.00–1,610.00	1,605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,053	981.25/head	850.00–1,100.00	981	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	1,361.21/head	1,240.00–1,460.00	1,361	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,742.28/head	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,742	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	650	763.85/head	710.00–810.00	764	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	1,236.39/head	1,210.00–1,250.00	1,236	6

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 181Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 41Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 34Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	162.00–170.00	166.12
5	—	461	210.00–220.00	216.02
4	—	570	184.00–190.00	187.03
3	—	662	170.00–180.00	174.02
4	—	629	178.00–185.00	181.82
4	—	530	190.00–200.00	195.61
1	—	380	220.00	220.00
4	—	423	214.00–224.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	176.00–177.00	176.33
4	—	459	225.00–232.00	229.22
3	—	730	182.00–186.00	184.72
2	—	560	197.00–198.00	197.50
4	—	668	188.00–196.00	192.01
5	—	518	202.00–206.00	202.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	200.00–204.00	201.96
3	—	715	196.00–198.00	197.02
2	—	763	186.00–188.00	186.99
1	—	555	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	184.00–192.00	187.51
6	—	628	170.00–180.00	176.02
3	—	423	198.00–204.00	200.08
2	—	460	190.00–200.00	195.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	206.00–212.00	207.89
5	—	725	170.00–180.00	176.14
15	—	659	180.00–189.00	187.59
3	—	613	184.00–189.00	187.37
4	—	549	199.00	199.00
3	—	568	190.00–198.00	193.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	230.00	230.00
1	—	660	241.00	241.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	80.00–81.00	80.49
2	—	1,025	92.00–95.00	93.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,358	99.00–106.00	102.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,232	99.00–106.00	102.19
3	—	1,278	96.00–97.00	96.31
2	—	1,163	108.00–112.00	109.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	130.00–131.00	130.53
1	—	2,000	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,675	136.00	136.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,448	1,600.00–1,610.00	1,605.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,287	1,240.00–1,460.00	1,361.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,053	850.00–1,100.00	981.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,280	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,742.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	650	710.00–810.00	763.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	960	1,210.00–1,250.00	1,236.39

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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