Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-08-10

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Aug 10
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
365 head
▲ 130 vs last sale 235▲ 99 vs year ago 266 · +37.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 75▲ 9 vs year ago 54 · +16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 95▲ 27 vs year ago 45 · +60.0%
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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 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bull and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, 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 $224.99/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +16.31 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$224.99
134 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,146
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$261
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.01
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556231.731,28741
Medium and Large 2503226.621,13950
Medium and Large 3474216.661,02643
One grade step is worth $15.07/cwt here — about $261 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 sale134 hd
224.99
—
GA average15 barns · 1,054 hd
212.98
+12.01
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
+16.31
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—High1,523124.911,9027thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,697109.811,8645thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,261107.151,35120
CowsLean 85-90%Low96891.588868thin

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)1,192$1,4007
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,158$1,1628
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$1,59826

Every lot

80 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1363276.94/cwt274.00–280.001,0052
Steers—Medium and Large 1423272.84/cwt270.00–276.001,1542
Steers—Medium and Large 1464252.75/cwt249.00–256.001,1734
Steers—Medium and Large 2471240.04/cwt239.00–246.001,1317
Steers—Medium and Large 1524254.52/cwt246.00–255.001,33418
Steers—Medium and Large 2534243.06/cwt239.00–244.001,2985
Steers—Medium and Large 2565238.51/cwt238.00–239.001,3482
Steers—Medium and Large 3565225.09/cwt220.00–230.001,2722
Steers—Medium and Large 1611243.94/cwt238.00–246.001,4904
Steers—Medium and Large 2618230.50/cwt226.00–236.001,4245
Steers—Medium and Large 2668229.35/cwt226.00–232.001,5323
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added677246.53/cwt245.00–248.001,6698
Steers—Medium and Large 1678238.71/cwt236.00–242.001,6183
Steers—Medium and Large 1740231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7091
Steers—Medium and Large 1810220.96/cwt218.00–230.001,7904
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200240.00/cwt240.00–240.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225222.56/cwt220.00–225.005012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273222.13/cwt220.00–224.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2316230.66/cwt230.00–232.507294
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318218.31/cwt215.00–222.006944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358227.36/cwt225.00–230.008146
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367216.45/cwt214.00–220.007946
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421223.48/cwt220.00–226.009414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428208.90/cwt205.00–212.508944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429230.47/cwt230.00–232.009894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461214.96/cwt210.00–220.009915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467202.69/cwt200.00–205.009476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487229.53/cwt229.00–232.001,1189
Heifers—Medium and Large 2509210.09/cwt205.00–215.001,0695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511221.85/cwt219.00–224.001,1346
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523198.79/cwt193.00–203.001,0406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568207.37/cwt204.00–210.001,1786
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570195.35/cwt190.00–200.001,1136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1595219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,3069
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628211.94/cwt210.00–214.001,3314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672185.07/cwt180.00–190.001,2443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673201.53/cwt200.00–203.001,3562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725190.50/cwt190.00–191.001,3812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332246.02/cwt240.00–250.008175
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333253.40/cwt250.00–260.008443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2366246.46/cwt242.00–252.009026
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368233.12/cwt228.00–238.008588
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408251.14/cwt248.00–256.001,0255
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429226.13/cwt222.00–232.009707
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435240.71/cwt235.00–245.001,0477
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460215.04/cwt210.00–220.009896
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465234.04/cwt232.00–236.001,0887
Bulls—Medium and Large 1486243.91/cwt243.00–250.001,18512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3509207.62/cwt203.00–213.001,0575
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518222.03/cwt218.00–228.001,1509
Bulls—Medium and Large 1556231.49/cwt225.00–235.001,28711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563216.94/cwt211.00–222.001,2218
Bulls—Medium and Large 3584199.94/cwt196.00–206.001,1685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1611219.96/cwt214.00–226.001,3444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617209.56/cwt206.00–212.001,2936
Bulls—Medium and Large 3623195.04/cwt194.00–196.001,2154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663204.02/cwt200.00–208.001,3532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671214.80/cwt210.00–220.001,4415
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680176.76/cwt170.00–180.001,2023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723206.06/cwt204.00–208.001,4902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723184.84/cwt180.00–190.001,3362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1773203.00/cwt202.00–204.001,5692
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,446125.67/cwt122.00–129.001,8175
Bulls——1,705111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,8931
Bulls——1,725135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,3291
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%903101.77/cwt100.00–104.009192
Cows—Lean 85-90%97894.02/cwt92.00–99.009203
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00082.35/cwt80.00–87.008243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09599.66/cwt98.00–101.001,0913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283107.28/cwt103.00–110.001,37614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,322114.06/cwt112.00–117.001,5083
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,653112.97/cwt112.00–114.001,8672
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,727107.70/cwt104.00–110.001,8603
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37001,090.00/head1,090.00–1,090.001,0902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0981,442.60/head1,350.00–1,550.001,4438
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1191,738.57/head1,600.00–1,875.001,73916
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0201,087.35/head970.00–1,180.001,0872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0831,047.02/head900.00–1,125.001,0475
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2611,524.94/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,352.37/head1,150.00–1,450.001,3523

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.