Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

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 class

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	258.78	1,087	14thin
Medium and Large 2	414	246.49	1,020	58
Medium and Large 3	449	220.95	993	37

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,680	135.66	2,279	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	108.93	1,246	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	92.87	962	6thin

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)	1,174	$1,554	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,238	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,114	16

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	284.38/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,260	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	272.17/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,198	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	238.98/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,238	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	231.79/cwt	226.00–236.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	271.01/cwt	270.00–272.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	259.08/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,104	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	273.36/cwt	270.00–280.00	976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	215.95/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	198.84/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	293.13/cwt	290.00–300.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	281.63/cwt	280.00–284.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	235.20/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	225.75/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	252.77/cwt	246.00–256.00	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	184.31/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	222.74/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	261.91/cwt	258.00–268.00	841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	214.69/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,211	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	226.53/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	221	274.53/cwt	270.00–280.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	687	166.48/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,144	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	250.00/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,110	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	235.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	258.84/cwt	254.00–264.00	950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	275.54/cwt	270.00–280.00	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	188.00/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	266.46/cwt	260.00–270.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	220.51/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	243.66/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,608	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	236.10/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,613	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	239.49/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	248.66/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	303.90/cwt	298.00–308.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	193.32/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	259.34/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	296.96/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,066	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	228.81/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	235.33/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,466	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	108.52/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,201	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	92.87/cwt	90.00–98.00	962	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	101.36/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,078	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	115.22/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,474	7
Bulls	—	—	1,680	135.66/cwt	133.00–137.00	2,279	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,399.17/head	1,310.00–1,525.00	1,399	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	949	1,076.58/head	950.00–1,225.00	1,077	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,553.70/head	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,554	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	2,188.87/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,189	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,106	1,930.79/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,931	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	233.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,314	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	281.54/cwt	272.00–288.00	943	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	279.58/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,289	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	778	175.01/cwt	174.00–176.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	257.37/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	269	303.55/cwt	300.00–310.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	561	216.99/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	611	214.04/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,308	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	253.28/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,289	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

Tue Feb 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 132Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 48Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 56Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	280.00–288.00	284.38
2	—	665	210.00–222.00	215.95
4	—	628	225.00–228.00	225.75
3	—	325	298.00–308.00	303.90
5	—	359	294.00–300.00	296.96
9	—	562	230.00–240.00	233.89
5	—	461	275.00–288.00	279.58
1	—	775	192.00	192.00
5	—	509	250.00–258.00	253.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	268.00–276.00	272.17
5	—	518	234.00–244.00	238.98
3	—	357	270.00–280.00	273.36
3	—	683	192.00–194.00	193.32
3	—	458	256.00–262.00	259.34
4	—	335	272.00–288.00	281.54
2	—	778	174.00–176.00	175.01
4	—	269	300.00–310.00	303.55
5	—	561	216.00–220.00	216.99
4	—	611	212.00–216.00	214.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	226.00–238.00	228.81
4	—	623	230.00–239.00	235.33
3	—	568	254.00–260.00	257.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	226.00–236.00	231.79
3	—	527	192.00–202.00	198.84
1	—	600	182.00	182.00
6	—	328	246.00–256.00	252.77
4	—	221	270.00–280.00	274.53
8	—	687	166.00–170.00	166.48
3	—	358	230.00–240.00	235.05
4	—	561	184.00–190.00	188.00
4	—	271	260.00–270.00	266.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	270.00–272.00	271.01
5	—	426	256.00–264.00	259.08
3	—	272	290.00–300.00	293.13
4	—	565	225.00–228.00	226.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	223	280.00–284.00	281.63
5	—	457	230.00–242.00	235.20
4	—	726	180.00–187.00	184.31
4	—	520	218.00–228.00	222.74
10	—	321	258.00–268.00	261.91
9	—	564	210.00–220.00	214.69
6	—	444	246.00–252.00	250.00
6	—	367	254.00–264.00	258.84
9	—	274	270.00–280.00	275.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	820	216.00–230.00	220.51
9	—	660	239.00–248.00	243.66
5	—	791	230.00	230.00
3	—	632	248.00–250.00	248.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	683	236.00–237.00	236.10
8	—	631	238.00–242.00	239.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,107	106.00–112.00	108.52
5	—	1,064	98.00–104.00	101.36
7	—	1,279	113.00–118.00	115.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,036	90.00–98.00	92.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,680	133.00–137.00	135.66

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,050	1,310.00–1,525.00	1,399.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,174	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,553.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	949	950.00–1,225.00	1,076.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,500	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,033	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,188.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,106	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,930.79

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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