Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.75/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$178.75

64 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$192

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

$44.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.60

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	300	220.00	660	1thin
Medium and Large 2	604	181.73	1,098	24
Medium and Large 3	484	175.86	852	39

One grade step is worth $44.14/cwt here — about −$192 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 sale64 hd

178.75

—

GA average16 barns · 2,118 hd

211.35

−32.60

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	1,687	114.74	1,935	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	85.45	1,010	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	73.85	754	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,203	$1,275	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,113	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	896	$1,176	12

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1	—	657	195.66/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	171.99/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	166.01/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	178.68/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,081	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	187.88/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,052	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	205.69/cwt	205.00–206.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	214.52/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,197	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,325	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	188.11/cwt	186.00–190.00	632	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	179.33/cwt	176.00–186.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	188.59/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,071	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	187.45/cwt	186.00–190.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	174.74/cwt	172.00–181.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	156.50/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,030	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	204.02/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	175.18/cwt	170.00–179.00	985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	169.00/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	182.00/cwt	180.00–186.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	176.63/cwt	174.00–183.00	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	163.94/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,164	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,004	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	69.07/cwt	67.00–70.00	667	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	76.71/cwt	73.00–80.00	809	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	85.99/cwt	83.00–88.50	1,010	10
Bulls	—	—	1,685	115.89/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,953	5
Bulls	—	—	1,695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,848	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,367.14/head	1,300.00–1,435.00	1,367	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,082	1,014.91/head	925.00–1,200.00	1,015	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	1,259.64/head	1,175.00–1,370.00	1,260	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	928	1,220.69/head	1,110.00–1,325.00	1,221	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	785	861.91/head	760.00–960.00	862	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,445.23/head	1,400.00–1,490.00	1,445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	186.31/cwt	181.00–191.00	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	210.01/cwt	208.00–211.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	196.16/cwt	192.00–202.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	151.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	166.36/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	164.06/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	173.75/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	181.78/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	213.02/cwt	210.00–217.00	942	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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 315Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 70Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 73Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	195.00–196.00	195.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	170.00–174.00	171.99
3	—	770	164.00–168.00	166.01
6	—	605	174.00–184.00	178.68
10	—	560	181.00–191.00	187.88
3	—	462	208.00–211.00	210.01
3	—	725	165.00–168.00	166.36
3	—	442	210.00–217.00	213.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	205.00–206.00	205.69
3	—	710	160.00–166.00	163.94
5	—	513	181.00–191.00	186.31
2	—	655	169.00	169.00
4	—	565	170.00–180.00	175.09
3	—	430	192.00–202.00	196.16
3	—	770	150.00–155.00	151.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	212.00–218.00	214.52
2	—	435	221.00	221.00
3	—	615	203.00–205.00	204.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	336	186.00–190.00	188.11
4	—	434	176.00–186.00	179.33
4	—	509	172.00–181.00	174.74
4	—	658	154.00–160.00	156.50
6	—	562	170.00–179.00	175.18
2	—	765	150.00–155.00	152.48
2	—	600	166.00–172.00	169.00
3	—	355	180.00–186.00	182.00
5	—	459	174.00–183.00	176.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	568	182.00–190.00	188.59
4	—	523	186.00–190.00	187.45
3	—	715	160.00–167.00	164.06
4	—	661	170.00–176.00	173.75
4	—	626	180.00–183.00	181.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	80.00	80.00
10	—	1,175	83.00–88.50	85.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	67.00–70.00	69.07
5	—	1,055	73.00–80.00	76.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,685	113.00–119.00	115.89
1	—	1,695	109.00	109.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,082	925.00–1,200.00	1,014.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,217	1,300.00–1,435.00	1,367.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,209	1,175.00–1,370.00	1,259.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	928	1,110.00–1,325.00	1,220.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	785	760.00–960.00	861.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	1,400.00–1,490.00	1,445.23

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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