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Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2023-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Dec 14

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 152▼ 65 vs year ago 234 · −27.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 39▼ 30 vs year ago 55 · −54.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 48▲ 4 vs year ago 35 · +11.4%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $204.33/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −4.34 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$204.33

51 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$32.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.65

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	220.48	1,142	4thin
Medium and Large 2	479	215.97	1,034	25
Medium and Large 3	537	188.16	1,010	22

One grade step is worth $32.32/cwt here — about $133 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 sale51 hd

204.33

—

GA average16 barns · 1,003 hd

216.98

−12.65

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−4.34

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,564	114.18	1,785	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	94.50	1,418	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	90.76	1,137	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	73.88	720	5thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,120	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$956	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$1,213	14

Every lot

39 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,269	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	205.34/cwt	204.00–206.00	684	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	441	200.01/cwt	198.00–202.00	882	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	197.02/cwt	196.00–200.00	902	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	212.74/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,006	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	524	183.05/cwt	180.00–186.00	959	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	191.02/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,005	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	562	172.59/cwt	166.00–176.00	970	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	189.35/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,076	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,154	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	799	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	211.03/cwt	206.00–216.00	777	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	231.67/cwt	230.00–236.00	883	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	438	210.97/cwt	206.00–216.00	924	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	227.96/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,044	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	458	199.34/cwt	194.00–204.00	913	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	220.48/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,142	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	209.46/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,119	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	539	188.72/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,017	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	183.03/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,025	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	186.80/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,121	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	740	150.98/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,117	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	763	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,137	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,642	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	116.24/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,834	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	69.19/cwt	66.00–72.00	650	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	77.01/cwt	74.00–80.00	768	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	84.06/cwt	82.00–86.00	979	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	95.23/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,249	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,418	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,033	800.00/head	690.00–900.00	800	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,137	1,051.03/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,051	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	615	731.71/head	660.00–800.00	732	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,078	1,311.62/head	1,250.00–1,410.00	1,312	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,548.03/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,548	4

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Thu Dec 14, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 152Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 39Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 48Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	218.00–224.00	220.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	230.00–236.00	231.67
8	—	534	207.00–214.00	209.46
2	—	330	242.00	242.00
3	—	458	222.00–234.00	227.96
5	—	600	186.00–188.00	186.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	180.00–186.00	183.03
2	—	368	206.00–216.00	211.03
2	—	740	148.00–154.00	150.98
4	—	438	206.00–216.00	210.97
2	—	763	148.00–150.00	148.99
5	—	539	184.00–196.00	188.72
3	—	458	194.00–204.00	199.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	188.00–190.00	189.35
4	—	441	198.00–202.00	200.01
4	—	526	190.00–192.00	191.02
4	—	458	196.00–200.00	197.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	166.00–176.00	172.59
3	—	333	204.00–206.00	205.34
4	—	524	180.00–186.00	183.05
2	—	280	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	473	210.00–213.00	212.74
8	—	577	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	82.00–86.00	84.06
3	—	1,312	94.00–97.00	95.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	66.00–72.00	69.19
3	—	997	74.00–80.00	77.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	94.50	94.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	108.00	108.00
3	—	1,578	112.00–118.00	116.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,137	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,051.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	690.00–900.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,145	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,548.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,078	1,250.00–1,410.00	1,311.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	615	660.00–800.00	731.71

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.