Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2022-09-08

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Sep 8
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
242 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 198▲ 242 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 45▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 44▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady , feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull and heifer calves unevenly 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 $143.88/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −64.79 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$143.88
109 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$772
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.45
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518161.7983819thin
Medium and Large 2565144.0181443
Medium and Large 3517136.5470647
One grade step is worth $25.25/cwt here — about $132 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 sale109 hd
143.88
—
GA average14 barns · 833 hd
154.33
−10.45
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−64.79
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—Average1,631103.241,6838thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27881.011,03614
CowsLean 85-90%Average98069.566819thin

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)1,071$9996
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)946$8299
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,335$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)957$9488

Every lot

65 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 2527166.50/cwt166.50–166.508773
Steers—Medium and Large 3555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008331
Steers—Medium and Large 1560174.50/cwt174.50–174.5097712
Steers—Medium and Large 1626166.62/cwt164.00–169.001,0439
Steers—Medium and Large 2663154.49/cwt154.00–155.001,0242
Steers—Medium and Large 1674160.70/cwt160.00–165.001,08310
Steers—Medium and Large 1705158.01/cwt157.00–159.001,1142
Steers—Medium and Large 1785155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2171
Steers—Medium and Large 1810154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3272142.56/cwt140.00–146.003883
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358134.52/cwt130.00–138.004824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360159.55/cwt156.00–163.005742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365169.13/cwt165.00–170.006176
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458129.35/cwt128.00–132.005923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467144.02/cwt141.00–147.006733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519151.84/cwt147.00–153.007885
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527127.03/cwt122.00–132.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560122.52/cwt120.00–125.006864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562142.34/cwt142.00–143.008003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585139.32/cwt138.00–139.508158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614144.50/cwt144.50–144.508878
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623132.80/cwt129.00–134.008274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2667126.73/cwt125.00–130.008453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2738119.49/cwt119.00–120.008822
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325167.66/cwt167.00–168.005453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338188.49/cwt188.00–189.006372
Bulls—Medium and Large 3353154.96/cwt150.00–160.005472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360188.51/cwt188.00–189.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 3437156.45/cwt150.00–159.006849
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438176.00/cwt176.00–176.007713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445160.80/cwt160.00–164.007165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467154.75/cwt148.00–158.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467140.80/cwt135.00–145.006585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510159.35/cwt158.00–160.008133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512148.74/cwt146.00–152.007629
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513129.30/cwt126.00–135.0066311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558155.80/cwt155.00–157.008695
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568143.01/cwt137.00–146.008127
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568129.94/cwt125.00–135.007386
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608144.97/cwt142.00–149.008813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3611124.07/cwt120.00–128.007584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620134.81/cwt133.00–138.008368
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660115.18/cwt110.00–119.007605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670126.28/cwt123.00–133.008463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715125.68/cwt122.00–130.008993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2768124.31/cwt122.00–129.009553
Bulls—Medium and Large 3778109.04/cwt105.00–113.008482
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,582105.78/cwt103.00–109.001,6733
Bulls——1,63698.15/cwt94.00–101.001,6064
Bulls——1,755116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,0361
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85762.60/cwt60.00–64.005363
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04173.04/cwt70.00–76.007606
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22776.68/cwt74.00–79.009416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31387.80/cwt86.50–89.001,1533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31982.14/cwt79.50–86.001,0835
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3889735.88/head600.00–800.007365
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3913799.32/head750.00–850.007992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018944.69/head875.00–1,050.009454
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,098.75/head990.00–1,175.001,0994
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3750740.00/head740.00–740.007404
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,156.56/head1,140.00–1,175.001,1574

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.