Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-01-26

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jan 26
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 175 vs last sale 283▼ 158 vs year ago 266 · −59.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 30▼ 16 vs year ago 40 · −40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 40▼ 13 vs year ago 44 · −29.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes and replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $155.43/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −53.24 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$155.43
41 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$229
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$12.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.65
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2465158.6773824
Medium and Large 3389152.7259312thin
Medium and Large 1660146.399665thin
One grade step is worth $12.28/cwt here — about −$229 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 sale41 hd
155.43
—
GA average15 barns · 901 hd
166.08
−10.65
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−53.24
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—Low1,67086.291,4412thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32773.029699thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,70570.001,1942thin

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)996$7395
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)893$7808

Every lot

31 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2625151.00/cwt151.00–151.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 2700148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0361
Steers—Medium and Large 1710158.56/cwt154.00–163.001,1262
Steers—Medium and Large 1760160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440130.99/cwt130.00–132.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487149.23/cwt140.00–150.0072712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579143.00/cwt143.00–143.008285
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605113.00/cwt113.00–113.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660119.00/cwt119.00–119.007851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332161.02/cwt158.00–165.005353
Bulls—Medium and Large 3359152.58/cwt150.00–160.005484
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373177.03/cwt175.00–179.006605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428167.42/cwt165.00–172.007173
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428148.75/cwt146.00–152.006373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464154.65/cwt154.00–160.007189
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473146.48/cwt146.00–147.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517150.65/cwt150.00–154.007796
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560153.50/cwt153.00–154.008602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1727141.65/cwt140.00–143.001,0303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735125.00/cwt125.00–125.009191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,67086.29/cwt85.00–88.001,4412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24563.84/cwt63.00–65.007952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34374.08/cwt72.00–79.009956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1942
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3948698.18/head600.00–790.006984
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3700735.00/head735.00–735.007352
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3750610.00/head610.00–610.006102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,100725.00/head725.00–725.007252

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.