Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2022-08-04

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Aug 4
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
221 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 227▲ 12 vs year ago 209 · +5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 42▲ 22 vs year ago 18 · +122.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 70▲ 21 vs year ago 24 · +87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (306). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers and steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 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 $141.18/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −67.49 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$141.18
60 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$751
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.52
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547150.1782111thin
Medium and Large 2533144.9877324
Medium and Large 3524133.5870025
One grade step is worth $16.60/cwt here — about $122 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 sale60 hd
141.18
—
GA average15 barns · 1,071 hd
148.70
−7.52
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−67.49
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—Low1,708100.211,7114thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18085.981,01420
CowsLean 85-90%High97168.9366910

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)1,125$8975
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,173$8052thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)817$81720

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1474171.45/cwt168.00–172.008137
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added498182.00/cwt182.00–182.009065
Steers—Medium and Large 2521151.50/cwt148.50–156.007896
Steers—Medium and Large 1532171.78/cwt166.00–174.009147
Steers—Medium and Large 2569149.55/cwt145.00–153.008514
Steers—Medium and Large 2623143.55/cwt142.00–145.008942
Steers—Medium and Large 1630161.33/cwt159.00–166.001,0163
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added648177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,15010
Steers—Medium and Large 1710149.04/cwt146.00–152.001,0582
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 3442130.63/cwt126.00–136.005773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455148.00/cwt148.00–148.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2459135.61/cwt130.00–138.006225
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463122.03/cwt120.00–126.005653
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510116.73/cwt115.00–120.005953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511133.67/cwt130.00–137.506838
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562129.66/cwt129.00–130.007293
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675104.89/cwt100.00–110.007082
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280156.00/cwt156.00–156.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 3437150.62/cwt149.00–153.006583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440164.95/cwt161.00–169.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460141.70/cwt135.00–145.006526
Bulls—Medium and Large 2461154.05/cwt148.00–158.007105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468162.97/cwt162.00–164.007634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510153.51/cwt153.00–154.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518144.11/cwt142.00–148.007468
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530129.86/cwt125.00–135.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565144.07/cwt140.00–148.008144
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565128.56/cwt125.00–132.007266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585154.00/cwt154.00–154.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615138.02/cwt137.00–139.008492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626131.29/cwt129.00–134.008224
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628120.07/cwt117.00–122.007546
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655131.49/cwt130.00–133.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,495100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4951
Bulls——1,65591.92/cwt90.00–94.001,5212
Bulls——2,025117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,3691
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94868.89/cwt66.00–72.006535
Cows—Lean 85-90%94863.27/cwt60.00–65.006003
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06377.51/cwt77.00–78.008242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06576.73/cwt76.00–78.008174
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18185.84/cwt83.00–88.001,01410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25492.38/cwt90.00–96.001,1586
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,100775.45/head750.00–800.007752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,142977.46/head900.00–1,040.009773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,173804.71/head690.00–890.008052
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3695650.07/head600.00–700.0065012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3925855.95/head710.00–1,010.008564
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,277.33/head1,175.00–1,375.001,2774

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.