Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2022-06-09

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jun 9
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
260 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 166▲ 6 vs year ago 254 · +2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 62▼ 19 vs year ago 90 · −21.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 80▲ 12 vs year ago 67 · +17.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, bull and heifer calves unevenly 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 $134.74/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −73.94 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$134.74
59 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$734
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$2.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.18
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2560136.0976228
Medium and Large 1659134.448869thin
Medium and Large 3478133.1463722
One grade step is worth $2.96/cwt here — about $125 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 sale59 hd
134.74
—
GA average14 barns · 1,227 hd
143.92
−9.18
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−73.94
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—Average1,624105.621,71611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26482.481,04230
CowsLean 85-90%Low94364.6561020

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)1,053$9024thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,037$8647
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)917$1,00446

Every lot

57 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3350155.00/cwt155.00–155.005432
Steers—Medium and Large 3435148.00/cwt148.00–148.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 2550149.00/cwt149.00–149.008201
Steers—Medium and Large 3635133.00/cwt133.00–133.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 2680142.00/cwt142.00–142.0096615
Steers—Medium and Large 1713138.01/cwt135.00–141.009842
Steers—Medium and Large 2718130.01/cwt129.00–131.009333
Steers—Medium and Large 2785123.00/cwt123.00–123.009661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330138.00/cwt138.00–138.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2343142.52/cwt140.00–145.004892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377135.66/cwt134.00–138.005113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3387131.69/cwt129.00–133.005103
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413126.03/cwt124.00–129.005216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2442134.33/cwt133.00–135.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473132.05/cwt130.00–134.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3482123.32/cwt120.00–125.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514128.96/cwt126.00–129.506639
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535119.31/cwt115.00–122.006383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576126.48/cwt125.00–128.007296
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590108.99/cwt108.00–110.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613117.51/cwt115.00–120.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700121.50/cwt121.50–121.508514
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372142.76/cwt140.00–148.005313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421148.47/cwt147.00–149.006254
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423141.98/cwt136.00–146.006013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465144.35/cwt140.00–149.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476134.82/cwt130.00–140.006428
Bulls—Medium and Large 3524126.03/cwt125.00–127.006605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2543139.24/cwt138.50–143.007568
Bulls—Medium and Large 2559133.62/cwt130.00–137.007475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560144.52/cwt142.00–147.008092
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570122.02/cwt120.00–125.006963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617131.41/cwt128.00–133.008115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2711122.24/cwt120.00–125.008694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1716128.18/cwt127.00–129.009185
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,370113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,5481
Bulls——1,639108.28/cwt105.00–111.001,7757
Bulls——1,67596.95/cwt95.00–102.001,6243
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86758.38/cwt57.00–62.005066
Cows—Lean 85-90%97667.33/cwt65.00–72.0065714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18074.30/cwt70.00–76.008774
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27280.83/cwt78.00–85.001,02818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28790.28/cwt87.00–95.001,1628
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2540900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3750736.67/head700.00–760.007376
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3808781.64/head690.00–850.0078214
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28501,003.82/head980.00–1,025.001,0044
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39151,180.00/head1,180.00–1,180.001,1802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1151,188.56/head1,125.00–1,280.001,18912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,492.56/head1,400.00–1,575.001,4934
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3932790.09/head660.00–870.007905
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29931,044.38/head980.00–1,100.001,0442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,113759.03/head750.00–770.007592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,047.08/head960.00–1,120.001,0472

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.