Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2021-11-11

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Nov 11
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
331 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 247▲ 38 vs year ago 293 · +13.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 40▲ 28 vs year ago 25 · +112.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 60▲ 96 vs year ago 44 · +218.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.05/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −85.62 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$123.05
113 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$644
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$2.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.86
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1626124.3977933
Medium and Large 3413122.8350736
Medium and Large 2536122.2365544
One grade step is worth $2.16/cwt here — about $124 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 sale113 hd
123.05
—
GA average15 barns · 1,415 hd
127.91
−4.86
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−85.62
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
Bulls—Low1,48374.881,1104thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21451.6062632
CowsLean 85-90%Low96344.2342610

Every lot

55 lots · USDA AMS · Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3555123.00/cwt123.00–123.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1562138.33/cwt136.00–141.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 1615130.65/cwt130.00–131.008033
Steers—Medium and Large 2685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 1815114.00/cwt114.00–114.009291
Steers—Medium and Large 1945116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367115.11/cwt110.00–120.004226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433118.70/cwt115.00–122.005147
Heifers—Medium and Large 3442107.81/cwt105.00–112.004776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2454116.59/cwt114.00–119.005295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1457121.01/cwt120.00–123.005533
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468107.52/cwt104.00–110.005038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519113.52/cwt109.00–117.0058916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520119.01/cwt118.00–120.0061910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3556101.25/cwt97.00–104.005634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565108.68/cwt106.00–112.006143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567118.33/cwt118.00–119.006716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619117.15/cwt114.00–119.007257
Heifers—Medium and Large 2636107.57/cwt106.00–110.006845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664116.41/cwt114.00–118.007735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2666104.99/cwt100.00–110.006994
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3279139.89/cwt135.00–145.003904
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333134.46/cwt130.00–139.004489
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360122.53/cwt120.00–125.004414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425133.41/cwt130.00–138.005677
Bulls—Medium and Large 3443116.00/cwt112.00–120.005146
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460129.00/cwt126.00–132.005938
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460114.64/cwt110.00–120.005275
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521125.26/cwt122.00–130.006537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529135.06/cwt132.00–138.007144
Bulls—Medium and Large 3536112.39/cwt110.00–115.006025
Bulls—Medium and Large 3558110.35/cwt108.00–113.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2562118.32/cwt115.00–121.006656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564126.21/cwt123.00–131.007128
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619124.45/cwt121.00–129.007707
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620112.94/cwt110.00–118.007009
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663122.98/cwt120.00–127.008159
Bulls—Medium and Large 2666111.50/cwt109.00–116.007436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1727115.70/cwt114.00–117.008413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1773115.00/cwt114.00–116.008892
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32570.00/cwt70.00–70.009282
Bulls——1,64079.77/cwt79.00–80.501,3082
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96347.05/cwt44.00–50.004536
Cows—Lean 85-90%96340.01/cwt38.00–44.003854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18552.02/cwt50.00–56.0061627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31446.45/cwt44.00–48.006104
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,59561.00/cwt61.00–61.009731
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3980626.53/cwt500.00–750.006,1405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,088768.58/cwt630.00–900.008,3627
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,184916.22/cwt800.00–1,000.0010,8487
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2141,054.69/cwt950.00–1,125.0012,8048
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,124821.67/cwt720.00–930.009,23614
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,097.80/cwt950.00–1,200.0013,39312

This sale against other markets

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.