Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes sharply lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.23/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$168.23

110 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$10.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.34

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	556	172.78	961	60
Medium and Large 3	478	162.76	778	50

One grade step is worth $10.02/cwt here — about $183 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 sale110 hd

168.23

—

GA average16 barns · 1,209 hd

194.57

−26.34

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	1,888	117.78	2,223	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,403	89.09	1,250	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	87.81	1,091	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	72.85	744	12

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)	1,235	$1,241	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,087	$1,026	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,410	24

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	77.53/cwt	75.00–82.00	795	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,132	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	90.91/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,273	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	167.05/cwt	164.00–170.00	944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	174.09/cwt	170.00–178.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	166.46/cwt	164.00–173.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	161.67/cwt	160.00–164.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	181.38/cwt	180.00–184.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	192.04/cwt	190.00–194.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	164.01/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	174.03/cwt	171.00–175.00	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	511	169.13/cwt	165.00–175.00	864	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	139.71/cwt	136.00–143.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	138.61/cwt	134.00–143.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	763	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	607	162.02/cwt	158.00–164.00	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	200.41/cwt	197.00–206.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	196.84/cwt	194.00–204.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	172.68/cwt	167.50–176.00	817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	180.51/cwt	177.00–186.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	163.43/cwt	160.00–170.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	156.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	161.78/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,163	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	152.73/cwt	150.00–155.00	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	175.68/cwt	170.00–180.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	165.67/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	183.53/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	160.09/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,081	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	179.67/cwt	173.00–181.00	932	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	177.59/cwt	175.00–180.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	180.38/cwt	176.00–185.00	844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	768	177.02/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	166.67/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	168.52/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	166.60/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,111	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	186.90/cwt	180.00–190.00	964	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	178.00/cwt	174.00–183.00	755	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	165.62/cwt	160.00–170.00	941	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	63.49/cwt	60.00–67.00	641	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	79.81/cwt	78.00–82.00	954	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	89.65/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,123	13
Bulls	—	—	2,055	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,507	1
Bulls	—	—	1,832	116.37/cwt	112.00–119.00	2,132	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	1,071.93/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,072	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	1,325.31/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,325	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	998	900.70/head	750.00–950.00	901	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,130.40/head	1,020.00–1,210.00	1,130	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,820.21/head	1,660.00–1,950.00	1,820	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	765	928.76/head	900.00–950.00	929	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	1,122.06/head	1,025.00–1,220.00	1,122	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,225	1,383.59/head	1,230.00–1,550.00	1,384	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 Oct 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 249Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 43Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 66Year ago 104

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes sharply lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,026	75.00–82.00	77.53
4	—	1,010	60.00–67.00	63.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	80.00	80.00
5	—	1,400	88.00–94.00	90.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	78.00–82.00	79.81
13	—	1,253	86.00–93.00	89.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	122.00	122.00
3	—	1,832	112.00–119.00	116.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	164.00–170.00	167.05
3	—	367	180.00–184.00	181.38
5	—	426	177.00–186.00	180.51
9	—	719	160.00–162.00	161.78
3	—	612	162.00–169.00	165.67
9	—	675	159.00–166.00	160.09
17	—	519	173.00–181.00	179.67
10	—	468	176.00–185.00	180.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	170.00–178.00	174.09
7	—	432	164.00–173.00	166.46
5	—	514	160.00–164.00	161.67
3	—	660	136.00–143.00	139.71
2	—	718	134.00–143.00	138.61
6	—	467	160.00–170.00	163.43
6	—	568	155.00–160.00	156.63
6	—	618	150.00–155.00	152.73
6	—	333	170.00–180.00	175.68
3	—	268	175.00–180.00	177.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	190.00–194.00	192.04
3	—	778	160.00–166.00	164.01
4	—	570	171.00–175.00	174.03
3	—	700	164.00–172.00	166.67
2	—	623	168.00–169.00	168.52
5	—	667	166.00–169.00	166.60
8	—	516	180.00–190.00	186.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	511	165.00–175.00	169.13
1	—	260	200.00	200.00
2	—	763	140.00–150.00	145.02
3	—	607	158.00–164.00	162.02
3	—	320	197.00–206.00	200.41
5	—	366	194.00–204.00	196.84
8	—	473	167.50–176.00	172.68
10	—	424	174.00–183.00	178.00
9	—	568	160.00–170.00	165.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	182.00–185.00	183.53
2	—	768	176.00–178.00	177.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	204.00	204.00
1	—	780	196.00	196.00
4	—	450	216.00	216.00

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)	3	—	1,090	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,071.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	998	750.00–950.00	900.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,307	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,325.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,161	1,020.00–1,210.00	1,130.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,280	1,660.00–1,950.00	1,820.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	765	900.00–950.00	928.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,115	1,025.00–1,220.00	1,122.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,225	1,230.00–1,550.00	1,383.59

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle