Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-03-02

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Mar 2
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 218▼ 17 vs year ago 172 · −9.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 48▼ 2 vs year ago 47 · −4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 94▲ 55 vs year ago 65 · +84.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady in light test. 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 $178.31/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −30.37 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$178.31
46 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$828
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$264
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.40
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529189.251,0027thin
Medium and Large 2452186.9084522
Medium and Large 3453162.6973817thin
One grade step is worth $26.56/cwt here — about $264 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 sale46 hd
178.31
—
GA average14 barns · 1,148 hd
185.71
−7.40
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−30.37
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—High1,544109.471,6904thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16391.501,06519
CowsLean 85-90%Average88875.4467011

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)1,132$1,1616
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,111$1,01113
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)790$5585
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)919$1,10336

Every lot

58 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 1435216.00/cwt216.00–216.009401
Steers—Medium and Large 1515207.98/cwt206.00–210.001,0712
Steers—Medium and Large 2725146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220158.00/cwt158.00–158.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358173.36/cwt168.00–176.006213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3361151.62/cwt150.00–156.005474
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420152.51/cwt150.00–156.006414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423169.31/cwt166.00–173.007164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1445179.00/cwt179.00–179.007971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455176.50/cwt176.50–176.508034
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471136.91/cwt132.00–140.006455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523154.52/cwt154.00–155.008082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525169.70/cwt168.00–171.008913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555167.00/cwt167.00–167.009272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555151.00/cwt151.00–151.008382
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563137.04/cwt135.00–139.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600133.00/cwt133.00–133.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623157.11/cwt154.00–160.009792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663132.01/cwt130.00–134.008752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700121.00/cwt121.00–121.008471
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268195.23/cwt190.00–200.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280226.00/cwt226.00–226.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285211.05/cwt208.00–214.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333184.98/cwt180.00–190.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340212.41/cwt210.00–213.007225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440191.33/cwt190.00–192.008423
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440176.63/cwt170.00–180.007773
Bulls—Medium and Large 3458155.04/cwt150.00–160.007103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464182.34/cwt178.00–188.008465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1490201.00/cwt201.00–201.009851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510178.37/cwt175.00–180.009103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523187.00/cwt187.00–187.009782
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523148.09/cwt146.00–150.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565134.04/cwt132.00–136.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615179.88/cwt175.00–185.001,1062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615154.93/cwt152.00–161.009533
Bulls—Medium and Large 3643132.00/cwt132.00–132.008491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660142.00/cwt142.00–142.009371
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660129.00/cwt129.00–129.008511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46598.50/cwt98.50–98.501,4431
Bulls——1,500110.69/cwt109.00–113.001,6602
Bulls——1,710118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,0181
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82969.95/cwt67.00–72.005804
Cows—Lean 85-90%92178.58/cwt76.00–82.507247
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13785.13/cwt82.00–88.009688
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17891.62/cwt89.50–96.001,0797
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191104.01/cwt103.00–106.001,2394
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3771495.49/head430.00–610.004954
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3905914.92/head900.00–930.009152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3996866.46/head810.00–900.008666
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2091,134.21/head1,000.00–1,210.001,1347
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2461,283.50/head1,250.00–1,325.001,2844
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3700930.00/head930.00–930.009302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3701746.15/head725.00–800.0074610
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39001,020.00/head960.00–1,125.001,0206
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0711,347.26/head1,260.00–1,450.001,34718

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.