Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $195.52/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −13.16 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$195.52

97 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.70

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	214.58	1,170	7thin
Medium and Large 2	510	197.68	1,008	54
Medium and Large 3	496	188.57	935	36

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $235 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 sale97 hd

195.52

—

GA average15 barns · 1,171 hd

216.22

−20.70

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−13.16

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	1,451	111.56	1,618	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	85.85	1,035	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,910	85.00	1,624	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	70.12	712	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$972	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,171	24

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2	—	663	170.67/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	217.10/cwt	214.00–220.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	207.28/cwt	204.00–212.00	895	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	203.74/cwt	198.00–208.00	933	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	184.58/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,035	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	195.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	175.11/cwt	170.00–180.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	194.82/cwt	190.00–198.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	236.04/cwt	234.00–238.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	173.11/cwt	168.00–178.00	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	189.15/cwt	188.00–190.00	993	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	239.01/cwt	238.00–240.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	186.02/cwt	184.00–190.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	235.13/cwt	230.00–238.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	226.13/cwt	224.00–228.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	224.01/cwt	222.00–226.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	164.66/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	246.82/cwt	242.00–252.00	886	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	210.03/cwt	206.00–214.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	153.53/cwt	150.00–160.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	194.34/cwt	190.00–198.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	139.40/cwt	134.00–142.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,198	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	174.52/cwt	170.00–180.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	161.42/cwt	160.00–163.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	181.97/cwt	180.00–184.00	655	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	164.78/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	151.96/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	174.70/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,115	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	187.25/cwt	180.00–194.00	861	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	182.49/cwt	182.00–183.00	1,232	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	257.36/cwt	256.00–258.00	957	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	79.23/cwt	78.00–81.00	965	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	92.52/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,314	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	85.84/cwt	82.00–89.00	985	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,910	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	65.34/cwt	62.00–69.00	651	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	74.90/cwt	72.00–78.00	775	3
Bulls	—	—	1,116	111.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,245	4
Bulls	—	—	1,672	106.32/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,778	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	119.40/cwt	119.00–120.00	2,135	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	998	884.89/head	770.00–975.00	885	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,087.39/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,087	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,513.25/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,513	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,148	1,182.53/head	1,085.00–1,300.00	1,183	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	857	1,007.00/head	925.00–1,120.00	1,007	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,047.25/head	1,000.00–1,090.00	1,047	4

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 158Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 48Year ago 0

No trends available due to market being closed for thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	168.00–172.00	170.67
10	—	432	204.00–212.00	207.28
7	—	458	198.00–208.00	203.74
9	—	561	180.00–190.00	184.58
9	—	525	188.00–190.00	189.15
7	—	359	242.00–252.00	246.82
9	—	638	170.00–180.00	174.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	214.00–220.00	217.10
4	—	423	190.00–200.00	195.27
4	—	529	170.00–180.00	175.11
4	—	563	168.00–178.00	173.11
4	—	333	238.00–240.00	239.01
3	—	663	164.00–166.00	164.66
3	—	630	160.00–168.00	164.78
2	—	715	150.00–154.00	151.96
8	—	460	180.00–194.00	187.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	182.00–183.00	182.49
3	—	372	256.00–258.00	257.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	190.00–198.00	194.82
4	—	273	224.00–228.00	226.13
5	—	331	222.00–226.00	224.01
4	—	365	206.00–214.00	210.03
6	—	458	190.00–198.00	194.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	257	234.00–238.00	236.04
3	—	312	230.00–238.00	235.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	184.00–190.00	186.02
1	—	220	212.00	212.00
2	—	658	132.00–134.00	133.00
4	—	570	150.00–160.00	153.53
3	—	615	134.00–142.00	139.40
4	—	463	170.00–180.00	174.52
5	—	514	160.00–163.00	161.42
10	—	360	180.00–184.00	181.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	217.00	217.00
2	—	455	226.00	226.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	78.00–81.00	79.23
2	—	1,420	92.00–93.00	92.52
8	—	1,148	82.00–89.00	85.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	997	62.00–69.00	65.34
3	—	1,035	72.00–78.00	74.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	110.00–115.00	111.57
3	—	1,672	102.00–109.00	106.32
2	—	1,788	119.00–120.00	119.40

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	998	770.00–975.00	884.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,087.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,160	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,513.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,148	1,085.00–1,300.00	1,182.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	1,000.00–1,090.00	1,047.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	857	925.00–1,120.00	1,007.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle