Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-05-25

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, May 25
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
202 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 250▼ 47 vs year ago 249 · −18.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 53▲ 34 vs year ago 40 · +85.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 80▲ 12 vs year ago 78 · +15.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.81/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$197.81
56 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$934
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.15
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1506210.781,06520
Medium and Large 2443199.8088616thin
Medium and Large 3461183.2684520
One grade step is worth $27.51/cwt here — about $220 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 sale56 hd
197.81
—
GA average16 barns · 1,581 hd
205.97
−8.15
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—Low1,576115.411,81913
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28399.171,27217
CowsLean 85-90%Low97886.6384715

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)1,201$1,2308
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,142$1,13111
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$1,0683thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,002$1,17914

Every lot

61 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2310254.00/cwt254.00–254.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 3330238.00/cwt238.00–238.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 3368229.10/cwt226.00–232.008432
Steers—Medium and Large 2381250.07/cwt248.00–253.0095310
Steers—Medium and Large 1415264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,0961
Steers—Medium and Large 3458216.00/cwt216.00–216.009892
Steers—Medium and Large 1481244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,1745
Steers—Medium and Large 1541240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,29822
Steers—Medium and Large 3660159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280200.00/cwt200.00–200.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 3316198.42/cwt196.00–200.006274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330217.67/cwt215.00–219.007183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370214.00/cwt214.00–214.007922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422195.30/cwt194.00–196.008243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423203.51/cwt202.00–207.008616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433215.88/cwt212.00–220.009352
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468194.97/cwt194.00–196.009124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,03810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527188.80/cwt184.00–194.009953
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527174.24/cwt170.00–180.009183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1548205.84/cwt200.00–207.001,1286
Heifers—Medium and Large 3571160.77/cwt156.00–164.009184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618174.37/cwt170.00–179.001,0782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623164.14/cwt160.00–168.001,0232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675140.00/cwt140.00–140.009451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3228239.16/cwt234.00–244.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320228.91/cwt226.00–232.007334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325248.97/cwt248.00–250.008094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333241.04/cwt236.00–246.008032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355238.00/cwt236.00–240.008453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378248.75/cwt246.00–250.009403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428244.91/cwt240.00–250.001,0482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440225.95/cwt222.00–230.009942
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460196.95/cwt192.00–202.009062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472218.71/cwt216.00–220.001,0323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518211.37/cwt207.00–216.001,0953
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530183.20/cwt180.00–188.009713
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560171.96/cwt167.00–177.009632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2562196.05/cwt194.00–200.001,1023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565204.98/cwt204.00–206.001,1582
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605139.00/cwt139.00–139.008411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618199.42/cwt196.00–206.001,2323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2638187.47/cwt185.00–190.001,1962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770152.00/cwt148.00–156.001,1702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,278105.74/cwt104.00–110.001,3514
Bulls——1,586116.40/cwt115.00–119.001,8466
Bulls——1,953126.34/cwt125.00–128.002,4673
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93581.96/cwt79.00–85.007666
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00789.74/cwt87.00–94.009049
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19892.01/cwt88.00–96.001,1027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,326101.61/cwt98.00–105.001,3477
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,380110.18/cwt106.00–114.001,5203
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,105983.96/head825.00–1,075.009845
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,067.65/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,253.39/head1,100.00–1,425.001,2536
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,304.23/head1,200.00–1,375.001,3046
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2651,005.93/head900.00–1,100.001,0062
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39401,046.41/head1,000.00–1,085.001,0468
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,356.25/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3566

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.