Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-09-28

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Sep 28
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
332 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 369▲ 128 vs year ago 204 · +62.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 89▲ 13 vs year ago 27 · +48.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 100▲ 21 vs year ago 53 · +39.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bull and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $200.14/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −8.54 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$200.14
102 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,035
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$2.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.87
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2575201.731,16031
Medium and Large 1635201.241,2785thin
Medium and Large 3481199.3095966
One grade step is worth $2.43/cwt here — about $201 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 sale102 hd
200.14
—
GA average16 barns · 1,160 hd
211.01
−10.87
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−8.54
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—High1,752115.422,0216thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32390.101,19213
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57389.331,4063thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95880.477718thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,139$1,20912
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$1,1342thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,212$1,74512

Every lot

56 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2330255.00/cwt255.00–255.008422
Steers—Medium and Large 3360222.43/cwt217.50–227.508014
Steers—Medium and Large 2373237.05/cwt236.00–238.008844
Steers—Medium and Large 3460215.05/cwt210.00–220.009892
Steers—Medium and Large 2479237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1388
Steers—Medium and Large 2509232.00/cwt230.00–236.001,1814
Steers—Medium and Large 2578231.98/cwt230.00–233.001,3413
Steers—Medium and Large 2600219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3142
Steers—Medium and Large 1690225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5531
Steers—Medium and Large 1709226.78/cwt225.00–227.001,6089
Steers—Medium and Large 1765216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322209.84/cwt205.00–215.006766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371221.68/cwt220.00–224.008225
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373207.79/cwt204.00–212.007757
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426199.16/cwt195.00–205.008484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2448216.01/cwt210.00–217.509685
Heifers—Medium and Large 3461192.58/cwt190.00–200.008886
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463208.01/cwt205.00–210.009639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464216.40/cwt216.00–217.501,0044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523201.75/cwt200.00–206.001,0557
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523184.93/cwt180.00–190.009675
Heifers—Medium and Large 3562178.58/cwt176.00–184.001,0046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565201.06/cwt196.00–206.001,1363
Heifers—Medium and Large 3674164.99/cwt160.00–170.001,1124
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280255.00/cwt255.00–255.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330220.00/cwt220.00–220.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 3358212.23/cwt210.00–216.0076010
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415209.12/cwt205.00–215.0086810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460223.41/cwt220.00–230.001,0286
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470202.87/cwt200.00–206.0095312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3511194.61/cwt190.00–199.0099416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518223.10/cwt220.00–226.001,1562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560204.02/cwt200.00–206.001,1438
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568191.19/cwt188.00–198.001,08610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621188.78/cwt186.00–199.001,1728
Bulls—Medium and Large 3634175.09/cwt170.00–180.001,1104
Bulls—Medium and Large 3663170.02/cwt165.00–175.001,1272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680186.43/cwt182.00–191.001,2684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713186.67/cwt186.00–187.001,3313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2778171.68/cwt165.00–175.001,3363
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,710128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,1891
Bulls——1,723117.25/cwt115.00–122.002,0203
Bulls——1,815106.37/cwt105.00–108.001,9312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92774.94/cwt72.00–79.006953
Cows—Lean 85-90%97683.79/cwt80.00–88.008185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29192.93/cwt90.00–97.001,2006
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31785.28/cwt82.00–88.001,1236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1361
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,545102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,5761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,4431
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0601,134.48/head1,080.00–1,185.001,1342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0881,023.71/head930.00–1,160.001,0245
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1761,340.65/head1,200.00–1,490.001,3417
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2101,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3852
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2121,817.09/head1,625.00–1,925.001,81710

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.