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Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Apr 21

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

302 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 239▲ 71 vs year ago 231 · +30.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 46▼ 14 vs year ago 46 · −30.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 72▲ 26 vs year ago 48 · +54.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (408). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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 $146.50/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −62.17 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$146.50

100 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$16.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	158.50	832	24
Medium and Large 2	566	143.41	812	42
Medium and Large 3	472	141.85	669	34

One grade step is worth $16.65/cwt here — about $163 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 sale100 hd

146.50

—

GA average13 barns · 1,075 hd

147.95

−1.45

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−62.17

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	1,602	105.62	1,692	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	73.78	940	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	62.41	651	5thin

Every lot

58 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	433	179.94/cwt	178.00–182.00	779	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	160.52/cwt	160.00–161.00	831	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	163.05/cwt	160.00–166.00	921	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	130.37/cwt	126.00–136.00	424	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	144.78/cwt	140.00–149.00	518	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	366	129.36/cwt	124.00–134.00	473	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	156.70/cwt	155.00–158.00	580	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	155.42/cwt	152.00–158.00	667	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	140.66/cwt	138.00–144.00	609	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	140.12/cwt	135.00–142.00	652	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	126.49/cwt	121.00–131.00	591	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	150.32/cwt	149.00–154.00	703	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	148.04/cwt	142.00–152.00	754	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	123.10/cwt	120.00–126.00	638	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	134.01/cwt	129.00–137.00	701	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	118.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	666	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	123.77/cwt	123.00–127.00	712	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	119.11/cwt	116.00–122.00	742	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	107.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	759	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	205	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	431	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	273	163.74/cwt	160.00–168.00	447	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	329	155.63/cwt	151.00–161.00	512	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	601	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	358	155.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	555	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	171.27/cwt	167.00–175.00	639	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	162.26/cwt	159.00–169.00	683	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	442	171.82/cwt	170.00–176.00	759	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	152.36/cwt	150.00–156.00	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	135.55/cwt	131.00–140.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	159.02/cwt	157.00–162.00	738	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	148.35/cwt	143.00–153.00	768	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	524	136.23/cwt	130.00–139.00	714	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	146.13/cwt	141.00–149.00	823	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	567	135.16/cwt	130.00–138.00	766	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	155.60/cwt	152.00–160.00	885	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	612	121.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	745	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	614	136.41/cwt	134.00–140.00	838	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	145.09/cwt	142.00–148.00	897	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	664	134.51/cwt	134.00–136.00	893	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	952	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	130.65/cwt	128.00–134.00	934	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	721	119.43/cwt	118.00–121.00	861	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	782	114.70/cwt	110.00–118.00	897	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	100.46/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,477	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	108.20/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,805	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	59.08/cwt	56.00–61.00	610	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	67.40/cwt	65.00–70.00	713	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	69.32/cwt	68.00–70.00	839	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	76.76/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,011	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	888	585.49/cwt	510.00–710.00	5,199	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	747.37/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	677.05/cwt	550.00–740.00	6,601	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,104	976.00/cwt	875.00–1,175.00	10,775	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,120	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	1,032.52/cwt	930.00–1,200.00	12,452	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	800	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	4,960	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	1,225.51/cwt	1,120.00–1,500.00	13,517	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,142	961.91/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,985	10

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 Apr 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 239Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 46Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 72Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	782	110.00–118.00	114.70
5	—	421	159.00–169.00	162.26
4	—	518	143.00–153.00	148.35
3	—	458	150.00–156.00	152.36
9	—	563	141.00–149.00	146.13
4	—	373	167.00–175.00	171.27
5	—	614	134.00–140.00	136.41
5	—	721	118.00–121.00	119.43
4	—	664	134.00–136.00	134.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	329	151.00–161.00	155.63
10	—	567	130.00–138.00	135.16
7	—	524	130.00–139.00	136.23
4	—	358	150.00–160.00	155.03
2	—	460	131.00–140.00	135.55
2	—	273	160.00–168.00	163.74
3	—	612	120.00–125.00	121.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	128.00–134.00	130.65
4	—	464	157.00–162.00	159.02
6	—	442	170.00–176.00	171.82
1	—	330	182.00	182.00
5	—	569	152.00–160.00	155.60
2	—	668	140.00–145.00	142.47
1	—	205	210.00	210.00
2	—	618	142.00–148.00	145.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	509	142.00–152.00	148.04
6	—	468	149.00–154.00	150.32
3	—	370	155.00–158.00	156.70
4	—	429	152.00–158.00	155.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	120.00–126.00	123.10
5	—	467	121.00–131.00	126.49
4	—	325	126.00–136.00	130.37
3	—	563	115.00–120.00	118.28
4	—	366	124.00–134.00	129.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	116.00–122.00	119.11
5	—	523	129.00–137.00	134.01
9	—	465	135.00–142.00	140.12
4	—	358	140.00–149.00	144.78
5	—	575	123.00–127.00	123.77
3	—	705	105.00–110.00	107.68
9	—	433	138.00–144.00	140.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	160.00–161.00	160.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	178.00–182.00	179.94
2	—	565	160.00–166.00	163.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	68.00–70.00	69.32
6	—	1,317	74.00–78.00	76.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	56.00–61.00	59.08
2	—	1,058	65.00–70.00	67.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,668	105.00–112.00	108.20
2	—	1,470	100.00–101.00	100.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	880.00	880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,206	930.00–1,200.00	1,032.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,104	875.00–1,175.00	976.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	975	550.00–740.00	677.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	700.00–800.00	747.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	888	510.00–710.00	585.49

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	2	—	800	620.00	620.00

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	10	—	1,142	800.00–1,050.00	961.91

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	12	—	1,103	1,120.00–1,500.00	1,225.51

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.