Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2024-02-06

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Feb 6
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
258 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 132▼ 7 vs year ago 265 · −2.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 48▼ 7 vs year ago 48 · −14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 56▲ 12 vs year ago 61 · +19.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $239.40/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$239.40
109 head · 427 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,021
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.60
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1420258.781,08714thin
Medium and Large 2414246.491,02058
Medium and Large 3449220.9599337
One grade step is worth $37.83/cwt here — about $95 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 sale109 hd
239.40
—
GA average14 barns · 1,951 hd
244.00
−4.60
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—Average1,680135.662,2795thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,144108.931,24627
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03692.879626thin

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)1,174$1,5548
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,23812
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,128$2,11416

Every lot

62 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3525258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,3551
Steers—Medium and Large 2631239.49/cwt238.00–242.001,5118
Steers—Medium and Large 1632248.66/cwt248.00–250.001,5723
Steers—Medium and Large 1660243.66/cwt239.00–248.001,6089
Steers—Medium and Large 2683236.10/cwt236.00–237.001,61310
Steers—Medium and Large 1791230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8195
Steers—Medium and Large 1820220.51/cwt216.00–230.001,8084
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3221274.53/cwt270.00–280.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223281.63/cwt280.00–284.006285
Heifers—Medium and Large 3271266.46/cwt260.00–270.007224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272293.13/cwt290.00–300.007973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2274275.54/cwt270.00–280.007559
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321261.91/cwt258.00–268.0084110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328252.77/cwt246.00–256.008296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338271.01/cwt270.00–272.009162
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358235.05/cwt230.00–240.008413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367258.84/cwt254.00–264.009506
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423231.79/cwt226.00–236.009804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426259.08/cwt256.00–264.001,1045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2444250.00/cwt246.00–252.001,1106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2457235.20/cwt230.00–242.001,0755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520222.74/cwt218.00–228.001,1584
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527198.84/cwt192.00–202.001,0483
Heifers—Medium and Large 3561188.00/cwt184.00–190.001,0554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564214.69/cwt210.00–220.001,2119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565226.53/cwt225.00–228.001,2804
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0921
Heifers—Medium and Large 3687166.48/cwt166.00–170.001,1448
Heifers—Medium and Large 2726184.31/cwt180.00–187.001,3384
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3269303.55/cwt300.00–310.008174
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325303.90/cwt298.00–308.009883
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335281.54/cwt272.00–288.009434
Bulls—Medium and Large 3357273.36/cwt270.00–280.009763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2359296.96/cwt294.00–300.001,0665
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440272.17/cwt268.00–276.001,1985
Bulls—Medium and Large 2443284.38/cwt280.00–288.001,2605
Bulls—Medium and Large 3458259.34/cwt256.00–262.001,1883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2461279.58/cwt275.00–288.001,2895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2509253.28/cwt250.00–258.001,2895
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518238.98/cwt234.00–244.001,2385
Bulls—Medium and Large 3561216.99/cwt216.00–220.001,2175
Bulls—Medium and Large 2562233.89/cwt230.00–240.001,3149
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568257.37/cwt254.00–260.001,4623
Bulls—Medium and Large 3611214.04/cwt212.00–216.001,3084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623235.33/cwt230.00–239.001,4664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628225.75/cwt225.00–228.001,4184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665228.81/cwt226.00–238.001,5225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665215.95/cwt210.00–222.001,4362
Bulls—Medium and Large 3683193.32/cwt192.00–194.001,3203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3778175.01/cwt174.00–176.001,3622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,680135.66/cwt133.00–137.002,2795
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03692.87/cwt90.00–98.009626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,064101.36/cwt98.00–104.001,0785
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,107108.52/cwt106.00–112.001,20115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279115.22/cwt113.00–118.001,4747
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39491,076.58/head950.00–1,225.001,0776
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,399.17/head1,310.00–1,525.001,3996
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1741,553.70/head1,475.00–1,625.001,5548
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0332,188.87/head2,100.00–2,350.002,1896
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1061,930.79/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9318
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5002,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6252

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.