Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-07-27

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Jul 27
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 217▼ 106 vs year ago 227 · −46.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 28▲ 15 vs year ago 42 · +35.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 43▼ 18 vs year ago 70 · −25.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves mostly steady, heifer calves unevenly steady, 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 $208.03/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −0.64 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$208.03
75 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,162
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.79
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1588219.341,29017thin
Medium and Large 2578207.251,19832
Medium and Large 3516201.611,04026
One grade step is worth $17.74/cwt here — about $250 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 sale75 hd
208.03
—
GA average16 barns · 973 hd
209.82
−1.79
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−0.64
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—High1,560126.861,9805thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,415105.251,4903thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,241102.661,27418
CowsLean 85-90%Low97392.639018thin

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)1,096$1,2759
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,102$1,1729
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)908$1,21712

Every lot

51 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 3663207.09/cwt202.00–212.001,3732
Steers—Medium and Large 1668245.03/cwt242.00–248.001,6372
Steers—Medium and Large 1745232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7281
Steers—Medium and Large 1755220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3269210.47/cwt210.00–212.005664
Heifers—Medium and Large 3334205.02/cwt200.00–210.006854
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360198.70/cwt194.00–202.007156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438208.99/cwt208.00–210.009154
Heifers—Medium and Large 3457194.98/cwt190.00–200.008916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460205.01/cwt204.00–206.009434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526197.05/cwt194.00–200.001,0366
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532187.12/cwt182.00–192.009957
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560185.04/cwt180.00–190.001,0364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568195.35/cwt194.00–196.001,1103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615202.10/cwt200.00–206.001,2433
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623178.96/cwt178.00–180.001,1152
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3355230.00/cwt230.00–230.008172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423230.63/cwt230.00–232.009763
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428219.04/cwt218.00–220.009374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463224.65/cwt224.00–226.001,0406
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470206.38/cwt202.00–210.009706
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513201.66/cwt196.00–206.001,0355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521230.32/cwt226.00–236.001,2005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527219.09/cwt215.00–222.001,1553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2559214.86/cwt210.00–226.001,2017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562227.34/cwt227.00–228.001,2783
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563195.02/cwt190.00–200.001,0984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1612213.04/cwt205.00–215.001,3045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2634195.42/cwt190.00–200.001,2394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1661207.51/cwt202.00–214.001,3724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2662193.34/cwt190.00–196.001,2803
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670175.79/cwt172.00–182.001,1785
Bulls—Medium and Large 2726180.29/cwt178.00–183.001,3094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2768173.99/cwt172.00–176.001,3362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,482124.10/cwt120.00–127.001,8393
Bulls——1,678131.01/cwt129.00–133.002,1982
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97094.81/cwt91.00–97.009206
Cows—Lean 85-90%98086.07/cwt85.00–87.008432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191101.60/cwt98.00–106.001,21011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26594.63/cwt92.00–97.001,1972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,343108.20/cwt107.00–109.001,4535
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,393102.88/cwt100.00–106.001,4332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6061
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39771,046.84/head1,000.00–1,075.001,0473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,003993.36/head950.00–1,050.009933
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1511,261.66/head1,170.00–1,390.001,2626
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1561,388.62/head1,225.00–1,450.001,3896
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3570675.00/head675.00–675.006752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39501,210.00/head1,150.00–1,240.001,2106
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,499.63/head1,475.00–1,525.001,5004

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.