Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2024-01-11

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jan 11
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
156 head
18 vs last sale 138 184 vs year ago 340 · 54.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
3 vs last sale 30 17 vs year ago 50 · 34.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
1 vs last sale 45 25 vs year ago 71 · 35.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $218.38/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +9.71 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$218.38
51 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,075
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$301
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$26.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.92
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2512221.271,13327
Medium and Large 3459216.0199123
Medium and Large 1735195.001,4331thin
One grade step is worth $26.27/cwt here — about −$301 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 sale51 hd
218.38
GA average16 barns · 807 hd
217.46
+0.92
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
+9.71
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,312111.171,4586thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,384101.541,40512
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03280.358295thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,104$1,2355
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,009$9315
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,176$1,65022

Every lot, as filed

38 lots · USDA AMS · Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2792140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1092
BullsMedium and Large 2665191.02/cwt190.00–192.001,2704
BullsMedium and Large 2452229.49/cwt228.00–230.501,0375
BullsMedium and Large 3427222.92/cwt218.00–228.009525
BullsMedium and Large 3275250.00/cwt250.00–250.006881
BullsMedium and Large 3335240.00/cwt240.00–240.008042
HeifersMedium and Large 2462203.36/cwt200.00–210.009403
BullsMedium and Large 3464216.52/cwt216.00–218.001,0058
HeifersMedium and Large 3473193.07/cwt191.00–195.009132
HeifersMedium and Large 2613187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1462
HeifersMedium and Large 3520181.99/cwt180.00–184.009464
HeifersMedium and Large 2415210.52/cwt210.00–211.008744
HeifersMedium and Large 3445199.00/cwt195.00–203.008864
HeifersMedium and Large 2563186.03/cwt183.00–191.001,0474
SteersMedium and Large 3631199.91/cwt199.00–200.001,26111
SteersMedium and Large 2758190.36/cwt185.00–197.001,4439
HeifersMedium and Large 2515190.57/cwt188.00–193.009812
HeifersMedium and Large 2715144.27/cwt142.00–145.001,0324
BullsMedium and Large 2514222.68/cwt219.00–227.001,1459
BullsMedium and Large 3671171.27/cwt170.00–175.001,1494
BullsMedium and Large 3360235.43/cwt232.00–242.008483
BullsMedium and Large 2361248.63/cwt246.00–256.008984
BullsMedium and Large 2566212.84/cwt211.00–215.001,2055
BullsMedium and Large 1735195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4331
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25799.52/cwt95.00–101.001,2517
CowsBoner 80-85%1,562104.36/cwt102.00–105.001,6305
CowsLean 85-90%1,03280.35/cwt78.00–84.008295
Bulls1,19798.23/cwt96.00–100.001,1763
Bulls1,415121.17/cwt116.00–124.001,7152
Bulls1,450130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,8851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3968863.82/head800.00–950.008644
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3651,466.35/head1,425.00–1,500.001,4662
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39301,080.65/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0813
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3915989.02/head930.00–1,050.009894
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2081,691.47/head1,600.00–1,800.001,69110
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4052,299.17/head2,200.00–2,400.002,2996
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3850820.00/head820.00–820.008202

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.