Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $203.60/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −5.07 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$203.60

77 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$169

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$3.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.53

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	593	205.08	1,216	29
Medium and Large 3	499	203.09	1,013	37
Medium and Large 1	688	201.42	1,386	11thin

One grade step is worth $3.66/cwt here — about −$169 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 sale77 hd

203.60

—

GA average13 barns · 814 hd

218.13

−14.53

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−5.07

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	1,438	133.85	1,925	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	110.87	1,669	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	107.68	1,287	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	92.21	933	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	992	$1,078	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$1,248	20

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	770	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	212.70/cwt	211.00–215.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	214.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	873	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	202.68/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	203.63/cwt	200.00–211.00	937	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	679	186.53/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	215.17/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	666	177.29/cwt	172.00–181.00	1,181	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	242.02/cwt	240.00–244.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	231.51/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	202.92/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	179.01/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	729	183.59/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,338	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	226.63/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	217.00/cwt	214.00–219.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	210.42/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,195	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	203.71/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	213.57/cwt	208.00–216.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	186.73/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	198.37/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	206.83/cwt	202.00–211.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	218.64/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	223.40/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	230.84/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,420	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	210.59/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	193.01/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	196.61/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	193.70/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,100	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	222.71/cwt	220.00–226.00	802	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	85.49/cwt	84.00–87.00	851	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	94.10/cwt	91.00–98.00	997	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	115.45/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,735	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	107.81/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,625	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	115.24/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,460	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	101.52/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,294	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	106.64/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,235	10
Bulls	—	—	1,638	140.86/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,307	2
Bulls	—	—	1,238	126.83/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,570	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	977	952.94/head	810.00–1,100.00	953	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	1,329.53/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,330	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,023	1,288.14/head	1,250.00–1,310.00	1,288	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	777	1,034.98/head	950.00–1,110.00	1,035	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	715	1,293.64/head	1,230.00–1,360.00	1,294	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 Aug 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 202Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 38Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 61Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	164.00	164.00
2	—	280	214.00	214.00
4	—	333	214.00–219.00	217.00
4	—	370	208.00–216.00	213.57
3	—	565	182.00–192.00	186.73
4	—	421	202.00–211.00	206.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	211.00–215.00	212.70
1	—	660	186.00	186.00
4	—	520	200.00–209.00	203.71
3	—	568	195.00–200.00	198.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	408	210.00–220.00	214.09
7	—	460	200.00–211.00	203.63
4	—	666	172.00–181.00	177.29
2	—	333	240.00–244.00	242.02
5	—	521	198.00–208.00	202.92
6	—	568	190.00–200.00	193.70
2	—	775	168.00–170.00	169.01
3	—	360	220.00–226.00	222.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	200.00–208.00	202.68
3	—	627	208.00–214.00	210.59
2	—	778	192.00–194.00	193.01
3	—	715	194.00–198.00	196.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	182.00–192.00	186.53
4	—	518	210.00–220.00	215.17
2	—	443	230.00–233.00	231.51
3	—	773	176.00–182.00	179.01
4	—	729	178.00–188.00	183.59
5	—	463	223.00–230.00	226.63
7	—	568	206.00–215.00	210.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	241.00	241.00
3	—	667	214.00–222.00	218.64
2	—	700	206.00	206.00
3	—	615	222.00–226.00	223.40
2	—	555	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	228.00	228.00
6	—	615	230.00–231.00	230.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	84.00–87.00	85.49
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,060	91.00–98.00	94.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	114.00–117.00	115.45
3	—	1,507	106.00–110.00	107.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	113.00–118.00	115.24
2	—	1,275	101.00–102.00	101.52
10	—	1,158	104.00–111.00	106.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	137.00–144.00	140.86
2	—	1,238	125.00–129.00	126.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	977	810.00–1,100.00	952.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,022	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,329.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,023	1,250.00–1,310.00	1,288.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	777	950.00–1,110.00	1,034.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,635.00	1,635.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	715	1,230.00–1,360.00	1,293.64

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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Replacement Cattle