Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-04-20

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Apr 20
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 169▼ 122 vs year ago 302 · −40.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 70▲ 11 vs year ago 32 · +34.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 74▲ 1 vs year ago 74 · +1.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifer lightly tested, bull and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, 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 $206.10/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −2.57 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$206.10
104 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,020
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.22
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500220.991,10526
Medium and Large 2484212.111,02628
Medium and Large 3498194.9997250
One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $134 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 sale104 hd
206.10
—
GA average16 barns · 1,295 hd
203.89
+2.22
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−2.57
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—Average1,559113.631,7714thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16392.831,08015
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02079.4981112

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)1,043$1,07910
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)912$90514
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)906$1,07216

Every lot

54 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1400246.00/cwt246.00–246.009841
Steers—Medium and Large 3440230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 2505218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1012
Steers—Medium and Large 1690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3239205.10/cwt204.00–210.004905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2316203.41/cwt202.00–210.006436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367203.89/cwt200.00–210.007483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438200.99/cwt200.00–202.008802
Heifers—Medium and Large 3439189.51/cwt186.00–196.008324
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455179.00/cwt178.00–180.008142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458202.66/cwt202.00–204.009283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484192.40/cwt192.00–194.009315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512191.30/cwt190.00–192.009796
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515168.71/cwt168.00–170.008693
Heifers—Medium and Large 3562166.68/cwt166.00–168.009373
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600156.00/cwt156.00–156.009362
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3276230.33/cwt226.00–236.006364
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330224.89/cwt220.00–230.007424
Bulls—Medium and Large 3362222.71/cwt218.00–228.008066
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363249.26/cwt246.00–256.009053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374235.88/cwt230.00–240.008825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423220.95/cwt220.00–222.009354
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433205.08/cwt203.00–210.008886
Bulls—Medium and Large 3458201.01/cwt200.00–202.009214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465226.35/cwt220.00–228.001,05310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468210.92/cwt208.00–216.009878
Bulls—Medium and Large 3509194.07/cwt190.00–198.009884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515216.97/cwt215.00–220.001,1173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526207.57/cwt204.00–210.001,0924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560198.51/cwt197.00–200.001,1124
Bulls—Medium and Large 3562185.42/cwt184.00–188.001,0428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563208.63/cwt206.00–216.001,1759
Bulls—Medium and Large 3627177.12/cwt172.00–182.001,1116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630188.10/cwt184.00–190.001,1853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3491
Bulls—Medium and Large 3664159.86/cwt157.50–167.001,0614
Bulls—Medium and Large 3718156.10/cwt152.00–160.001,1212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3755142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0722
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,493111.01/cwt106.00–115.001,6572
Bulls——1,625116.24/cwt115.00–117.501,8892
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94073.68/cwt70.00–76.006934
Cows—Lean 85-90%97888.00/cwt88.00–88.008612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,078100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0782
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08780.53/cwt79.50–85.008756
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12693.54/cwt90.00–97.501,0538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25788.82/cwt88.00–89.001,1165
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3600635.00/head560.00–740.006354
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39671,126.21/head1,090.00–1,185.001,1266
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3817810.04/head690.00–880.008108
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3931943.85/head900.00–970.009445
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0391,031.88/head950.00–1,100.001,0326
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1541,214.15/head1,100.00–1,360.001,2145

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.