Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2024-02-27

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Feb 27
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
257 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 307▲ 257 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 66▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 75▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $264.77/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +56.09 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.
Average price
$264.77
94 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,280
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$9.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.69
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2468270.391,26538
Medium and Large 1557261.241,45420
Medium and Large 3460260.791,19836
One grade step is worth $9.60/cwt here — about $66 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 sale94 hd
264.77
—
GA average16 barns · 1,205 hd
271.46
−6.69
This barn, trailing median2 sales
208.67
+56.09
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—Average1,672126.512,11512
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,162109.981,27818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,750105.001,8381thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06992.169858thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,161$1,51610
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,053$1,99212

Every lot

61 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1405321.98/cwt320.00–324.001,3042
Steers—Medium and Large 2440308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,3551
Steers—Medium and Large 2460295.01/cwt294.00–296.001,3572
Steers—Medium and Large 1513285.12/cwt280.00–290.001,4632
Steers—Medium and Large 1555280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5541
Steers—Medium and Large 2660234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330270.71/cwt268.00–272.008933
Heifers—Medium and Large 3334246.78/cwt244.00–252.008245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360271.01/cwt270.00–272.009762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360263.75/cwt260.00–267.009504
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368247.17/cwt242.00–252.009102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423239.53/cwt239.00–240.001,0138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426247.70/cwt244.00–254.001,05511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426234.52/cwt232.00–237.009994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458242.52/cwt238.00–246.001,1114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2459233.30/cwt230.00–234.001,0716
Heifers—Medium and Large 3459213.19/cwt212.00–215.009795
Heifers—Medium and Large 3512212.05/cwt208.00–214.001,0866
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515225.24/cwt222.00–232.001,1603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524240.79/cwt236.00–243.001,2626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560223.52/cwt220.00–226.001,2524
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563206.39/cwt206.00–207.001,1625
Heifers—Medium and Large 3612192.62/cwt190.00–194.001,1793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2616208.52/cwt206.00–216.001,2844
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223313.31/cwt312.00–314.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2312307.43/cwt300.00–312.009596
Bulls—Medium and Large 3312290.42/cwt284.00–294.009063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372275.03/cwt270.00–280.001,0235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2411290.38/cwt286.00–296.001,1934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415301.36/cwt300.00–302.001,2513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430272.15/cwt268.00–276.001,17010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462295.34/cwt294.00–296.001,3643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472264.47/cwt260.00–274.001,2488
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478275.38/cwt265.00–288.001,31612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2509259.58/cwt254.00–264.001,3214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3511244.62/cwt240.00–250.001,2504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515272.23/cwt266.00–280.001,4023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565264.53/cwt260.00–266.001,4954
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570230.07/cwt228.00–232.001,3114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2603229.35/cwt224.00–232.001,3833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668216.32/cwt214.00–218.001,4456
Bulls—Medium and Large 3673203.06/cwt200.00–206.001,3672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700211.00/cwt206.00–216.001,4772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1763201.97/cwt200.00–206.001,5413
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,559127.90/cwt125.00–129.001,9946
Bulls——1,740134.42/cwt131.50–138.002,3393
Bulls——1,830115.82/cwt115.00–119.002,1203
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00097.08/cwt92.00–100.009714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,097107.72/cwt104.00–111.001,18210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13887.24/cwt83.00–90.009934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150101.04/cwt100.00–102.001,1622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274116.72/cwt115.00–119.001,4876
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,750105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,8381
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0741,211.27/head1,000.00–1,350.001,2115
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2481,820.06/head1,650.00–2,000.001,8205
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0351,613.77/head1,575.00–1,650.001,6144
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,032.21/head1,900.00–2,150.002,0324
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,331.11/head2,050.00–2,550.002,3314

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.