Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.15/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$166.15

78 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$7.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.79

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	561	170.72	958	30
Medium and Large 3	509	163.29	831	48

One grade step is worth $7.43/cwt here — about $127 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 sale78 hd

166.15

—

GA average16 barns · 1,261 hd

200.94

−34.79

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	1,524	107.79	1,643	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	82.81	1,052	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,560	78.00	1,217	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	70.63	746	7thin

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)	1,372	$1,356	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,147	$1,215	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,611	16

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	770	175.67/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	193.47/cwt	189.00–198.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	202.31/cwt	200.00–207.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	206.38/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,102	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	185.22/cwt	180.00–190.00	972	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	210.32/cwt	210.00–211.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	162.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	717	151.35/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,085	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	158.67/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,227	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	162.67/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	176.18/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	174.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	163.05/cwt	160.00–166.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	152.45/cwt	150.00–160.00	872	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	181.95/cwt	180.00–184.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	195.02/cwt	192.00–198.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	667	152.67/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	167.52/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	159.10/cwt	155.00–165.00	994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	178.03/cwt	173.00–183.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	174.66/cwt	174.00–176.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	167.55/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,097	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	172.22/cwt	169.00–173.50	865	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	197.54/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,116	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	170.48/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	188.60/cwt	185.00–195.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	626	165.11/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,034	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	169.54/cwt	164.00–174.00	949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	214.86/cwt	210.00–220.00	565	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	75.98/cwt	75.00–77.00	777	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	84.52/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,071	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	66.61/cwt	63.00–69.00	719	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,114	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,324	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	75.40/cwt	72.00–79.00	967	3
Bulls	—	—	1,524	107.79/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,643	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	1,503.66/head	1,390.00–1,625.00	1,504	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	979.27/head	900.00–1,100.00	979	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,321.47/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,321	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,290	1,207.85/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,208	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,866.12/head	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,866	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	1,355.79/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,356	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 Nov 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 299Year ago 449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 81Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 81Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	174.00–178.00	175.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	189.00–198.00	193.47
6	—	358	200.00–207.00	202.31
10	—	525	180.00–190.00	185.22
3	—	717	150.00–152.00	151.35
4	—	333	205.00–210.00	207.52
3	—	663	160.00–164.00	162.67
5	—	461	185.00–195.00	188.60
6	—	626	160.00–170.00	165.11
4	—	560	164.00–174.00	169.54
2	—	263	210.00–220.00	214.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	200.00–209.00	206.38
3	—	413	210.00–211.00	210.32
3	—	773	156.00–160.00	158.67
4	—	623	171.00–181.00	176.18
2	—	460	200.00–210.00	205.05
4	—	565	195.00–200.00	197.54
4	—	666	166.00–176.00	170.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	160.00–165.00	162.39
5	—	441	170.00–180.00	174.98
4	—	463	160.00–166.00	163.05
16	—	572	150.00–160.00	152.45
4	—	328	180.00–184.00	181.95
3	—	667	150.00–154.00	152.67
5	—	625	155.00–165.00	159.10
4	—	358	173.00–183.00	178.03
1	—	260	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	192.00–198.00	195.02
4	—	623	167.00–168.00	167.52
6	—	460	174.00–176.00	174.66
9	—	655	166.00–168.00	167.55
7	—	502	169.00–173.50	172.22
2	—	755	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	198.00	198.00
1	—	435	221.00	221.00
10	—	605	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	75.00–77.00	75.98
4	—	1,080	63.00–69.00	66.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,267	80.00–88.00	84.52
3	—	1,283	72.00–79.00	75.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,635	81.00	81.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,524	105.00–112.00	107.79

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	—	1,453	1,390.00–1,625.00	1,503.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,173	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,321.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,090	900.00–1,100.00	979.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,290	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,207.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,295	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,866.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,155	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,355.79

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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