Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-04-13

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Apr 13
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
169 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 169▼ 70 vs year ago 239 · −29.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 38▲ 24 vs year ago 46 · +52.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 45▲ 2 vs year ago 72 · +2.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves 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 $206.70/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −1.98 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$206.70
54 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$909
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$41.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.90
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1374237.928899thin
Medium and Large 3392204.7080323
Medium and Large 2516196.011,01222
One grade step is worth $41.90/cwt here — about −$124 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 sale54 hd
206.70
—
GA average15 barns · 1,083 hd
201.80
+4.90
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−1.98
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—Low1,544112.031,7306thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,225102.331,25423
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51888.001,3362thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00582.548299thin

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)1,118$1,1485
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,044$8908
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,162$1,47522

Every lot

46 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1510220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 1694199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3818
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2208204.48/cwt200.00–207.004253
Heifers—Medium and Large 3226189.41/cwt184.00–194.004284
Heifers—Medium and Large 3264191.59/cwt184.00–194.005068
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310198.45/cwt192.00–202.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325185.40/cwt180.00–190.006034
Heifers—Medium and Large 3359184.07/cwt180.00–190.006615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423182.84/cwt180.00–186.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468160.13/cwt155.00–165.007494
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523153.13/cwt150.00–156.008014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600146.00/cwt146.00–146.008764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625173.13/cwt169.00–177.001,0822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2634156.80/cwt154.00–164.009944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225228.67/cwt224.00–234.005154
Bulls—Medium and Large 3272225.13/cwt222.00–232.006123
Bulls—Medium and Large 3317222.63/cwt216.00–226.007066
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319247.53/cwt246.00–248.007904
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330240.67/cwt240.00–242.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369242.03/cwt240.00–244.008934
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438208.00/cwt208.00–208.009114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455192.00/cwt190.00–196.008743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523201.04/cwt200.00–202.001,0514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2559186.43/cwt183.00–193.001,0427
Bulls—Medium and Large 3559176.83/cwt172.00–181.009885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615170.03/cwt169.00–172.001,0463
Bulls—Medium and Large 3623161.07/cwt159.00–163.001,0032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,320104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,3731
Bulls——1,589113.64/cwt111.00–117.001,8065
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95071.05/cwt70.00–72.006752
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01985.13/cwt82.00–88.008676
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03090.00/cwt90.00–90.009271
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155101.00/cwt98.00–105.001,16714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307112.23/cwt109.00–117.001,4675
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37094.60/cwt90.00–97.001,2964
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51888.00/cwt88.00–88.001,3362
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38951,045.31/head990.00–1,100.001,0452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,000813.60/head770.00–860.008145
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,016.62/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2671,216.45/head1,160.00–1,325.001,2163
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3700960.00/head960.00–960.009602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1631,242.63/head1,150.00–1,400.001,2438
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2391,715.90/head1,600.00–1,850.001,71612

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.