Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2023-11-16

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Nov 16
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
158 head
▼ 164 vs last sale 322▼ 148 vs year ago 306 · −48.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 63▼ 31 vs year ago 69 · −44.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 60▼ 2 vs year ago 50 · −4.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, all feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows most steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.54/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$175.54
40 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$927
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$319
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−30.87
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1586191.921,12611thin
Medium and Large 2532174.7692912thin
Medium and Large 3487165.4980717thin
One grade step is worth $26.43/cwt here — about $319 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 sale40 hd
175.54
—
GA average16 barns · 1,378 hd
206.41
−30.87
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—Average1,700112.821,9183thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33090.311,20110
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00069.536954thin

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)1,198$1,3954thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$1,1268
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)983$1,2888

Every lot

44 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3355214.00/cwt214.00–214.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 2575202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3364181.48/cwt178.00–186.006614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435173.02/cwt172.00–175.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438181.98/cwt180.00–184.007973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460181.01/cwt180.00–182.008332
Heifers—Medium and Large 3461163.61/cwt160.00–168.007545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525195.68/cwt195.00–196.001,0273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527175.11/cwt170.00–180.009233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568192.98/cwt192.00–195.001,0963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612191.38/cwt188.00–194.001,1713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620172.26/cwt170.00–177.001,0683
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620156.77/cwt150.00–160.009723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668185.51/cwt185.00–186.001,2392
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680140.00/cwt140.00–140.009522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325211.97/cwt210.00–214.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372202.82/cwt196.00–206.007543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380225.50/cwt223.00–228.008572
Bulls—Medium and Large 3442185.97/cwt180.00–190.008223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445218.00/cwt218.00–218.009701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460194.07/cwt192.00–200.008934
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460179.05/cwt174.00–184.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523177.13/cwt174.00–180.009262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558185.96/cwt180.00–189.001,0383
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560172.46/cwt168.00–178.009664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610179.07/cwt176.00–184.001,0924
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615169.70/cwt168.00–171.001,0443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718175.02/cwt174.00–176.001,2572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723181.03/cwt180.00–182.001,3092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,260105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3231
Bulls——1,920116.73/cwt114.00–120.002,2412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95063.68/cwt60.00–67.006052
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05075.38/cwt73.00–78.007912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23592.68/cwt89.00–97.001,1455
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33584.05/cwt80.00–86.001,1224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,785103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,8471
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0551,018.41/head910.00–1,060.001,0184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1051,065.72/head1,025.00–1,100.001,0662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,233.55/head1,100.00–1,450.001,2344
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3750950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,513.29/head1,475.00–1,550.001,5134

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.