Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $200.14/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −8.54 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$200.14

102 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$2.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.87

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	575	201.73	1,160	31
Medium and Large 1	635	201.24	1,278	5thin
Medium and Large 3	481	199.30	959	66

One grade step is worth $2.43/cwt here — about $201 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 sale102 hd

200.14

—

GA average16 barns · 1,160 hd

211.01

−10.87

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−8.54

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	1,752	115.42	2,021	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,323	90.10	1,192	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	89.33	1,406	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	80.47	771	8thin

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)	1,139	$1,209	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,134	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,212	$1,745	12

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	560	204.02/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,143	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	209.12/cwt	205.00–215.00	868	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	171.68/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	634	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	191.19/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,086	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	674	164.99/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,112	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	223.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,028	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	201.06/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,136	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	186.67/cwt	186.00–187.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	223.10/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	178.58/cwt	176.00–184.00	1,004	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	221.68/cwt	220.00–224.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	208.01/cwt	205.00–210.00	963	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	192.58/cwt	190.00–200.00	888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	209.84/cwt	205.00–215.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	216.01/cwt	210.00–217.50	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	199.16/cwt	195.00–205.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	184.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	207.79/cwt	204.00–212.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	216.40/cwt	216.00–217.50	1,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	237.05/cwt	236.00–238.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	222.43/cwt	217.50–227.50	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,138	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	231.98/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	226.78/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	201.75/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,055	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	232.00/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	215.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	186.43/cwt	182.00–191.00	1,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	202.87/cwt	200.00–206.00	953	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	170.02/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	511	194.61/cwt	190.00–199.00	994	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	212.23/cwt	210.00–216.00	760	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,660	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,443	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,136	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	85.28/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,123	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	74.94/cwt	72.00–79.00	695	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	83.79/cwt	80.00–88.00	818	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	92.93/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,200	6
Bulls	—	—	1,710	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,189	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,576	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	106.37/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,931	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	117.25/cwt	115.00–122.00	2,020	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	1,023.71/head	930.00–1,160.00	1,024	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,340.65/head	1,200.00–1,490.00	1,341	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	1,134.48/head	1,080.00–1,185.00	1,134	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,817.09/head	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,817	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	188.78/cwt	186.00–199.00	1,172	8

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 369Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 89Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 100Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	560	200.00–206.00	204.02
3	—	778	165.00–175.00	171.68
6	—	460	220.00–230.00	223.41
4	—	680	182.00–191.00	186.43
2	—	280	255.00	255.00
8	—	621	186.00–199.00	188.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	415	205.00–215.00	209.12
4	—	634	170.00–180.00	175.09
10	—	568	188.00–198.00	191.19
2	—	330	220.00	220.00
12	—	470	200.00–206.00	202.87
2	—	663	165.00–175.00	170.02
16	—	511	190.00–199.00	194.61
10	—	358	210.00–216.00	212.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	186.00–187.00	186.67
2	—	518	220.00–226.00	223.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	160.00–170.00	164.99
6	—	562	176.00–184.00	178.58
6	—	461	190.00–200.00	192.58
6	—	322	205.00–215.00	209.84
4	—	426	195.00–205.00	199.16
5	—	523	180.00–190.00	184.93
7	—	373	204.00–212.00	207.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	196.00–206.00	201.06
5	—	371	220.00–224.00	221.68
9	—	463	205.00–210.00	208.01
5	—	448	210.00–217.50	216.01
7	—	523	200.00–206.00	201.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	216.00–217.50	216.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	219.00	219.00
2	—	330	255.00	255.00
4	—	373	236.00–238.00	237.05
8	—	479	237.50	237.50
3	—	578	230.00–233.00	231.98
4	—	509	230.00–236.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	217.50–227.50	222.43
2	—	460	210.00–220.00	215.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	709	225.00–227.00	226.78
1	—	690	225.00	225.00
1	—	765	216.00	216.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,640	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,420	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,317	82.00–88.00	85.28
6	—	1,291	90.00–97.00	92.93
1	—	1,545	102.00	102.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	927	72.00–79.00	74.94
5	—	976	80.00–88.00	83.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,815	105.00–108.00	106.37
3	—	1,723	115.00–122.00	117.25

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)	5	—	1,088	930.00–1,160.00	1,023.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,060	1,080.00–1,185.00	1,134.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,176	1,200.00–1,490.00	1,340.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,212	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,817.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	1,385.00	1,385.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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