Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-09-14

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Sep 14
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 131 vs last sale 191▼ 183 vs year ago 243 · −75.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 76▼ 14 vs year ago 70 · −20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
311 head
▲ 257 vs last sale 54▲ 260 vs year ago 51 · +509.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder heifers and heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, 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 $196.25/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −12.43 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$196.25
95 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,106
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.80
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1595205.341,2219thin
Medium and Large 2564201.471,13648
Medium and Large 3556187.501,04238
One grade step is worth $17.84/cwt here — about $179 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 sale95 hd
196.25
—
GA average16 barns · 1,293 hd
211.05
−14.80
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−12.43
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—Low1,665114.741,9104thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45299.131,4405thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32798.621,30811
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09887.0295510

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)1,204$1,3314thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,127$1,2159
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,224$1,3615

Every lot

54 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 2530232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2302
Steers—Medium and Large 3580212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2301
Steers—Medium and Large 2615220.66/cwt220.00–222.001,3573
Steers—Medium and Large 2675214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4451
Steers—Medium and Large 2707210.80/cwt210.00–212.001,4905
Steers—Medium and Large 3715195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3941
Steers—Medium and Large 2793210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6652
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367224.95/cwt222.00–228.008263
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395214.00/cwt214.00–214.008453
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440195.80/cwt195.00–196.008625
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472190.69/cwt188.00–194.009003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480201.06/cwt196.00–205.009653
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510187.78/cwt184.00–193.009584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512199.53/cwt196.00–201.001,0229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2559192.04/cwt190.00–195.001,0745
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565179.45/cwt177.00–184.001,0144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671179.98/cwt176.00–185.001,2084
Heifers—Medium and Large 3679162.18/cwt159.00–164.001,1015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2708174.01/cwt171.00–177.001,2322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368221.73/cwt220.00–225.008164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374235.02/cwt234.00–236.008794
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410203.95/cwt200.00–210.008366
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431220.76/cwt215.00–225.009514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466212.00/cwt210.00–215.009885
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468200.95/cwt196.00–206.009404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0851
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513189.28/cwt186.00–194.009716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529203.27/cwt200.00–210.001,0759
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564198.88/cwt196.00–201.001,1227
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568207.00/cwt206.00–208.001,1763
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570184.32/cwt182.00–186.001,0513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2606195.43/cwt194.00–197.001,1847
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610181.01/cwt180.00–182.001,1042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616200.76/cwt200.00–202.001,2374
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665175.98/cwt170.00–180.001,1705
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673188.73/cwt186.00–190.001,2704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2704187.98/cwt185.00–189.001,3234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3961
Bulls—Medium and Large 3705167.32/cwt164.00–170.001,1803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2766172.73/cwt169.00–177.001,3234
Bulls—Medium and Large 3774155.58/cwt150.00–160.001,2045
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,100111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2211
Bulls——1,853115.98/cwt115.00–118.002,1493
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07580.98/cwt78.00–85.008714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11391.04/cwt88.00–95.001,0136
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20093.48/cwt90.00–96.001,1224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39393.05/cwt89.00–97.001,2962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,399101.56/cwt97.00–105.001,4217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,492103.19/cwt102.00–104.501,5403
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39761,060.83/head900.00–1,200.001,0614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0751,130.47/head1,110.00–1,150.001,1302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2471,337.72/head1,210.00–1,440.001,3385
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3331,532.21/head1,510.00–1,550.001,5322
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2241,361.47/head1,250.00–1,440.001,3615

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.