Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-09-07

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Sep 7
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
191 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 241▼ 51 vs year ago 242 · −21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 50▲ 31 vs year ago 45 · +68.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 52▲ 2 vs year ago 52 · +3.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly 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 $208.48/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −0.19 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$208.48
61 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,093
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$12.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.42
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2545215.481,17420
Medium and Large 1620211.891,3149thin
Medium and Large 3485203.1598532
One grade step is worth $12.33/cwt here — about $190 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 sale61 hd
208.48
—
GA average15 barns · 992 hd
212.91
−4.42
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−0.19
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—Average1,787126.682,2649thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,170102.091,19526
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,500102.001,5302thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03990.8394417

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)1,178$1,3744thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)953$1,0706
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,2964thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2475242.81/cwt236.00–246.001,1533
Steers—Medium and Large 1500262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,3101
Steers—Medium and Large 2565237.49/cwt237.00–238.001,3422
Steers—Medium and Large 2618224.06/cwt222.00–226.001,3852
Steers—Medium and Large 1639238.39/cwt233.00–242.001,5235
Steers—Medium and Large 2665220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4631
Steers—Medium and Large 1725240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7403
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427219.38/cwt218.00–220.009373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458208.51/cwt207.00–210.009554
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478199.17/cwt196.00–206.009523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510205.96/cwt204.00–208.001,0504
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525194.08/cwt190.00–196.001,0193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563203.98/cwt200.00–208.001,1482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2833
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623187.04/cwt186.00–188.001,1654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2667192.05/cwt188.00–196.001,2813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670208.46/cwt206.00–211.001,3972
Heifers—Medium and Large 3677174.60/cwt172.00–180.001,1823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323228.93/cwt228.00–230.007394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360242.03/cwt240.00–244.008712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368219.17/cwt214.00–224.008074
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432213.53/cwt210.00–221.009223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463234.51/cwt232.00–238.001,0864
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468201.03/cwt200.00–202.009414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518225.52/cwt225.00–226.001,1682
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518198.96/cwt194.00–202.001,03110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527218.81/cwt214.00–224.001,1538
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2321
Bulls—Medium and Large 3574188.44/cwt186.00–194.001,0825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575205.50/cwt201.00–210.001,1822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658206.80/cwt206.00–208.001,3615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2708183.03/cwt180.00–186.001,2962
Bulls—Medium and Large 3763165.96/cwt162.00–170.001,2662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2773180.01/cwt178.00–182.001,3912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,558112.02/cwt111.00–113.001,7452
Bulls——1,670126.62/cwt123.00–130.002,1154
Bulls——2,095136.54/cwt134.00–140.002,8613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03885.08/cwt82.00–88.008837
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04094.85/cwt90.00–98.0098610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,142102.48/cwt100.00–107.001,17020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16096.66/cwt96.00–98.001,1214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,310106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,3891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,475109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,6082
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,6561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3936995.80/head925.00–1,075.009964
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29881,218.99/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1001,270.00/head1,240.00–1,300.001,2702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,478.59/head1,335.00–1,600.001,4792
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0251,296.34/head1,100.00–1,450.001,2964

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.