Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-07-13

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jul 13
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 197▼ 92 vs year ago 343 · −26.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 32▼ 19 vs year ago 77 · −24.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 23▲ 3 vs year ago 51 · +5.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.61/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$205.61
71 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$950
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.66
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1478217.331,03833
Medium and Large 2442204.7790415thin
Medium and Large 3453189.3685823
One grade step is worth $27.97/cwt here — about $180 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 sale71 hd
205.61
—
GA average17 barns · 2,222 hd
215.27
−9.66
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—Average1,506126.581,90610
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,302101.161,31716
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,424100.551,4324thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99590.9090412

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)1,053$1,1362thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)987$9196
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$1,39522

Every lot

49 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1422264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,1143
Steers—Medium and Large 2443242.01/cwt240.00–244.001,0722
Steers—Medium and Large 1455244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,1102
Steers—Medium and Large 2490240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1762
Steers—Medium and Large 2546231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2614
Steers—Medium and Large 2618219.51/cwt219.00–220.001,3572
Steers—Medium and Large 1663230.02/cwt226.00–234.001,5252
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 3357200.43/cwt196.00–206.007165
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364219.85/cwt215.00–224.008004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374229.05/cwt226.00–234.008574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419218.71/cwt216.00–220.009166
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426194.39/cwt190.00–200.008284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2439205.23/cwt200.00–210.009014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458214.77/cwt210.00–219.009844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458197.52/cwt194.00–202.009054
Heifers—Medium and Large 3459187.81/cwt184.00–192.008625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510217.21/cwt210.00–219.001,10817
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526187.56/cwt184.00–190.009874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527193.74/cwt191.00–196.001,0213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623195.86/cwt192.00–200.001,2202
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623162.07/cwt158.00–164.001,0103
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260262.00/cwt262.00–262.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280230.00/cwt230.00–230.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 3357224.83/cwt220.00–230.008035
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433201.64/cwt198.00–208.008735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518216.55/cwt210.00–220.001,1224
Bulls—Medium and Large 3534197.41/cwt192.00–202.001,0544
Bulls—Medium and Large 3572183.34/cwt182.00–186.001,0493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2607193.80/cwt192.00–195.001,1765
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663185.03/cwt182.00–188.001,2272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723183.58/cwt181.00–186.001,3272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723171.88/cwt168.00–176.001,2432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,453129.37/cwt128.00–131.001,8803
Bulls——1,528125.39/cwt122.00–127.001,9167
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97385.87/cwt81.00–88.008364
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00693.41/cwt91.00–96.009408
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13895.02/cwt94.00–96.001,0814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,344101.10/cwt97.00–104.501,3598
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,383107.41/cwt105.00–108.501,4854
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39598.40/cwt95.00–100.501,3733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,6161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3928825.07/head710.00–895.008254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0531,136.48/head1,110.00–1,160.001,1362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,106.43/head1,060.00–1,150.001,1062
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3760900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28251,288.48/head1,170.00–1,400.001,2884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39901,291.92/head1,130.00–1,375.001,2926
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0461,599.52/head1,550.00–1,625.001,60010

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.