Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-10-12

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Oct 12
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
266 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 315▼ 159 vs year ago 425 · −37.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 70▼ 23 vs year ago 60 · −38.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 73▼ 38 vs year ago 90 · −42.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers mostly steady, bull and heifer calves unevenly 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 $178.75/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$178.75
64 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$941
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$192
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$44.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−32.60
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1300220.006601thin
Medium and Large 2604181.731,09824
Medium and Large 3484175.8685239
One grade step is worth $44.14/cwt here — about −$192 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 sale64 hd
178.75
—
GA average16 barns · 2,118 hd
211.35
−32.60
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—Average1,687114.741,9356thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18285.451,01011
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02173.857548thin

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)1,203$1,2754thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$1,11310
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)896$1,17612

Every lot

47 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 2435221.00/cwt221.00–221.009612
Steers—Medium and Large 2558214.52/cwt212.00–218.001,1974
Steers—Medium and Large 1608218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3256
Steers—Medium and Large 2615204.02/cwt203.00–205.001,2553
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 3336188.11/cwt186.00–190.006329
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355182.00/cwt180.00–186.006463
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434179.33/cwt176.00–186.007784
Heifers—Medium and Large 3459176.63/cwt174.00–183.008115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3509174.74/cwt172.00–181.008894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523187.45/cwt186.00–190.009804
Heifers—Medium and Large 3562175.18/cwt170.00–179.009856
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568188.59/cwt182.00–190.001,0719
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600169.00/cwt166.00–172.001,0142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626181.78/cwt180.00–183.001,1384
Heifers—Medium and Large 3658156.50/cwt154.00–160.001,0304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2661173.75/cwt170.00–176.001,1484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715164.06/cwt160.00–167.001,1733
Heifers—Medium and Large 3765152.48/cwt150.00–155.001,1662
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323205.69/cwt205.00–206.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430196.16/cwt192.00–202.008433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2442213.02/cwt210.00–217.009423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462210.01/cwt208.00–211.009703
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513186.31/cwt181.00–191.009565
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560187.88/cwt181.00–191.001,05210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565175.09/cwt170.00–180.009894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605178.68/cwt174.00–184.001,0816
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1657195.66/cwt195.00–196.001,2853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2662171.99/cwt170.00–174.001,1393
Bulls—Medium and Large 3710163.94/cwt160.00–166.001,1643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725166.36/cwt165.00–168.001,2063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770166.01/cwt164.00–168.001,2783
Bulls—Medium and Large 3770151.67/cwt150.00–155.001,1683
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,685115.89/cwt113.00–119.001,9535
Bulls——1,695109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,8481
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96569.07/cwt67.00–70.006673
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05576.71/cwt73.00–80.008095
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17585.99/cwt83.00–88.501,01010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0821,014.91/head925.00–1,200.001,0156
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2091,259.64/head1,175.00–1,370.001,2604
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2171,367.14/head1,300.00–1,435.001,3673
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3785861.91/head760.00–960.008624
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39281,220.69/head1,110.00–1,325.001,2214
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,445.23/head1,400.00–1,490.001,4454

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.