Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-07-20

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jul 20
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 251▼ 34 vs year ago 251 · −13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 58▼ 23 vs year ago 51 · −45.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 54▲ 15 vs year ago 28 · +53.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $217.48/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +8.81 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$217.48
76 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,065
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.94
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547231.491,26611thin
Medium and Large 2462223.341,03338
Medium and Large 3505203.541,02827
One grade step is worth $27.95/cwt here — about $238 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 sale76 hd
217.48
—
GA average16 barns · 1,001 hd
214.54
+2.94
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
+8.81
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—High1,600127.252,0363thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,236103.851,28410
CowsLean 85-90%Low93787.478195thin

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)1,315$1,2982thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,0557
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$1,38020

Every lot

58 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3318235.00/cwt235.00–235.007473
Steers—Medium and Large 2400242.00/cwt242.00–242.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 1410252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0331
Steers—Medium and Large 1463245.65/cwt244.00–248.001,1373
Steers—Medium and Large 2510232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1832
Steers—Medium and Large 1530238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2612
Steers—Medium and Large 1580236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3692
Steers—Medium and Large 1708230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6283
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245228.00/cwt228.00–228.005591
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270208.81/cwt204.00–214.005642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290238.00/cwt238.00–238.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2303223.87/cwt220.00–226.0067818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324229.40/cwt228.00–231.007434
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330201.33/cwt200.00–204.006643
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358200.03/cwt196.00–204.007164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368219.03/cwt218.00–220.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430224.93/cwt224.00–227.009673
Heifers—Medium and Large 3438197.98/cwt196.00–200.008673
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458192.27/cwt190.00–195.008814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472221.29/cwt220.00–224.001,0443
Heifers—Medium and Large 3504187.51/cwt182.00–192.009454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518215.84/cwt210.00–220.001,1183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523200.96/cwt200.00–202.001,0514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558185.99/cwt184.00–190.001,0383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568197.40/cwt192.00–202.001,1213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623165.18/cwt160.00–170.001,0292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630193.41/cwt190.00–196.001,2183
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2271249.00/cwt249.00–249.006756
Bulls—Medium and Large 2309240.37/cwt236.00–246.007434
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332224.03/cwt220.00–230.007443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379240.33/cwt236.00–241.009117
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438214.97/cwt210.00–220.009424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2458224.63/cwt220.00–227.001,0293
Bulls—Medium and Large 3462210.26/cwt204.00–214.009717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519220.69/cwt215.00–223.001,1456
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520203.91/cwt200.00–210.001,0604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1541232.79/cwt230.00–235.001,2599
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560209.45/cwt204.00–214.001,1734
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560193.03/cwt188.00–196.001,0814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573225.64/cwt221.00–230.001,2932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620195.81/cwt190.00–199.001,2144
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630185.27/cwt184.00–188.001,1673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668187.03/cwt184.00–190.001,2492
Bulls—Medium and Large 3723174.06/cwt172.00–176.001,2582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3442
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,510124.37/cwt124.00–125.001,8782
Bulls——1,780133.00/cwt133.00–133.002,3671
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80080.00/cwt80.00–80.006401
Cows—Lean 85-90%97189.34/cwt88.00–92.008674
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222101.39/cwt100.00–105.001,2396
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258107.55/cwt107.00–109.001,3534
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3725987.07/head975.00–1,000.009874
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28001,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0411,433.19/head1,400.00–1,450.001,4338
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,554.82/head1,460.00–1,670.001,5556
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3957928.66/head800.00–1,000.009293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0761,150.12/head1,075.00–1,225.001,1504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,297.91/head1,160.00–1,420.001,2982

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.