Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2022-02-24

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Feb 24
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 187▼ 282 vs year ago 379 · −74.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 39▼ 26 vs year ago 63 · −41.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 104▲ 12 vs year ago 58 · +20.7%
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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 lower..

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.50/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −63.18 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$145.50
32 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.12
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1486156.3876012thin
Medium and Large 2497142.5570811thin
Medium and Large 3432134.595829thin
One grade step is worth $21.79/cwt here — about $178 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 sale32 hd
145.50
—
GA average15 barns · 1,230 hd
152.62
−7.12
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−63.18
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average2,01087.501,7592thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56478.241,2244thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08670.7976829
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02054.845595thin

Every lot

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. 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 2540153.00/cwt153.00–153.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1555162.00/cwt162.00–162.008991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275144.98/cwt144.00–146.003992
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330133.00/cwt133.00–133.004391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373138.00/cwt138.00–138.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423152.99/cwt152.00–155.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425118.00/cwt118.00–118.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473148.59/cwt146.00–151.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600112.00/cwt112.00–112.006721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333143.49/cwt142.00–145.004782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355172.00/cwt172.00–172.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400164.00/cwt164.00–164.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430138.03/cwt137.00–139.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466129.56/cwt125.00–133.006044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470159.87/cwt153.00–162.007516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470144.20/cwt141.00–151.006785
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515152.12/cwt150.00–156.007833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519141.17/cwt137.00–145.007336
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,95590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,7601
Bulls——2,06585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,7551
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94052.09/cwt50.00–54.004902
Cows—Boner 80-85%96268.25/cwt65.00–69.0065716
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07356.68/cwt55.00–61.006083
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21372.96/cwt70.00–77.0088511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37379.21/cwt78.00–80.001,0882
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53879.48/cwt78.00–81.001,2222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,2242
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3965649.22/cwt570.00–780.006,2654
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,102896.03/cwt830.00–975.009,8745
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3820698.46/cwt620.00–780.005,7276
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,020836.57/cwt760.00–975.008,5336

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.