Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2022-09-01

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Sep 1
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
198 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 187▼ 177 vs year ago 375 · −47.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 59▼ 19 vs year ago 64 · −29.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 70▼ 35 vs year ago 79 · −44.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, 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 $143.50/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −65.17 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$143.50
78 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$772
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$35
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$17.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.30
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2483152.0173531
Medium and Large 1647142.8092420
Medium and Large 3521134.2669927
One grade step is worth $17.75/cwt here — about $35 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 sale78 hd
143.50
—
GA average15 barns · 1,279 hd
151.80
−8.30
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−65.17
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—Average1,573105.791,66411
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28780.851,04020
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60380.721,2944thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00868.886956thin

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)1,103$1,1302thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)971$6867
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,066$1,21713

Every lot

55 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1660153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3269144.84/cwt140.00–150.003904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320154.45/cwt153.00–156.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 3337143.32/cwt140.00–146.004833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355159.00/cwt159.00–159.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358152.69/cwt150.00–155.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428151.64/cwt148.00–155.006494
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433132.72/cwt130.00–135.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458140.65/cwt138.00–145.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458130.27/cwt128.00–133.005974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1459152.22/cwt150.00–156.006995
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505124.00/cwt123.00–125.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515138.51/cwt138.00–139.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517152.66/cwt151.00–153.007896
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562134.02/cwt130.00–136.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600138.00/cwt138.00–138.008281
Heifers—Medium and Large 3613111.10/cwt106.00–116.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621130.00/cwt125.00–134.008075
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660120.00/cwt116.00–124.007922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710116.00/cwt116.00–116.008241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285162.25/cwt162.00–162.504622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315175.19/cwt171.00–179.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 3358152.66/cwt150.00–156.005473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368167.43/cwt164.00–171.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370188.00/cwt188.00–188.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2441165.99/cwt160.00–170.007327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445171.00/cwt171.00–171.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445146.50/cwt144.00–154.006526
Bulls—Medium and Large 3458139.67/cwt135.00–144.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474146.85/cwt144.00–153.006968
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520146.27/cwt143.00–153.007613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523132.56/cwt131.00–134.006934
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561138.42/cwt136.00–144.007775
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622143.35/cwt143.00–144.008923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added650147.00/cwt147.00–147.009563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655135.34/cwt134.00–138.008866
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668130.68/cwt129.00–133.008733
Bulls—Medium and Large 3668115.53/cwt110.00–120.007726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720135.38/cwt134.00–138.009755
Bulls—Medium and Large 3745109.00/cwt109.00–109.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 3765106.02/cwt103.00–109.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54999.22/cwt97.00–100.001,5374
Bulls——1,583107.50/cwt105.50–111.001,7025
Bulls——1,595114.64/cwt113.00–116.001,8292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98170.35/cwt68.00–73.006904
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06365.94/cwt65.00–67.007012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22576.45/cwt76.00–77.009372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28380.66/cwt78.00–85.001,03516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38086.75/cwt86.00–87.501,1972
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60380.72/cwt78.00–85.001,2944
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0631,075.09/head975.00–1,150.001,0758
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,445.33/head1,375.00–1,550.001,4455
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3971685.96/head600.00–800.006867
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,130.11/head1,080.00–1,180.001,1302

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.