Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2022-01-20

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jan 20
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 172 vs last sale 0▼ 109 vs year ago 281 · −38.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 31 · +19.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 44 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market not being covered last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.85/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −65.82 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$142.85
56 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$726
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.55
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545151.1282418thin
Medium and Large 2503144.8772820
Medium and Large 3477132.3563118thin
One grade step is worth $18.77/cwt here — about $193 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 sale56 hd
142.85
—
GA average14 barns · 684 hd
149.41
−6.55
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−65.82
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—Average1,58592.951,47312
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,42573.091,04210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,23067.008241thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09155.686077thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2440168.00/cwt168.00–168.007391
Steers—Medium and Large 1603155.00/cwt155.00–155.009352
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268134.29/cwt130.00–140.003604
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360128.52/cwt127.00–130.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2362142.70/cwt139.00–149.005173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365158.00/cwt158.00–158.005771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423137.47/cwt137.00–138.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added451157.00/cwt157.00–157.007087
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458121.32/cwt119.00–125.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468129.92/cwt126.00–136.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 3512120.05/cwt118.00–122.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519128.52/cwt126.00–130.006674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538142.51/cwt142.00–143.007672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574137.00/cwt137.00–137.007865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665122.00/cwt122.00–122.008111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665118.00/cwt118.00–118.007851
Heifers—Medium and Large 3673103.02/cwt100.00–107.006933
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3255160.00/cwt160.00–160.004081
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318150.28/cwt145.00–155.004782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363165.99/cwt165.00–167.006034
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370147.15/cwt143.00–153.005443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428172.92/cwt171.00–175.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2459151.41/cwt147.00–157.006955
Bulls—Medium and Large 3462137.03/cwt133.00–143.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469162.05/cwt158.00–164.007604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500158.00/cwt158.00–158.007903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515140.38/cwt139.00–142.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527126.02/cwt125.00–127.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562145.29/cwt142.00–147.008173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568134.83/cwt130.00–138.007666
Bulls—Medium and Large 3569116.26/cwt115.00–120.006624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630138.05/cwt136.00–140.008703
Bulls—Medium and Large 3668113.01/cwt112.00–114.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670134.02/cwt130.00–137.008983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675123.11/cwt118.00–128.008312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,454100.73/cwt100.00–102.001,4654
Bulls——1,63183.85/cwt80.50–87.001,3684
Bulls——1,66994.26/cwt94.00–95.001,5734
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06053.31/cwt52.00–54.005653
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11457.46/cwt56.00–60.006404
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23067.00/cwt67.00–67.008241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33673.96/cwt69.00–76.009884
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40565.67/cwt64.00–68.009233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56579.35/cwt78.00–81.001,2423
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3775925.00/cwt925.00–925.007,1692
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,7632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,6251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3915810.00/cwt810.00–810.007,4121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940814.36/cwt800.00–830.007,6552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3984614.16/cwt500.00–750.006,04311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,2881

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.