Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $208.48/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −0.19 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$208.48

61 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$12.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	215.48	1,174	20
Medium and Large 1	620	211.89	1,314	9thin
Medium and Large 3	485	203.15	985	32

One grade step is worth $12.33/cwt here — about $190 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 sale61 hd

208.48

—

GA average15 barns · 992 hd

212.91

−4.42

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−0.19

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	1,787	126.68	2,264	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	102.09	1,195	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	102.00	1,530	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	90.83	944	17

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)	1,178	$1,374	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$1,070	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,296	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	575	205.50/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	183.03/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	218.81/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,153	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	198.96/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,031	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	180.01/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	188.44/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,082	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	187.04/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	219.17/cwt	214.00–224.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	242.03/cwt	240.00–244.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	225.52/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	234.51/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	677	174.60/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	205.96/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	192.05/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	199.17/cwt	196.00–206.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	208.51/cwt	207.00–210.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	219.38/cwt	218.00–220.00	937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	208.46/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	194.08/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	203.98/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	237.49/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	242.81/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	238.39/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	224.06/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	206.80/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,361	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	201.03/cwt	200.00–202.00	941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	228.93/cwt	228.00–230.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	213.53/cwt	210.00–221.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	763	165.96/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,266	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	85.08/cwt	82.00–88.00	883	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	94.85/cwt	90.00–98.00	986	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,656	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,389	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	102.48/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,170	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	96.66/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,121	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,608	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	126.62/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,115	4
Bulls	—	—	1,558	112.02/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,745	2
Bulls	—	—	2,095	136.54/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,861	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,218.99/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,219	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,270.00/head	1,240.00–1,300.00	1,270	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,478.59/head	1,335.00–1,600.00	1,479	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	936	995.80/head	925.00–1,075.00	996	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,296.34/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,296	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 Sep 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 241Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 50Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 52Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	201.00–210.00	205.50
2	—	708	180.00–186.00	183.03
8	—	527	214.00–224.00	218.81
2	—	773	178.00–182.00	180.01
2	—	360	240.00–244.00	242.03
4	—	463	232.00–238.00	234.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	194.00–202.00	198.96
5	—	574	186.00–194.00	188.44
4	—	368	214.00–224.00	219.17
4	—	468	200.00–202.00	201.03
4	—	323	228.00–230.00	228.93
3	—	432	210.00–221.00	213.53
2	—	763	162.00–170.00	165.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	225.00–226.00	225.52
1	—	700	200.00	200.00
5	—	658	206.00–208.00	206.80
1	—	555	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	186.00–188.00	187.04
3	—	677	172.00–180.00	174.60
3	—	478	196.00–206.00	199.17
3	—	525	190.00–196.00	194.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	204.00–208.00	205.96
3	—	667	188.00–196.00	192.05
1	—	765	158.00	158.00
4	—	458	207.00–210.00	208.51
3	—	427	218.00–220.00	219.38
2	—	563	200.00–208.00	203.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	211.00	211.00
2	—	555	212.00	212.00
2	—	670	206.00–211.00	208.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	262.00	262.00
5	—	639	233.00–242.00	238.39
3	—	725	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	237.00–238.00	237.49
1	—	665	220.00	220.00
3	—	475	236.00–246.00	242.81
2	—	618	222.00–226.00	224.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,038	82.00–88.00	85.08
10	—	1,040	90.00–98.00	94.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,310	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,142	100.00–107.00	102.48
4	—	1,160	96.00–98.00	96.66
2	—	1,475	109.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,670	123.00–130.00	126.62
2	—	1,558	111.00–113.00	112.02
3	—	2,095	134.00–140.00	136.54

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)	2	—	988	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,218.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	1,335.00–1,600.00	1,478.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,240.00–1,300.00	1,270.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	936	925.00–1,075.00	995.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,296.34

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle