Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2022-06-30

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jun 30
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 164▲ 6 vs year ago 239 · +2.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 40▲ 4 vs year ago 40 · +10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 51▼ 4 vs year ago 65 · −6.2%
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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 unevenly steady, bull calves lightly tested, feeder heifers and 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 $124.43/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −84.24 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$124.43
52 head · 606 lb average
Value per head Derived
$754
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$2.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.83
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1681126.128598thin
Medium and Large 3537124.3266723
Medium and Large 2653123.9280921
One grade step is worth $2.20/cwt here — about $50 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 sale52 hd
124.43
—
GA average14 barns · 1,136 hd
142.27
−17.83
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−84.24
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—High1,797115.322,0726thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26683.071,05221

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)1,013$8192thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$7572thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,054$7444thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)918$93930

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3410155.00/cwt155.00–155.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 3495149.00/cwt149.00–149.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 3540143.00/cwt143.00–143.007721
Steers—Medium and Large 3575135.01/cwt134.00–136.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 1625164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,02811
Steers—Medium and Large 3695126.00/cwt126.00–126.008761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460132.50/cwt130.00–135.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463117.35/cwt116.00–120.005433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474124.80/cwt122.00–127.005924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505123.49/cwt122.00–125.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528114.50/cwt110.00–118.006055
Heifers—Medium and Large 3569110.71/cwt109.00–115.006304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623124.51/cwt123.00–126.007762
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675102.64/cwt100.00–105.006933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423131.51/cwt129.00–134.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482128.74/cwt126.00–130.006217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2503138.00/cwt137.00–139.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525123.51/cwt120.00–129.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550145.00/cwt145.00–145.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578132.69/cwt131.00–135.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 3586121.89/cwt116.00–126.007149
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610129.61/cwt128.00–132.007915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1657128.98/cwt127.00–133.008473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668122.84/cwt117.00–125.008216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1708120.01/cwt119.00–121.008502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755118.50/cwt118.00–119.008952
Bulls—Medium and Large 3755104.00/cwt104.00–104.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2783108.62/cwt107.00–111.008505
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,660119.26/cwt119.00–120.001,9803
Bulls——1,880104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,9551
Bulls——1,960115.06/cwt113.00–117.002,2552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24483.36/cwt80.00–87.001,03711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28177.19/cwt75.00–79.009896
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30691.09/cwt89.00–95.001,1904
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3605684.71/head650.00–710.006854
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3800670.00/head670.00–670.006702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3850877.65/head810.00–950.008788
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3920869.38/head800.00–960.008696
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,186.07/head1,125.00–1,250.001,18610
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3893616.47/head600.00–630.006162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,013819.23/head810.00–830.008192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,035757.34/head710.00–810.007572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215871.44/head800.00–940.008712

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.