Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder heifers and heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $196.25/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −12.43 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$196.25

95 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$17.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.80

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	205.34	1,221	9thin
Medium and Large 2	564	201.47	1,136	48
Medium and Large 3	556	187.50	1,042	38

One grade step is worth $17.84/cwt here — about $179 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 sale95 hd

196.25

—

GA average16 barns · 1,293 hd

211.05

−14.80

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−12.43

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	—	Low	1,665	114.74	1,910	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,452	99.13	1,440	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,327	98.62	1,308	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	87.02	955	10

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)	1,204	$1,331	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,127	$1,215	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,224	$1,361	5

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	766	172.73/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	198.88/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,122	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	606	195.43/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,184	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	167.32/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	179.45/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	187.78/cwt	184.00–193.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	190.69/cwt	188.00–194.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	679	162.18/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,101	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	224.95/cwt	222.00–228.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	220.66/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	174.01/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	195.80/cwt	195.00–196.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	192.04/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,074	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	179.98/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	210.80/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,490	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	203.27/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,075	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	200.76/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	207.00/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	704	187.98/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,085	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	80.98/cwt	78.00–85.00	871	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	91.04/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,013	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	93.05/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,296	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	103.19/cwt	102.00–104.50	1,540	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	93.48/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,122	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	101.56/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,421	7
Bulls	—	—	1,100	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,221	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	115.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	2,149	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,532.21/head	1,510.00–1,550.00	1,532	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	976	1,060.83/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,061	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	1,337.72/head	1,210.00–1,440.00	1,338	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	1,130.47/head	1,110.00–1,150.00	1,130	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,224	1,361.47/head	1,250.00–1,440.00	1,361	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	774	155.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,204	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	212.00/cwt	210.00–215.00	988	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	203.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	235.02/cwt	234.00–236.00	879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	175.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,170	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	200.95/cwt	196.00–206.00	940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	188.73/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,270	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	220.76/cwt	215.00–225.00	951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	189.28/cwt	186.00–194.00	971	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	184.32/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	221.73/cwt	220.00–225.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	199.53/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,022	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	201.06/cwt	196.00–205.00	965	3

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 191Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 76Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 311Last week 54Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	766	169.00–177.00	172.73
7	—	564	196.00–201.00	198.88
7	—	606	194.00–197.00	195.43
9	—	529	200.00–210.00	203.27
4	—	704	185.00–189.00	187.98
5	—	466	210.00–215.00	212.00
4	—	374	234.00–236.00	235.02
4	—	673	186.00–190.00	188.73
4	—	431	215.00–225.00	220.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	164.00–170.00	167.32
5	—	774	150.00–160.00	155.58
6	—	410	200.00–210.00	203.95
5	—	665	170.00–180.00	175.98
4	—	468	196.00–206.00	200.95
6	—	513	186.00–194.00	189.28
3	—	570	182.00–186.00	184.32
2	—	610	180.00–182.00	181.01
4	—	368	220.00–225.00	221.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	200.00–202.00	200.76
3	—	568	206.00–208.00	207.00
1	—	705	198.00	198.00
1	—	480	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	177.00–184.00	179.45
4	—	510	184.00–193.00	187.78
3	—	472	188.00–194.00	190.69
3	—	395	214.00	214.00
5	—	679	159.00–164.00	162.18
5	—	440	195.00–196.00	195.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	222.00–228.00	224.95
2	—	708	171.00–177.00	174.01
5	—	559	190.00–195.00	192.04
4	—	671	176.00–185.00	179.98
9	—	512	196.00–201.00	199.53
3	—	480	196.00–205.00	201.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	220.00–222.00	220.66
2	—	530	232.00	232.00
2	—	793	210.00	210.00
1	—	675	214.00	214.00
5	—	707	210.00–212.00	210.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	212.00	212.00
1	—	715	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	78.00–85.00	80.98
6	—	1,113	88.00–95.00	91.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	89.00–97.00	93.05
3	—	1,492	102.00–104.50	103.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	90.00–96.00	93.48
7	—	1,399	97.00–105.00	101.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	111.00	111.00
3	—	1,853	115.00–118.00	115.98

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	—	1,333	1,510.00–1,550.00	1,532.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,247	1,210.00–1,440.00	1,337.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	976	900.00–1,200.00	1,060.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,110.00–1,150.00	1,130.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,224	1,250.00–1,440.00	1,361.47

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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