Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2022-06-16

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jun 16
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
232 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 260▼ 4 vs year ago 236 · −1.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 71▲ 9 vs year ago 71 · +12.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 79▲ 63 vs year ago 57 · +110.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, bull and heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.10/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$122.10
64 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$561
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$258
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.99
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1588126.037419thin
Medium and Large 2495124.0261321
Medium and Large 3403119.8748334
One grade step is worth $6.16/cwt here — about $258 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 sale64 hd
122.10
—
GA average14 barns · 1,426 hd
137.08
−14.99
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—Low1,755109.621,9246thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49885.711,2843thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15981.8994919
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05967.6071615

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,124$85618
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$1,01638

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 2500144.00/cwt144.00–144.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1600145.00/cwt145.00–145.008701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220140.00/cwt140.00–140.003081
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285129.49/cwt128.00–130.003694
Heifers—Medium and Large 3334124.73/cwt120.00–129.0041710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360121.52/cwt120.00–123.004374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367130.65/cwt130.00–131.004793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424131.84/cwt130.00–132.505594
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425117.36/cwt113.00–122.004996
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458115.03/cwt110.00–120.005274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567118.85/cwt116.00–123.0067413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3567109.99/cwt105.00–115.006246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579126.41/cwt125.50–128.007328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660123.00/cwt123.00–123.008121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3358135.03/cwt130.00–140.004834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368150.52/cwt150.00–151.005542
Bulls—Medium and Large 3439131.19/cwt127.00–135.005765
Bulls—Medium and Large 3458129.52/cwt124.00–134.005934
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462141.34/cwt140.00–142.006533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505144.00/cwt144.00–144.007271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523131.17/cwt127.00–135.006864
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525115.55/cwt114.00–120.006076
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572123.38/cwt120.00–125.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573134.48/cwt134.00–135.007712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575111.97/cwt111.00–116.006445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608130.68/cwt127.00–134.0079510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670121.01/cwt120.00–122.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720112.57/cwt110.00–115.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1724123.50/cwt123.00–124.008948
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,673102.53/cwt102.00–103.001,7152
Bulls——1,773117.92/cwt116.00–120.002,0912
Bulls——1,820108.40/cwt105.00–112.001,9732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02562.90/cwt60.00–65.006454
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07169.31/cwt65.00–72.0074211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11383.03/cwt78.00–86.0092410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19375.10/cwt72.00–77.008966
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24391.70/cwt88.00–94.001,1403
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49885.71/cwt84.00–87.001,2843
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3652674.73/head650.00–720.006756
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3964904.15/head800.00–990.0090414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1721,254.05/head1,170.00–1,350.001,25412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,144.46/head1,100.00–1,210.001,1446
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,046754.36/head650.00–850.007548
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,187937.71/head870.00–1,010.0093810

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.