Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-02-09

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Feb 9
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
265 head
▲ 156 vs last sale 109▲ 75 vs year ago 190 · +39.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 28▲ 11 vs year ago 37 · +29.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 36▲ 5 vs year ago 56 · +8.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (374). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, heifers lightly tested, bull calves and heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $169.43/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −39.25 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$169.43
116 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$846
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.42
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525177.4293140
Medium and Large 2513166.5385450
Medium and Large 3433162.7170426
One grade step is worth $14.70/cwt here — about $226 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 sale116 hd
169.43
—
GA average15 barns · 1,212 hd
173.85
−4.42
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−39.25
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—Average1,52896.601,4765thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29793.541,21321
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08979.0386111

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)1,059$1,11213
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)991$82712
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,074$1,33122

Every lot

57 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 1462197.66/cwt196.00–199.009133
Steers—Medium and Large 1525185.50/cwt185.00–186.009742
Steers—Medium and Large 1685169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3205160.00/cwt160.00–160.003281
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268153.96/cwt150.00–157.004133
Heifers—Medium and Large 3334153.01/cwt150.00–156.005114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 3357148.02/cwt144.00–152.005286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388156.62/cwt154.00–158.0060812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430144.76/cwt142.00–148.006223
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460138.52/cwt135.00–142.006376
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472149.80/cwt146.00–156.007075
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518136.53/cwt131.00–140.007075
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560134.71/cwt130.00–139.007544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572147.14/cwt143.00–151.008429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623142.11/cwt139.00–145.008852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670139.00/cwt139.00–139.009315
Heifers—Medium and Large 3775109.00/cwt109.00–109.008451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273180.53/cwt180.00–181.004934
Bulls—Medium and Large 3317180.96/cwt179.00–182.005743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328192.41/cwt192.00–194.006315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2359191.15/cwt187.00–197.006865
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370179.63/cwt178.00–181.006653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383205.37/cwt200.00–207.5078710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423194.95/cwt194.00–196.008252
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423164.73/cwt160.00–170.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427183.29/cwt180.00–190.007837
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463187.74/cwt186.00–190.008694
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466174.47/cwt170.00–178.008137
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468159.87/cwt155.00–165.007484
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522159.02/cwt153.00–163.008306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524175.38/cwt169.00–179.009195
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526144.71/cwt141.00–151.007616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568155.86/cwt150.00–157.008856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569162.62/cwt160.00–168.009258
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613161.85/cwt160.00–168.009925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2634148.01/cwt142.00–150.009384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678156.67/cwt156.00–158.001,0623
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680132.00/cwt132.00–132.008981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2689142.29/cwt142.00–145.0098010
Bulls—Medium and Large 3700128.00/cwt128.00–128.008961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705149.50/cwt149.00–150.001,0542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35089.66/cwt88.00–91.001,2102
Bulls——1,647101.23/cwt100.50–102.001,6673
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07680.39/cwt77.00–83.008659
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15072.91/cwt71.00–75.008382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18186.19/cwt84.00–88.001,0187
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285104.77/cwt100.00–108.001,3464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38394.19/cwt90.00–97.001,30310
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3963923.51/head825.00–1,010.009242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3969669.61/head600.00–800.006705
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,007939.16/head850.00–1,050.009397
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0761,145.71/head1,050.00–1,250.001,14611
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3995985.68/head910.00–1,040.009864
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0641,320.70/head1,050.00–2,110.001,32114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,711.76/head1,625.00–1,800.001,7124

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.