Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2022-11-10

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Nov 10
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
305 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 449▼ 26 vs year ago 331 · −7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 50▲ 7 vs year ago 53 · +13.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 54▼ 94 vs year ago 140 · −67.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, 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 $130.40/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −78.27 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$130.40
101 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$192
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.84
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1582138.3080514thin
Medium and Large 2550130.4771752
Medium and Large 3482127.1461235
One grade step is worth $11.16/cwt here — about $192 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 sale101 hd
130.40
—
GA average15 barns · 1,194 hd
146.24
−15.84
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−78.27
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—Average1,58685.501,3567thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39665.3491210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60862.701,0082thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low87243.013757thin

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)1,076$8809
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,112$86915
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)700$6002thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 2569138.95/cwt137.00–145.007914
Steers—Medium and Large 1640143.00/cwt143.00–143.009151
Steers—Medium and Large 2660131.00/cwt131.00–131.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 1665141.00/cwt141.00–141.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 2740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3255125.00/cwt125.00–125.003192
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323117.86/cwt116.00–122.003813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367133.29/cwt132.00–134.004893
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376118.11/cwt115.00–120.004445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410145.00/cwt145.00–145.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424128.22/cwt125.00–130.005444
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425115.52/cwt112.00–120.004916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465138.00/cwt138.00–138.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 3484113.72/cwt110.00–116.005507
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485128.06/cwt125.00–129.006214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1502137.62/cwt135.00–138.006918
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518109.52/cwt109.00–110.005674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538127.38/cwt124.00–128.506858
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563120.59/cwt120.00–121.006795
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565106.70/cwt106.00–107.006037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2679117.42/cwt115.00–118.007975
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330151.67/cwt151.00–152.005013
Bulls—Medium and Large 3341142.94/cwt140.00–150.004877
Bulls—Medium and Large 3371144.98/cwt139.00–149.005385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434143.88/cwt141.00–151.006246
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463130.36/cwt129.00–132.006046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467151.95/cwt150.00–155.007103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468140.13/cwt135.00–145.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513134.63/cwt134.00–135.006918
Bulls—Medium and Large 3519122.73/cwt120.00–126.006376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565126.04/cwt124.00–128.0071210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568119.53/cwt118.00–121.006794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581138.15/cwt135.00–139.008039
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613122.52/cwt119.00–126.0075114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3613104.52/cwt103.50–106.006414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665123.79/cwt118.00–125.008236
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665103.28/cwt100.00–105.006873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745119.00/cwt119.00–119.008871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770118.00/cwt118.00–118.009091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2795110.00/cwt110.00–110.008751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39280.25/cwt79.50–82.001,1173
Bulls——1,73189.44/cwt85.00–92.001,5484
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86039.22/cwt38.00–40.003375
Cows—Lean 85-90%90352.49/cwt50.00–55.004742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22072.00/cwt72.00–72.008781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34165.60/cwt63.00–70.008807
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60862.70/cwt62.00–63.501,0082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,67561.09/cwt60.00–62.001,0232
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,004715.78/head650.00–820.007165
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,020757.25/head660.00–860.007575
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1461,033.70/head900.00–1,100.001,0344
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,166946.34/head850.00–1,030.0094610
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3700600.00/head600.00–600.006002

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.