Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $175.11/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −33.57 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$175.11

75 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$27.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.48

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	197.67	1,012	3thin
Medium and Large 2	562	178.43	1,003	34
Medium and Large 3	538	170.35	917	38

One grade step is worth $27.32/cwt here — about $96 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 sale75 hd

175.11

—

GA average16 barns · 1,285 hd

213.58

−38.48

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−33.57

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	1,393	106.79	1,488	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	92.89	1,498	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	88.18	1,124	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	73.60	742	11

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)	1,120	$1,207	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$969	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,166	$1,434	22

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	514	170.89/cwt	166.00–174.00	878	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	165.39/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	616	160.05/cwt	156.00–162.00	986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	205.09/cwt	202.00–212.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	177.04/cwt	174.00–181.00	813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	166.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	943	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	773	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	716	155.63/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,114	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	179.99/cwt	178.00–182.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	186.17/cwt	185.00–189.00	970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	152.70/cwt	150.00–158.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	163.34/cwt	160.00–167.50	781	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	154.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	671	154.83/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,039	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	180.08/cwt	175.00–185.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	139.94/cwt	136.00–144.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	188.83/cwt	184.00–192.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	143.09/cwt	138.00–148.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	162.38/cwt	160.00–167.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	196.52/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	174.41/cwt	167.00–179.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	162.34/cwt	160.00–166.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	661	132.48/cwt	130.00–136.00	876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	169.50/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,017	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	175.47/cwt	172.00–182.00	993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	185.82/cwt	184.50–190.00	877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	223.40/cwt	220.00–230.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	155.97/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	197.67/cwt	196.00–199.00	1,012	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	77.53/cwt	76.00–80.00	961	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	96.87/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,315	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,970	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	92.89/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,498	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	90.25/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,137	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	75.18/cwt	72.00–78.00	762	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	66.51/cwt	65.00–68.00	655	2
Bulls	—	—	1,497	110.21/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,650	3
Bulls	—	—	1,215	98.30/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,194	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	1,116.44/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,116	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	1,054.70/head	1,000.00–1,130.00	1,055	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,133	894.86/head	790.00–980.00	895	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,298.52/head	1,260.00–1,350.00	1,299	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	760	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,627.06/head	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,627	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,197	1,386.77/head	1,250.00–1,485.00	1,387	10

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 378Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 60Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 79Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	166.00–174.00	170.89
1	—	270	219.00	219.00
4	—	616	156.00–162.00	160.05
3	—	323	202.00–212.00	205.09
7	—	459	174.00–181.00	177.04
6	—	566	160.00–170.00	166.56
2	—	773	140.00–142.00	141.02
3	—	440	178.00–182.00	179.99
7	—	671	150.00–158.00	154.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	162.00–172.00	165.39
3	—	437	190.00	190.00
5	—	716	154.00–162.00	155.63
6	—	521	185.00–189.00	186.17
4	—	600	165.00–174.00	169.50
4	—	566	172.00–182.00	175.47
4	—	472	184.50–190.00	185.82
3	—	323	220.00–230.00	223.40
2	—	785	152.00–160.00	155.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	196.00–199.00	197.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	150.00–158.00	152.70
11	—	478	160.00–167.50	163.34
5	—	534	150.00–160.00	154.89
3	—	322	184.00–192.00	188.83
5	—	680	140.00	140.00
5	—	440	167.00–179.00	174.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	175.00–185.00	180.08
4	—	459	157.00–160.00	158.51
3	—	623	136.00–144.00	139.94
2	—	570	138.00–148.00	143.09
5	—	358	160.00–167.00	162.38
3	—	443	160.00–166.00	162.34
4	—	661	130.00–136.00	132.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	206.50	206.50
6	—	600	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	196.00–197.00	196.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,240	76.00–80.00	77.53
3	—	1,358	95.00–100.00	96.87
8	—	1,260	86.00–93.00	90.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	90.00–95.50	92.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,014	72.00–78.00	75.18
2	—	985	65.00–68.00	66.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	122.00	122.00
3	—	1,497	105.00–113.00	110.21
3	—	1,215	97.00–100.00	98.30

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)	2	—	1,095	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,116.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,133	790.00–980.00	894.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,219	1,000.00–1,130.00	1,054.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,260.00–1,350.00	1,298.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,216	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,627.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,197	1,250.00–1,485.00	1,386.77

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

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

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