Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed last two weeks for holidays.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $209.88/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +1.21 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$209.88

63 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$19.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.60

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	224.51	1,204	16thin
Medium and Large 2	558	205.07	1,145	28
Medium and Large 3	443	204.65	907	19thin

One grade step is worth $19.86/cwt here — about $297 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 sale63 hd

209.88

—

GA average2 barns · 88 hd

188.28

+21.60

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

+1.21

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	—	High	1,656	120.29	1,992	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	97.37	1,128	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	890	83.52	743	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$930	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$990	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 lots · USDA AMS · Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	207.40/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,190	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	176.14/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	217.28/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	186.01/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,224	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	236.46/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	209.35/cwt	208.00–212.00	978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	198.33/cwt	198.00–199.00	906	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	211.32/cwt	208.00–216.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	210.04/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	204.01/cwt	202.00–206.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	233.49/cwt	228.00–238.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	206.66/cwt	206.00–208.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	166.03/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	170.25/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	169.37/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	189.63/cwt	188.00–192.00	997	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	229.49/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	614	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	198.66/cwt	198.00–199.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	215.91/cwt	212.00–220.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	218.87/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	246.78/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	207.01/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	190.29/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,187	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	209.68/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,090	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	748.27/head	600.00–950.00	748	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,112.24/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,112	4
Bulls	—	—	1,920	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,477	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,559	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	123.57/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,989	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	102.84/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,311	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	83.52/cwt	82.00–85.00	743	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	92.99/cwt	90.00–95.00	991	5

How this sale compares

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 Jan 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 169Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 25Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 39Year ago 45

No trends available due to market being closed last two weeks for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	206.00–209.00	207.40
4	—	658	184.00–188.00	186.01
4	—	421	228.00–238.00	233.49
4	—	473	214.00–224.00	218.87
8	—	624	184.00–193.00	190.29
3	—	520	209.00–210.00	209.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	172.00–180.00	176.14
1	—	280	228.00	228.00
6	—	467	208.00–212.00	209.35
6	—	365	208.00–216.00	211.32
2	—	328	212.00–220.00	215.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	213.00–223.00	217.28
4	—	456	232.00–241.00	236.46
4	—	618	208.00–213.00	210.04
3	—	415	241.00–250.00	246.78
2	—	668	206.00–208.00	207.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	457	198.00–199.00	198.33
3	—	615	167.00–172.00	170.25
5	—	526	188.00–192.00	189.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	202.00–206.00	204.01
3	—	442	206.00–208.00	206.66
2	—	780	164.00–168.00	166.03
3	—	709	164.00–172.00	169.37
2	—	645	185.00	185.00
2	—	370	208.00	208.00
3	—	528	198.00–199.00	198.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	229.00–230.00	229.49
1	—	670	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	614	238.50	238.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,000	990.00	990.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	985	600.00–950.00	748.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,161	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,112.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,485	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,610	119.00–126.00	123.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	100.00–105.00	102.84
5	—	1,066	90.00–95.00	92.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	82.00–85.00	83.52

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.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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