Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (236). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $220.47/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −159.56 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$220.47

13 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$44.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	237.47	1,337	4thin
Medium and Large 2	537	222.75	1,195	6thin
Medium and Large 3	568	193.26	1,098	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.21/cwt here — about $239 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $439.87, low $321.26, median $380.03 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

220.47

—

GA average1 barns · 13 hd

220.47

+0.00

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−159.56

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	—	Average	1,722	118.36	2,039	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	105.06	1,370	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	87.01	848	8thin

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)	968	$1,213	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,011	$1,035	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,136	$1,557	16

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	177.93/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,272	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	1,439.88/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	243.03/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,137	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	985.49/head	900.00–1,050.00	985	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	1,314.18/head	1,230.00–1,400.00	1,314	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	193.26/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,098	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	249.23/cwt	244.00–254.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	224.82/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	233.23/cwt	230.00–237.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	192.03/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	205.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	244.45/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	252.37/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	290.96/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	220.67/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,231	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	196.54/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	205.12/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	287.66/cwt	280.00–293.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	252.06/cwt	250.00–254.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	222.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	317.95/cwt	316.00–320.00	916	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	1,178.59/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	843.55/head	770.00–950.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	241.83/cwt	238.00–245.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	223.52/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	269.80/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,265	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	237.47/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	218.98/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	224.37/cwt	222.00–226.00	931	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	780	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	263.36/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,117	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,472	116.93/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,721	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	105.55/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,326	7
Bulls	—	—	1,830	120.93/cwt	118.00–126.00	2,213	6
Bulls	—	—	1,561	114.51/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,788	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	97.25/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,236	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	81.64/cwt	80.00–83.00	782	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	90.23/cwt	89.00–91.00	888	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	1,927.09/head	1,710.00–2,150.00	1,927	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	289.69/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,231	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	316.16/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	191.50/cwt	186.00–198.00	1,178	3

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 Feb 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 111Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 20Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 40Year ago 36

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (236). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	200.00–210.00	205.13
2	600–650	623	176.00–180.00	177.93
2	700–750	718	150.00–151.00	150.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	320	250.00–254.00	252.06
3	350–400	367	230.00–237.00	233.23
3	400–450	415	222.00–226.00	224.37
2	450–500	468	220.00–225.00	222.57
2	600–650	610	190.00–194.00	192.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	238.00–245.00	241.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	613	218.00–220.00	218.98
1	650–700	655	218.00	218.00
1	700–750	700	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	663	222.00–225.00	223.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	312.00–320.00	316.16
3	400–450	425	280.00–300.00	289.69
5	450–500	469	267.00–272.00	269.80
4	550–600	563	232.00–242.00	237.47
1	600–650	600	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	280.00–293.00	287.66
2	350–400	373	244.00–254.00	249.23
4	400–450	433	242.00–248.00	244.45
2	450–500	468	242.00–244.00	243.03
3	550–600	568	190.00–200.00	193.26
3	600–650	615	186.00–198.00	191.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	316.00–320.00	317.95
2	350–400	375	290.00–292.00	290.96
5	400–450	424	260.00–268.00	263.36
3	450–500	458	250.00–257.00	252.37
3	500–550	515	222.00–230.00	224.82
3	550–600	558	220.00–222.00	220.67
2	600–650	615	200.00–210.00	205.12
2	650–700	668	193.00–200.00	196.54

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)	4	—	1,066	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,439.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,071	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,178.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	870	900.00–1,050.00	985.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	930	770.00–950.00	843.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,040	1,230.00–1,400.00	1,314.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	920.00	920.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,296	1,710.00–2,150.00	1,927.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	115.00–119.00	116.93
7	—	1,256	101.00–109.00	105.55
5	—	1,271	93.00–100.00	97.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	80.00–83.00	81.64
5	—	984	89.00–91.00	90.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,830	118.00–126.00	120.93
4	—	1,561	110.00–117.00	114.51

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle