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Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Feb 17

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

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Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 190▲ 138 vs year ago 49 · +281.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 37▲ 26 vs year ago 13 · +200.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 56▲ 86 vs year ago 18 · +477.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.49/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −66.18 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$142.49

67 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$12.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.81

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	473	148.39	702	26
Medium and Large 1	568	147.86	839	11thin
Medium and Large 3	467	135.42	633	30

One grade step is worth $12.97/cwt here — about $69 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 sale67 hd

142.49

—

GA average16 barns · 1,541 hd

157.31

−14.81

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−66.18

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	—	Average	1,642	91.67	1,505	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,674	74.99	1,255	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,354	72.92	987	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	51.15	559	5thin

Every lot

48 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	816	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	146.52/cwt	146.00–147.00	913	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	152.02/cwt	151.00–153.00	950	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	493	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	430	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	127.40/cwt	125.00–132.00	459	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	361	137.81/cwt	136.00–140.00	497	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	134.29/cwt	133.00–135.00	557	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	126.24/cwt	123.00–130.00	559	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	132.14/cwt	131.00–134.00	605	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	124.11/cwt	121.00–127.00	587	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	129.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	690	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	679	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	716	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	323	150.19/cwt	148.00–153.00	485	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	147.03/cwt	142.00–152.00	529	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	157.95/cwt	155.00–165.00	592	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	144.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	612	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	154.32/cwt	154.00–155.00	660	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	469	137.82/cwt	132.00–142.00	646	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	148.21/cwt	145.00–150.00	708	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	504	130.41/cwt	130.00–132.00	657	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	151.06/cwt	147.00–154.00	770	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	140.84/cwt	140.00–142.00	731	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	147.32/cwt	144.00–152.00	852	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	578	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	703	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	144.66/cwt	140.00–149.00	901	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	138.48/cwt	138.00–139.00	863	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	660	110.45/cwt	107.00–114.00	729	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,244	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,100	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	53.97/cwt	53.00–55.00	590	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	49.27/cwt	48.00–50.00	539	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	67.73/cwt	67.00–69.00	860	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	73.56/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,005	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,437	78.33/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,126	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	73.48/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,211	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,725	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,346	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	973	781.76/cwt	660.00–875.00	7,607	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,044	692.72/cwt	600.00–800.00	7,232	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	885.60/cwt	840.00–940.00	9,281	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,473	1,212.69/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	17,863	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	780	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,758	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	781	729.72/cwt	650.00–800.00	5,699	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	1,060.49/cwt	910.00–1,175.00	10,870	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,201	1,369.92/cwt	1,200.00–1,550.00	16,453	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	23,450	2

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Thu Feb 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 190Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 37Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 56Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	142.00–152.00	147.03
4	—	660	107.00–114.00	110.45
3	—	578	120.00–125.00	121.60
5	—	469	132.00–142.00	137.82
4	—	323	148.00–153.00	150.19
5	—	504	130.00–132.00	130.41
4	—	423	140.00–150.00	144.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	155.00–165.00	157.95
7	—	519	140.00–142.00	140.84
2	—	623	138.00–139.00	138.48
7	—	478	145.00–150.00	148.21
6	—	428	154.00–155.00	154.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	147.00–154.00	151.06
2	—	623	140.00–149.00	144.66
6	—	578	144.00–152.00	147.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	361	136.00–140.00	137.81
3	—	415	133.00–135.00	134.29
4	—	323	150.00–155.00	152.56
6	—	534	125.00–130.00	129.21
4	—	564	126.00–128.00	126.98
7	—	458	131.00–134.00	132.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	130.00–132.00	130.99
3	—	360	125.00–132.00	127.40
8	—	443	123.00–130.00	126.24
4	—	473	121.00–127.00	124.11
3	—	563	120.00–121.00	120.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	151.00–153.00	152.02
6	—	505	161.50	161.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	146.00–147.00	146.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	67.00–69.00	67.73
7	—	1,366	70.00–77.00	73.56
3	—	1,437	78.00–79.00	78.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	53.00–55.00	53.97
3	—	1,093	48.00–50.00	49.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,648	70.00–77.00	73.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,463	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	973	660.00–875.00	781.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,044	600.00–800.00	692.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,048	840.00–940.00	885.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,473	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,201	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,369.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,400	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	781	650.00–800.00	729.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	610.00	610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,025	910.00–1,175.00	1,060.49

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.