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Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Mar 30

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

133 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 152▼ 119 vs year ago 252 · −47.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 46▼ 17 vs year ago 55 · −30.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 82▼ 31 vs year ago 84 · −36.9%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.12/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$174.12

39 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$21

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.92

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	449	179.63	807	18thin
Medium and Large 3	489	169.40	828	21

One grade step is worth $10.23/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale39 hd

174.12

—

GA average13 barns · 1,124 hd

186.04

−11.92

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,527	115.74	1,768	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	97.86	1,212	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	75.06	721	2thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,220	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,057	$1,060	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,052	$1,294	16

Every lot

41 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	968	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	268	204.30/cwt	202.50–206.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	194.69/cwt	190.00–198.00	615	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	186.64/cwt	184.00–188.00	687	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	191.06/cwt	190.50–193.00	705	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	172.65/cwt	172.00–173.00	791	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	895	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	163.64/cwt	162.00–165.00	872	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	559	160.60/cwt	160.50–161.00	898	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	611	150.50/cwt	148.00–154.00	920	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,009	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	143.57/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,034	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,034	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	219.02/cwt	218.00–220.00	723	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	234.04/cwt	232.00–236.00	861	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	224.84/cwt	222.00–228.00	832	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	948	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	443	209.01/cwt	208.00–210.00	926	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	195.51/cwt	195.00–196.00	899	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	219.00/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,018	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	205.99/cwt	204.00–208.00	985	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	201.53/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,058	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	182.68/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,142	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,443	105.81/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,527	5
Bulls	—	—	1,592	120.80/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,923	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,181	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	75.06/cwt	74.00–76.00	721	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	926	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,155	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	98.15/cwt	97.00–99.50	1,271	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	1,054.74/head	1,000.00–1,130.00	1,055	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,046	1,436.39/head	1,420.00–1,480.00	1,436	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,250	1,370.00/head	1,370.00–1,370.00	1,370	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	898	833.64/head	820.00–850.00	834	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	1,284.41/head	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,284	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,176	1,229.76/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,230	4

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Thu Mar 30, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 152Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 46Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 82Year ago 84

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	216.00–222.00	219.00
2	—	368	232.00–236.00	234.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	200.00–203.00	201.53
3	—	625	181.00–185.00	182.68
1	—	435	218.00	218.00
1	—	290	242.00	242.00
2	—	370	222.00–228.00	224.84
2	—	478	204.00–208.00	205.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	218.00–220.00	219.02
2	—	443	208.00–210.00	209.01
1	—	550	190.00	190.00
2	—	460	195.00–196.00	195.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
4	—	611	148.00–154.00	150.50
3	—	533	162.00–165.00	163.64
3	—	458	172.00–173.00	172.65
5	—	559	160.50–161.00	160.60
2	—	268	202.50–206.00	204.30
3	—	368	184.00–188.00	186.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	141.00–146.00	143.57
8	—	369	190.50–193.00	191.06
1	—	760	136.00	136.00
1	—	615	164.00	164.00
4	—	316	190.00–198.00	194.69
2	—	528	169.00–170.00	169.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	242.00	242.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,370.00	1,370.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	1,000.00–1,130.00	1,054.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,046	1,420.00–1,480.00	1,436.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,173	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,284.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,176	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,229.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	898	820.00–850.00	833.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	118.00–124.00	120.80
2	—	1,640	133.00	133.00
5	—	1,443	101.00–108.00	105.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,295	97.00–99.50	98.15
1	—	1,100	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,040	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	74.00–76.00	75.06

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.