Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-02-02

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Feb 2
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 108▼ 59 vs year ago 168 · −35.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 24▼ 19 vs year ago 47 · −40.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 31▼ 5 vs year ago 41 · −12.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter cows lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $148.51/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −60.16 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$148.51
34 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$739
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$9.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.09
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2535153.2582014thin
Medium and Large 1636152.259694thin
Medium and Large 3430143.4361716thin
One grade step is worth $9.83/cwt here — about $203 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 sale34 hd
148.51
—
GA average14 barns · 896 hd
167.60
−19.09
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−60.16
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—Average1,386102.541,4214thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31090.671,18813
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,72078.501,3501thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01463.576455thin

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)1,022$7908
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,067$1,30715

Every lot

30 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1555164.17/cwt164.00–165.009116
Steers—Medium and Large 1628164.97/cwt164.00–166.001,0362
Steers—Medium and Large 3705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423127.63/cwt125.00–130.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600136.00/cwt136.00–136.008161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290168.00/cwt168.00–168.004871
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340155.51/cwt155.00–156.005292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373185.23/cwt180.00–190.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373152.95/cwt152.00–154.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435145.27/cwt140.00–148.006323
Bulls—Medium and Large 3459137.58/cwt131.00–140.006315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470157.65/cwt157.00–158.007413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512150.35/cwt150.00–151.007703
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523128.73/cwt126.00–130.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585156.00/cwt156.00–156.009132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588144.51/cwt143.00–146.008504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725136.51/cwt136.00–137.009902
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20599.72/cwt99.00–100.001,2023
Bulls——1,930111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,1421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95073.53/cwt73.00–74.006992
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05756.93/cwt55.00–59.006023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23787.25/cwt86.00–89.001,0797
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39694.66/cwt91.00–98.001,3216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72078.50/cwt78.50–78.501,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3932721.11/head650.00–810.007216
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290997.02/head930.00–1,060.009972
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0031,112.51/head950.00–1,250.001,1139
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,598.07/head1,425.00–1,725.001,5986

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.