Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-18

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 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $197.90/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −10.77 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$197.90

33 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$5.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.46

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	593	201.23	1,193	13thin
Medium and Large 3	512	195.74	1,002	20

One grade step is worth $5.50/cwt here — about $191 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 sale33 hd

197.90

—

GA average14 barns · 870 hd

245.37

−47.46

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−10.77

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	1,770	136.00	2,407	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	100.03	1,224	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	84.44	794	2thin

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)	1,185	$1,432	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,203	$1,325	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,234	$1,741	20

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	1,198.31/head	1,175.00–1,220.00	1,198	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,886.54/head	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	204.53/cwt	200.00–210.00	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	189.10/cwt	185.00–194.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	226.03/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	584	182.23/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,064	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	176.04/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	191.11/cwt	188.00–194.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	166.61/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	198.12/cwt	196.00–204.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	195.29/cwt	194.00–198.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	170.49/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,309	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	190.97/cwt	189.00–193.00	1,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	206.59/cwt	204.00–210.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	212.86/cwt	210.00–216.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	217.57/cwt	214.00–224.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	708	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	226.98/cwt	226.00–228.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	222.17/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	229.79/cwt	226.00–234.00	972	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	104.58/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,326	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	84.44/cwt	83.00–86.00	794	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,407	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	97.76/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,174	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	973.86/head	900.00–1,050.00	974	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	1,732.62/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,733	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,061	1,130.87/head	975.00–1,275.00	1,131	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,558.79/head	1,335.00–1,750.00	1,559	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	2,316.72/head	2,275.00–2,375.00	2,317	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,167	1,430.86/head	1,380.00–1,500.00	1,431	6

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 Jan 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 156Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 33Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 46Year ago 40

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	970	1,175.00–1,220.00	1,198.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,167	1,380.00–1,500.00	1,430.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,300	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,886.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,433	2,275.00–2,375.00	2,316.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	900.00–1,050.00	973.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,061	975.00–1,275.00	1,130.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,309	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,732.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,348	1,335.00–1,750.00	1,558.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	200.00–210.00	204.53
5	—	584	178.00–185.00	182.23
3	—	618	163.00–172.00	166.61
1	—	295	250.00	250.00
3	—	415	214.00–224.00	217.57
2	—	708	164.00–165.00	164.50
2	—	338	226.00–228.00	226.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	222.00–228.00	226.03
2	—	675	174.00–178.00	176.04
4	—	768	165.00–175.00	170.49
2	—	525	216.00–228.00	222.17
2	—	423	226.00–234.00	229.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	185.00–194.00	189.10
2	—	580	180.00	180.00
2	—	473	188.00–194.00	191.11
4	—	363	196.00–204.00	198.12
1	—	625	176.00	176.00
3	—	438	194.00–198.00	195.29
3	—	318	204.00–210.00	206.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	210.00–216.00	212.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	189.00–193.00	190.97
1	—	695	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	104.00–105.00	104.58
4	—	1,201	95.00–100.00	97.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	83.00–86.00	84.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	136.00	136.00

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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