Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-08-03

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Aug 3
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
235 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 121▲ 14 vs year ago 221 · +6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 57▲ 35 vs year ago 40 · +87.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 52▲ 50 vs year ago 45 · +111.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.46/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$211.46
106 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$986
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.36
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1459223.751,02735
Medium and Large 2508208.111,05832
Medium and Large 3439203.1789139
One grade step is worth $20.57/cwt here — about $136 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 sale106 hd
211.46
—
GA average15 barns · 1,440 hd
213.82
−2.36
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—Average1,559129.512,0198thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,494116.831,7467thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,229110.581,35929
CowsLean 85-90%Average99191.1190311

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)1,097$1,34710
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$1,15611
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,059$1,60529

Every lot

67 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 2347245.00/cwt245.00–245.008509
Steers—Medium and Large 3570224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2772
Steers—Medium and Large 3600222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3321
Steers—Medium and Large 2643231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4852
Steers—Medium and Large 1668232.97/cwt230.00–236.001,5562
Steers—Medium and Large 2668225.01/cwt224.00–226.001,5032
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added778241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,8755
Steers—Medium and Large 1925200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8502
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260217.60/cwt214.00–222.005664
Heifers—Medium and Large 3316214.93/cwt210.00–220.006798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358223.53/cwt220.00–226.008004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1361232.00/cwt232.00–232.0083814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365208.83/cwt205.00–214.007625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423221.05/cwt215.00–224.009359
Heifers—Medium and Large 3441203.99/cwt200.00–210.009005
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458213.03/cwt211.00–217.009763
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460202.53/cwt200.00–205.009324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490223.66/cwt222.00–224.001,09611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511211.00/cwt209.00–214.001,0784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521218.19/cwt215.00–220.001,1374
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530199.92/cwt195.00–205.001,0605
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560204.50/cwt204.00–205.001,1454
Heifers—Medium and Large 3562190.73/cwt186.00–196.001,0723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573212.01/cwt210.00–214.001,2154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623201.04/cwt200.00–202.001,2522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630193.90/cwt192.00–198.001,2223
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630187.27/cwt186.00–190.001,1803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668187.03/cwt184.00–190.001,2492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715173.04/cwt172.00–175.001,2373
Heifers—Medium and Large 3723163.03/cwt162.00–164.001,1792
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322238.15/cwt234.00–244.007676
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368229.17/cwt224.00–234.008436
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431230.16/cwt228.00–236.0099210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3439222.20/cwt220.00–225.009755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462228.31/cwt223.00–232.001,0553
Bulls—Medium and Large 3462214.70/cwt210.00–218.009926
Bulls—Medium and Large 2503222.97/cwt217.00–225.001,1224
Bulls—Medium and Large 3506204.07/cwt200.00–210.001,0335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1559223.71/cwt223.00–224.001,2517
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565197.05/cwt194.00–200.001,1134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570215.55/cwt210.00–220.001,2294
Bulls—Medium and Large 3608187.56/cwt182.00–192.001,1404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618199.34/cwt194.00–204.001,2325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623217.45/cwt212.00–222.001,3554
Bulls—Medium and Large 3661171.03/cwt168.00–176.001,1314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665196.03/cwt194.00–200.001,3043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1669210.49/cwt206.00–216.001,4084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1727204.72/cwt202.00–206.001,4883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1768202.95/cwt200.00–206.001,5592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,498134.35/cwt133.00–136.002,0133
Bulls——1,585119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,8861
Bulls——1,598128.50/cwt125.00–131.002,0534
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93883.64/cwt81.00–88.007854
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02195.38/cwt93.00–98.009747
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175102.38/cwt98.00–104.001,2035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228109.46/cwt105.00–113.001,34416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266117.93/cwt114.00–121.001,4938
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473111.73/cwt110.00–115.001,6464
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,523123.63/cwt120.00–128.001,8833
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26801,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3680875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0741,453.72/head1,350.00–1,520.001,4547
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1371,778.80/head1,625.00–1,890.001,77918
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39691,239.53/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2406
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0351,056.47/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0565
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,239.06/head1,150.00–1,350.001,2396
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2881,507.27/head1,450.00–1,610.001,5074

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.