Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower, bull and heifer calves sold sharply lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $181.37/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −27.31 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$181.37

113 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$22.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.98

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	200.75	1,253	8thin
Medium and Large 2	618	182.88	1,130	34
Medium and Large 3	520	178.46	928	71

One grade step is worth $22.29/cwt here — about $325 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 sale113 hd

181.37

—

GA average16 barns · 1,215 hd

209.34

−27.98

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−27.31

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	1,439	109.03	1,568	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	88.65	1,116	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,412	87.91	1,241	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	75.64	731	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)	1,036	$1,241	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,027	$1,071	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,308	12

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	659	156.51/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	191.49/cwt	188.00–198.00	844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	659	174.99/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,153	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	762	172.99/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,318	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	182.21/cwt	177.50–187.50	944	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	763	151.48/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	193.69/cwt	190.00–197.50	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	216.46/cwt	210.00–220.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	711	173.47/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,233	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	179.17/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	175.37/cwt	172.00–182.00	979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	193.14/cwt	190.00–202.50	885	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	592	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,237	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	184.00/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	195.99/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	181.61/cwt	178.00–188.00	837	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	175.51/cwt	174.00–178.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	174.34/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	165.31/cwt	163.50–170.00	955	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	188.26/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	197.94/cwt	192.00–202.50	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	162.96/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	183.33/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,061	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	194.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	182.43/cwt	178.00–188.00	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	203.98/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	188.41/cwt	185.00–190.00	985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	196.24/cwt	195.00–200.00	903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	164.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,038	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	193.48/cwt	190.00–200.00	712	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	722	154.66/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,117	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	203.47/cwt	200.00–210.00	655	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,580.00/head	1,510.00–1,700.00	1,580	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,063	1,129.41/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,129	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	850	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	948	939.99/head	840.00–1,100.00	940	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,016	1,048.66/head	850.00–1,230.00	1,049	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	1,398.93/head	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,399	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,498.09/head	1,275.00–1,585.00	1,498	3
Bulls	—	—	1,328	99.81/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,325	3
Bulls	—	—	1,486	112.98/cwt	108.00–116.50	1,679	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	72.50/cwt	67.00–75.00	716	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	91.02/cwt	88.00–94.50	1,110	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,460	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	930	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	80.35/cwt	78.00–83.00	750	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,318	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	84.97/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,099	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	88.16/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,212	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 Oct 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 332Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 40Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 74Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	152.00–162.00	156.51
6	—	441	188.00–198.00	191.49
10	—	518	177.50–187.50	182.21
4	—	763	148.00–158.00	151.48
3	—	263	210.00–220.00	216.46
6	—	558	172.00–182.00	175.37
13	—	461	178.00–188.00	181.61
8	—	630	160.00–170.00	164.84
8	—	368	190.00–200.00	193.48
6	—	722	148.00–160.00	154.66
3	—	322	200.00–210.00	203.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	659	170.00–180.00	174.99
6	—	762	169.00–179.00	172.99
4	—	510	190.00–197.50	193.69
5	—	711	170.00–179.00	173.47
4	—	626	174.00–183.00	179.17
5	—	567	184.00–195.00	188.26
4	—	460	195.00–200.00	196.24
1	—	370	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	219.00	219.00
3	—	592	209.00	209.00
2	—	700	180.00–188.00	184.00
2	—	658	194.00–198.00	195.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	458	190.00–202.50	193.14
3	—	670	173.00–175.00	174.34
3	—	415	192.00–202.50	197.94
2	—	715	161.00–165.00	162.96
6	—	579	183.00–185.00	183.33
3	—	523	185.00–190.00	188.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	174.00–178.00	175.51
8	—	578	163.50–170.00	165.31
2	—	658	158.00–160.00	159.00
2	—	265	190.00–200.00	194.91
5	—	461	178.00–188.00	182.43
2	—	205	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	214.00	214.00
1	—	730	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	202.00–206.00	203.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,258	1,510.00–1,700.00	1,580.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,063	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,129.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	948	840.00–1,100.00	939.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,016	850.00–1,230.00	1,048.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,224	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,398.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,063	1,275.00–1,585.00	1,498.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,328	98.00–102.00	99.81
7	—	1,486	108.00–116.50	112.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	988	67.00–75.00	72.50
4	—	934	78.00–83.00	80.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,220	88.00–94.50	91.02
1	—	1,345	98.00	98.00
9	—	1,293	84.00–86.00	84.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,240	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,375	85.00–91.00	88.16

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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