Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2022-05-05

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, May 5
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 145▲ 17 vs year ago 182 · +9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 36▲ 6 vs year ago 30 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 87▼ 26 vs year ago 85 · −30.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (294). 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 calves and heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 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 $141.46/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −67.21 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$141.46
76 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.04
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1593148.9588416thin
Medium and Large 2550141.4277835
Medium and Large 3454136.7162125
One grade step is worth $12.23/cwt here — about $263 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 sale76 hd
141.46
—
GA average15 barns · 1,154 hd
145.50
−4.04
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−67.21
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—Low1,44387.121,2576thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59878.531,2552thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35971.409719thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06560.186415thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3421137.50/cwt137.50–137.505794
Steers—Medium and Large 3555123.00/cwt120.00–126.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 2605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 1610154.71/cwt151.00–159.009443
Steers—Medium and Large 1661150.00/cwt150.00–150.009927
Steers—Medium and Large 1700141.00/cwt141.00–141.009871
Steers—Medium and Large 1750137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0283
Steers—Medium and Large 1855119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0171
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added1,006125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2587
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327126.94/cwt124.00–133.004153
Heifers—Medium and Large 3359125.76/cwt120.00–130.004517
Heifers—Medium and Large 3437122.99/cwt120.00–128.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438133.95/cwt131.00–137.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458142.50/cwt142.00–143.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458120.34/cwt120.00–121.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481135.03/cwt131.00–136.006495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527131.37/cwt130.00–133.006923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568120.95/cwt119.00–125.006873
Heifers—Medium and Large 3569110.24/cwt109.00–112.006274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600123.00/cwt123.00–123.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2652114.50/cwt114.50–114.507473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670126.00/cwt126.00–126.008442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745109.00/cwt109.00–109.008121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328151.93/cwt148.00–158.004983
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373147.23/cwt142.00–152.005494
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432143.32/cwt139.00–149.006196
Bulls—Medium and Large 2441159.59/cwt154.00–161.007045
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463134.67/cwt133.00–135.006246
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468149.62/cwt145.00–154.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473159.04/cwt158.00–160.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515155.00/cwt154.00–156.007983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515144.72/cwt140.00–148.0074515
Bulls—Medium and Large 3567121.74/cwt120.00–125.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576151.50/cwt150.00–155.008734
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600113.33/cwt110.00–115.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613134.72/cwt131.00–137.008267
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622144.69/cwt143.00–146.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663129.23/cwt127.00–134.008574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665143.02/cwt140.00–146.009512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720110.96/cwt109.00–113.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0282
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31782.92/cwt80.00–84.001,0923
Bulls——1,56891.31/cwt90.00–95.001,4323
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06562.99/cwt62.00–65.006713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06555.97/cwt55.00–57.005962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30066.89/cwt63.00–70.008705
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42375.04/cwt72.00–79.001,0683
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,2161
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59878.53/cwt78.00–79.001,2552
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3700650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3950870.39/cwt740.00–950.008,2698
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,123.84/cwt1,075.00–1,175.0012,0814
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3974752.04/cwt640.00–840.007,3259
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,030719.22/cwt590.00–790.007,4084
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,072879.25/cwt820.00–990.009,4266
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130880.16/cwt850.00–900.009,9463

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.