Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2022-06-02

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jun 2
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
166 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 249▼ 45 vs year ago 211 · −21.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 40▲ 30 vs year ago 32 · +93.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 78▲ 17 vs year ago 63 · +27.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves mostly steady, 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 $133.95/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −74.72 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$133.95
80 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.51
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524152.217985thin
Medium and Large 2516138.7671645
Medium and Large 3497123.7061530
One grade step is worth $28.52/cwt here — about $183 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 sale80 hd
133.95
—
GA average14 barns · 905 hd
140.46
−6.51
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−74.72
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—Low1,731106.131,8377thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26780.711,02214
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07668.177348thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,057$1,11512
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,017$1,00710
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,006$1,15716

Every lot

44 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 2470158.00/cwt158.00–158.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1626152.00/cwt152.00–152.009525
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322146.49/cwt144.00–152.004723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366127.93/cwt123.00–133.004684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438138.34/cwt138.00–139.006063
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440124.55/cwt120.00–129.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460118.03/cwt115.00–121.005434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463135.06/cwt131.00–139.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521130.38/cwt130.00–131.006795
Heifers—Medium and Large 3529111.53/cwt110.00–112.005904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615114.72/cwt111.00–117.007063
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623105.86/cwt102.00–110.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668118.50/cwt118.00–119.007922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678110.51/cwt110.00–111.007492
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273146.29/cwt143.00–148.003993
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430135.17/cwt133.00–140.005813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2441144.98/cwt143.00–149.006396
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458161.34/cwt160.00–162.007393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2461143.62/cwt140.00–147.0066218
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467128.49/cwt127.00–136.006006
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513117.65/cwt117.00–120.006048
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533142.35/cwt136.00–144.007597
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565136.02/cwt135.00–137.007694
Bulls—Medium and Large 3567116.64/cwt115.00–118.006616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619125.46/cwt124.00–128.007778
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623138.52/cwt138.00–139.008632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3623113.63/cwt110.00–117.007084
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668122.52/cwt121.00–124.008182
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,619107.65/cwt104.00–110.001,7434
Bulls——1,705113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,9271
Bulls——1,96899.65/cwt98.00–102.001,9612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07362.56/cwt60.00–66.006713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07871.53/cwt69.00–75.007715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14072.82/cwt70.00–76.008303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23780.79/cwt77.00–84.009998
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47288.39/cwt86.00–93.001,3013
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,003826.31/head730.00–920.008263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,014823.18/head700.00–900.008235
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,190.49/head1,035.00–1,350.001,1905
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,211.42/head1,100.00–1,275.001,2119
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27001,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3740618.11/head510.00–710.006184
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,075962.79/head920.00–1,000.009634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,674.06/head1,525.00–1,750.001,6746

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.