Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-10-05

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Oct 5
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
315 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 332▲ 52 vs year ago 263 · +19.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 40▲ 20 vs year ago 50 · +40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 74▲ 22 vs year ago 51 · +43.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower, bull and heifer calves sold sharply 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 $181.37/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −27.31 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$181.37
113 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,010
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$325
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−27.98
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1624200.751,2538thin
Medium and Large 2618182.881,13034
Medium and Large 3520178.4692871
One grade step is worth $22.29/cwt here — about $325 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 sale113 hd
181.37
—
GA average16 barns · 1,215 hd
209.34
−27.98
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
−27.31
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—Low1,439109.031,56810
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25988.651,11620
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41287.911,2416thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96675.6473110

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)1,036$1,2417
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,027$1,07114
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$1,30812

Every lot

57 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3555187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0381
Steers—Medium and Large 1665214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4231
Steers—Medium and Large 2672203.98/cwt202.00–206.001,3713
Steers—Medium and Large 1730212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3205200.00/cwt200.00–200.004102
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265194.91/cwt190.00–200.005172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415197.94/cwt192.00–202.508213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458193.14/cwt190.00–202.508858
Heifers—Medium and Large 3461182.43/cwt178.00–188.008415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3506175.51/cwt174.00–178.008884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523188.41/cwt185.00–190.009853
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578165.31/cwt163.50–170.009558
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579183.33/cwt183.00–185.001,0616
Heifers—Medium and Large 3658159.00/cwt158.00–160.001,0462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670174.34/cwt173.00–175.001,1683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715162.96/cwt161.00–165.001,1652
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3263216.46/cwt210.00–220.005693
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322203.47/cwt200.00–210.006553
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368193.48/cwt190.00–200.007128
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370220.00/cwt220.00–220.008141
Bulls—Medium and Large 3441191.49/cwt188.00–198.008446
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460196.24/cwt195.00–200.009034
Bulls—Medium and Large 3461181.61/cwt178.00–188.0083713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510193.69/cwt190.00–197.509884
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518182.21/cwt177.50–187.5094410
Bulls—Medium and Large 3558175.37/cwt172.00–182.009796
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567188.26/cwt184.00–195.001,0675
Bulls—Medium and Large 1592209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626179.17/cwt174.00–183.001,1224
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630164.84/cwt160.00–170.001,0388
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658195.99/cwt194.00–198.001,2902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2659174.99/cwt170.00–180.001,1535
Bulls—Medium and Large 3659156.51/cwt152.00–162.001,0314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700184.00/cwt180.00–188.001,2882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2711173.47/cwt170.00–179.001,2335
Bulls—Medium and Large 3722154.66/cwt148.00–160.001,1176
Bulls—Medium and Large 2762172.99/cwt169.00–179.001,3186
Bulls—Medium and Large 3763151.48/cwt148.00–158.001,1564
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32899.81/cwt98.00–102.001,3253
Bulls——1,486112.98/cwt108.00–116.501,6797
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93480.35/cwt78.00–83.007504
Cows—Lean 85-90%98872.50/cwt67.00–75.007166
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22091.02/cwt88.00–94.501,11010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24075.00/cwt75.00–75.009301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29384.97/cwt84.00–86.001,0999
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,3181
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37588.16/cwt85.00–91.001,2123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55394.00/cwt94.00–94.001,4602
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3850850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0631,129.41/head1,050.00–1,200.001,1294
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,580.00/head1,510.00–1,700.001,5806
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3948939.99/head840.00–1,100.0094010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0161,048.66/head850.00–1,230.001,0494
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,498.09/head1,275.00–1,585.001,4983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2241,398.93/head1,250.00–1,575.001,3994

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.