Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2022-06-23

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jun 23
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
164 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 232▲ 10 vs year ago 154 · +6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 80▲ 14 vs year ago 26 · +53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 120▼ 2 vs year ago 53 · −3.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested, 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 $125.13/cwt on 29 head.
Average price
$125.13
29 head · 444 lb average
Value per head Derived
$555
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$231
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$3.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.88
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1572126.757244thin
Medium and Large 2448126.6956812thin
Medium and Large 3400123.1949313thin
One grade step is worth $3.56/cwt here — about $231 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 sale29 hd
125.13
—
GA average15 barns · 1,059 hd
137.01
−11.88
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—Low1,581101.851,6107thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19083.9299812
CowsLean 85-90%Low99565.7465411

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)1,063$8224thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$6959
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,049$1,04514

Every lot

37 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 · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220145.00/cwt145.00–145.003191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255137.00/cwt137.00–137.003491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275131.84/cwt129.00–135.003634
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325124.57/cwt120.00–129.004054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335132.00/cwt132.00–132.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2442128.33/cwt128.00–129.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523124.41/cwt121.00–126.006513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530117.94/cwt117.00–120.006253
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555113.00/cwt113.00–113.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558116.03/cwt115.00–118.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562128.67/cwt128.00–129.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600121.00/cwt121.00–121.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320144.97/cwt144.00–146.004642
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473128.15/cwt124.00–132.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 3519119.45/cwt117.00–124.006204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580127.68/cwt127.00–128.007413
Bulls—Medium and Large 3658115.00/cwt115.00–115.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1669126.53/cwt125.00–131.008464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670123.36/cwt120.00–125.008273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2783112.01/cwt108.00–116.008772
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,425118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,6821
Bulls——1,56292.10/cwt90.00–94.001,4393
Bulls——1,652106.22/cwt104.00–109.001,7553
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96268.83/cwt66.00–72.006626
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03462.04/cwt60.00–64.006415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16987.07/cwt84.00–89.001,0186
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23478.12/cwt76.00–80.009645
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28201,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2825920.00/head920.00–920.009202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,123811.00/head760.00–860.008114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,199.20/head1,100.00–1,335.001,1996
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950814.21/head800.00–830.008142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3976661.19/head570.00–780.006617
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3995706.08/head590.00–800.007062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130937.99/head860.00–1,010.009382

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.