Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-08-17

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Aug 17
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
181 head
▼ 184 vs last sale 365▼ 26 vs year ago 207 · −12.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 63▼ 23 vs year ago 64 · −35.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 72▼ 35 vs year ago 69 · −50.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.11/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$207.11
53 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,044
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$242
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.13
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528216.831,14511thin
Medium and Large 2551206.271,13621
Medium and Large 3445202.8690321
One grade step is worth $13.97/cwt here — about $242 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 sale53 hd
207.11
—
GA average15 barns · 1,423 hd
220.24
−13.13
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—Average1,551131.112,0348thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,469113.711,6706thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,238107.671,33315
CowsLean 85-90%Average86990.907906thin

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)1,220$1,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,124$1,1526
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$1,42810

Every lot

46 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3545220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1992
Steers—Medium and Large 3622213.96/cwt212.00–215.001,3313
Steers—Medium and Large 2665224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4902
Steers—Medium and Large 1715238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7021
Steers—Medium and Large 1795240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318214.72/cwt210.00–220.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328223.02/cwt222.00–224.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363208.06/cwt206.00–212.007557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433228.49/cwt228.00–229.009894
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435207.70/cwt206.00–211.009033
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463203.27/cwt200.00–205.009414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517210.91/cwt210.00–211.501,0908
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555196.67/cwt190.00–200.001,0923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569211.40/cwt211.00–212.001,2035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573207.53/cwt205.00–209.001,1894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615207.10/cwt203.00–211.001,2742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623201.04/cwt200.00–202.001,2524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663187.99/cwt187.00–190.001,2463
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675174.01/cwt173.00–175.001,1752
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355240.00/cwt240.00–240.008522
Bulls—Medium and Large 3369227.88/cwt225.00–230.008415
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428223.08/cwt220.00–229.009556
Bulls—Medium and Large 2442233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,0303
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460213.26/cwt210.00–218.009814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463232.02/cwt231.00–233.001,0744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513222.40/cwt220.00–225.001,1416
Bulls—Medium and Large 3524205.58/cwt203.00–210.001,0774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558212.77/cwt209.00–218.001,1874
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560205.03/cwt202.00–208.001,1484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625215.72/cwt212.00–220.001,3483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2629208.04/cwt206.00–210.001,3094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668205.35/cwt204.00–208.001,3723
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,400142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,9881
Bulls——1,475123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,8141
Bulls——1,589130.64/cwt129.00–133.002,0766
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77079.03/cwt78.00–80.006092
Cows—Lean 85-90%91896.84/cwt93.00–100.008894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143102.31/cwt100.00–104.001,1696
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299110.16/cwt107.00–113.001,4317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308115.02/cwt114.00–116.001,5042
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428116.41/cwt115.00–118.001,6623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510111.00/cwt110.00–113.001,6763
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3943926.33/head800.00–1,000.009263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,377.56/head1,330.00–1,400.001,3783
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0901,427.87/head1,350.00–1,550.001,42810

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.