Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $192.70/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −15.98 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$192.70

64 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$14.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.75

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	503	198.46	999	38
Medium and Large 3	495	184.26	911	26

One grade step is worth $14.20/cwt here — about $88 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

192.70

—

GA average16 barns · 1,122 hd

222.45

−29.75

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−15.98

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	90.94	1,384	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	87.67	1,032	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,147	74.61	856	5thin

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)	1,212	$1,074	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,300	8

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	370	202.92/cwt	200.00–206.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	164.59/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	183.11/cwt	178.00–188.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	213.16/cwt	210.00–216.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	190.27/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,111	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	176.60/cwt	172.00–182.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	185.99/cwt	184.00–188.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	175.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	677	161.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,094	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	312	218.72/cwt	218.00–220.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	192.40/cwt	190.00–194.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	205.06/cwt	204.00–206.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	187.15/cwt	186.00–188.00	779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	201.17/cwt	200.00–206.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	188.40/cwt	186.00–192.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	171.04/cwt	170.00–172.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	195.31/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,033	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	215.62/cwt	215.00–218.00	822	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	234.03/cwt	230.00–238.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	196.61/cwt	194.00–204.00	910	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	180.80/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,190	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	193.84/cwt	190.00–198.00	830	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	80.97/cwt	80.00–82.00	923	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	93.71/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,123	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	69.04/cwt	68.00–70.00	791	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	78.32/cwt	78.00–79.00	899	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	92.41/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,491	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	87.33/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,030	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	87.99/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,177	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,135.53/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,136	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	889.06/head	800.00–975.00	889	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,525.00/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,525	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	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

Thu Dec 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 276Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 70Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 82Year ago 50

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	200.00–206.00	202.92
2	—	623	162.00–167.00	164.59
4	—	465	178.00–188.00	183.11
4	—	510	172.00–182.00	176.60
4	—	573	170.00–180.00	175.15
3	—	677	160.00–165.00	161.63
3	—	312	218.00–220.00	218.72
4	—	428	190.00–198.00	193.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	210.00–216.00	213.16
7	—	584	188.00–196.00	190.27
7	—	529	192.00–202.00	195.31
5	—	381	215.00–218.00	215.62
2	—	333	230.00–238.00	234.03
10	—	463	194.00–204.00	196.61
5	—	658	180.00–182.00	180.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	184.00–188.00	185.99
2	—	318	204.00–206.00	205.06
7	—	416	186.00–188.00	187.15
5	—	365	200.00–206.00	201.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	190.00	190.00
5	—	330	190.00–194.00	192.40
5	—	364	186.00–192.00	188.40
4	—	473	170.00–172.00	171.04
2	—	443	180.00–182.00	181.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	80.00–82.00	80.97
4	—	1,198	92.00–96.00	93.71
12	—	1,180	83.00–90.00	87.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	68.00–70.00	69.04
3	—	1,148	78.00–79.00	78.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,614	91.00–95.00	92.41
2	—	1,338	86.00–90.00	87.99

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,242	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,135.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	800.00–975.00	889.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,130	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,010	1,075.00	1,075.00

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

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