Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-11-02

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Nov 2
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
378 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 299▼ 71 vs year ago 449 · −15.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 81▲ 10 vs year ago 50 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 81▲ 25 vs year ago 54 · +46.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.15/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$166.15
78 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$879
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−34.79
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2561170.7295830
Medium and Large 3509163.2983148
One grade step is worth $7.43/cwt here — about $127 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 sale78 hd
166.15
—
GA average16 barns · 1,261 hd
200.94
−34.79
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—Average1,524107.791,6435thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27082.811,05216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56078.001,2172thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05670.637467thin

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)1,372$1,3564thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,147$1,21516
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$1,61116

Every lot

49 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2435221.00/cwt221.00–221.009611
Steers—Medium and Large 2605205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,24010
Steers—Medium and Large 2763198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260204.00/cwt204.00–204.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328181.95/cwt180.00–184.005974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333195.02/cwt192.00–198.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358178.03/cwt173.00–183.006374
Heifers—Medium and Large 3441174.98/cwt170.00–180.007725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460174.66/cwt174.00–176.008036
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463163.05/cwt160.00–166.007554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2502172.22/cwt169.00–173.508657
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515162.39/cwt160.00–165.008366
Heifers—Medium and Large 3572152.45/cwt150.00–160.0087216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623167.52/cwt167.00–168.001,0444
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625159.10/cwt155.00–165.009945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655167.55/cwt166.00–168.001,0979
Heifers—Medium and Large 3667152.67/cwt150.00–154.001,0183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1332
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3263214.86/cwt210.00–220.005652
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333207.52/cwt205.00–210.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3358202.31/cwt200.00–207.007246
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413210.32/cwt210.00–211.008693
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438193.47/cwt189.00–198.008472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460205.05/cwt200.00–210.009432
Bulls—Medium and Large 3461188.60/cwt185.00–195.008695
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525185.22/cwt180.00–190.0097210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2534206.38/cwt200.00–209.001,1024
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560169.54/cwt164.00–174.009494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565197.54/cwt195.00–200.001,1164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623176.18/cwt171.00–181.001,0984
Bulls—Medium and Large 3626165.11/cwt160.00–170.001,0346
Bulls—Medium and Large 3663162.67/cwt160.00–164.001,0793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2666170.48/cwt166.00–176.001,1354
Bulls—Medium and Large 3717151.35/cwt150.00–152.001,0853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770175.67/cwt174.00–178.001,3533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2773158.67/cwt156.00–160.001,2273
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,524107.79/cwt105.00–112.001,6435
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02375.98/cwt75.00–77.007773
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08066.61/cwt63.00–69.007194
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26784.52/cwt80.00–88.001,07113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28375.40/cwt72.00–79.009673
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,3241
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,090979.27/head900.00–1,100.009795
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,321.47/head1,150.00–1,450.001,32111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2901,207.85/head1,125.00–1,275.001,2082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4531,503.66/head1,390.00–1,625.001,5042
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1551,355.79/head1,250.00–1,500.001,3568
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,866.12/head1,775.00–1,925.001,8668

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.