Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2022-12-15

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Dec 15
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 212▼ 88 vs year ago 322 · −27.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 45▲ 25 vs year ago 30 · +83.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 50▼ 37 vs year ago 72 · −51.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher , feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 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 $145.58/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −63.09 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$145.58
49 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.32
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510162.0782613thin
Medium and Large 2537143.5877116thin
Medium and Large 3459136.4762720
One grade step is worth $25.60/cwt here — about $199 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 sale49 hd
145.58
—
GA average15 barns · 997 hd
153.91
−8.32
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−63.09
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—Average1,33577.001,0282thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28365.4083910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42058.008241thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99850.735068thin

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)1,090$1,0227
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,016$8149
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,046$1,14925

Every lot

51 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 3255178.00/cwt178.00–178.004541
Steers—Medium and Large 3300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1455179.00/cwt179.00–179.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 2455166.00/cwt166.00–166.007551
Steers—Medium and Large 3455146.00/cwt146.00–146.006641
Steers—Medium and Large 1510166.00/cwt166.00–166.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 3630137.00/cwt137.00–137.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 2730140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0221
Steers—Medium and Large 1770135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372135.45/cwt130.00–138.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384153.00/cwt153.00–153.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423143.89/cwt142.00–146.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460120.01/cwt119.00–121.005524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478136.37/cwt135.00–137.006523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514142.00/cwt142.00–142.007305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555135.67/cwt135.00–136.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563133.20/cwt133.00–134.007505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623121.52/cwt121.00–122.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745111.00/cwt111.00–111.008271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323151.32/cwt150.00–152.004893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335192.00/cwt192.00–192.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355175.00/cwt175.00–175.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3381143.21/cwt140.00–145.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1436180.90/cwt178.00–186.007894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440162.99/cwt162.00–164.007174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460168.95/cwt164.00–174.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469140.33/cwt138.00–142.006585
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522133.38/cwt131.00–135.006963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523151.04/cwt150.00–152.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526143.07/cwt139.00–147.007534
Bulls—Medium and Large 3556120.17/cwt116.00–125.006685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623141.63/cwt138.00–145.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633130.98/cwt127.00–135.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2662116.04/cwt114.00–120.007683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668134.03/cwt131.00–137.008952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770113.00/cwt113.00–113.008701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0131
Bulls——1,43572.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0331
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93556.57/cwt55.00–59.005293
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03547.22/cwt45.00–50.004895
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06575.00/cwt75.00–75.007991
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29667.95/cwt63.50–70.008815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32059.82/cwt58.00–62.007904
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42058.00/cwt58.00–58.008241
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3923698.10/head600.00–800.006984
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,025938.41/head925.00–950.009382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,091906.51/head850.00–950.009075
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1161,055.15/head1,025.00–1,075.001,0555
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,025883.54/head840.00–925.008844
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,20021

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.