Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2022-07-14

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jul 14
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
343 head
▲ 247 vs last sale 96▲ 51 vs year ago 292 · +17.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 24▲ 40 vs year ago 37 · +108.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 45▲ 15 vs year ago 36 · +41.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.42/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −79.25 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$129.42
122 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$702
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.51
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1649133.0286310thin
Medium and Large 2573132.0775654
Medium and Large 3495126.3362658
One grade step is worth $6.69/cwt here — about $237 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 sale122 hd
129.42
—
GA average15 barns · 1,242 hd
139.93
−10.51
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−79.25
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—High1,44894.941,3749thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18573.0786619
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03562.4964719

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)1,345$1,0401thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$7067

Every lot

50 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2605136.00/cwt136.00–136.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 3620126.00/cwt126.00–126.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1705136.00/cwt136.00–136.009591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3306129.71/cwt125.00–132.003975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333133.26/cwt132.00–134.004444
Heifers—Medium and Large 3362125.10/cwt120.00–130.004538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373133.05/cwt132.00–134.004964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418132.40/cwt130.00–135.005534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1444146.02/cwt140.00–148.006484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473130.32/cwt125.00–132.506167
Heifers—Medium and Large 3512119.02/cwt117.00–120.006096
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515126.37/cwt125.00–128.006518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1539137.54/cwt135.00–140.007416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562132.64/cwt130.00–135.007453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565126.04/cwt124.00–128.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625129.01/cwt128.00–131.008063
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322144.83/cwt140.00–150.004666
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368142.33/cwt140.00–145.005247
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373150.52/cwt150.00–151.005614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437146.40/cwt146.00–147.006405
Bulls—Medium and Large 3437129.94/cwt125.00–135.005686
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460128.40/cwt124.00–134.005918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465156.00/cwt156.00–156.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465140.58/cwt136.00–146.006545
Bulls—Medium and Large 2509135.44/cwt135.00–136.006897
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525122.38/cwt119.00–128.0064211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3562119.86/cwt118.00–126.0067411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563132.54/cwt129.00–136.007468
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565140.49/cwt140.00–141.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 3611113.06/cwt110.00–116.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627129.43/cwt128.00–131.0081210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630135.68/cwt135.00–136.008553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2664125.49/cwt124.00–128.008338
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665108.68/cwt106.00–110.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720124.08/cwt120.00–128.008932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2734113.06/cwt109.00–117.008304
Bulls—Medium and Large 3763105.99/cwt105.00–107.008092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780119.01/cwt118.00–120.009282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780112.02/cwt109.00–114.008743
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21796.42/cwt94.00–99.001,1736
Bulls——1,660102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,6931
Bulls——2,03386.97/cwt86.00–88.001,7682
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03357.85/cwt53.00–60.005987
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03665.20/cwt61.00–68.0067512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17867.56/cwt64.00–71.007966
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18775.16/cwt71.00–78.0089212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21081.00/cwt81.00–81.009801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3982643.24/head590.00–730.006435
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090862.39/head850.00–875.008622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401

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.