Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull calves steady to 4.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $258.85/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +50.18 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$258.85

89 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$125

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$6.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.61

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	508	262.10	1,331	39
Medium and Large 3	468	256.71	1,202	31
Medium and Large 1	570	255.69	1,457	19thin

One grade step is worth $6.41/cwt here — about −$125 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 sale89 hd

258.85

—

GA average15 barns · 1,101 hd

276.47

−17.61

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

+50.18

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	110.76	1,352	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	81.95	753	4thin

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)	1,070	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	852	$1,084	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,029	$1,603	16

Every lot, as filed

56 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 3	—	323	295.92/cwt	290.00–300.00	956	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	1,496.94/head	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,497	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,709.40/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,709	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	975.71/head	950.00–1,000.00	976	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	118.47/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,661	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	91.88/cwt	90.00–94.00	781	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	72.01/cwt	70.00–74.00	711	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	110.23/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,294	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	104.29/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	276.51/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	712	196.34/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	212.67/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	269.84/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,406	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	218.39/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	235.88/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	183.60/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	285.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	285.97/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	304.53/cwt	302.00–306.00	1,474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	225.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	244.54/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,398	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	252.06/cwt	250.00–254.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	235.77/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,033	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	202.41/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,293	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	234.84/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,123	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	238.58/cwt	232.00–242.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	216.34/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	278.66/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	274.27/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,190	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	228.30/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,176	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	213.31/cwt	210.00–220.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	203.47/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	155.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	267.81/cwt	264.00–276.00	1,237	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	254.89/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	236.02/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	236.26/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	559	227.42/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,271	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	292.06/cwt	290.00–294.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	202.08/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	300.82/cwt	296.00–306.00	1,086	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	227.34/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	308.62/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	254.74/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,314	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	297.11/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,221	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	287.50/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,340	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	297.25/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	249.96/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	215.51/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	241.50/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,401	7

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 258Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 73Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	290.00–300.00	295.92
4	—	380	272.00–282.00	276.51
3	—	712	194.00–198.00	196.34
4	—	518	232.00–242.00	235.88
5	—	434	270.00–280.00	274.27
5	—	462	264.00–276.00	267.81
5	—	559	225.00–230.00	227.42
2	—	273	290.00–294.00	292.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	210.00–214.00	212.67
5	—	521	266.00–276.00	269.84
3	—	630	226.00–230.00	227.34
4	—	466	295.00–302.00	297.25
4	—	569	246.00–254.00	249.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	216.00–220.00	218.39
3	—	715	200.00–206.00	202.08
5	—	361	296.00–306.00	300.82
3	—	330	307.00–312.00	308.62
7	—	516	246.00–260.00	254.74
4	—	411	292.00–302.00	297.11
5	—	466	282.00–292.00	287.50
2	—	668	215.00–216.00	215.51
7	—	580	235.00–243.00	241.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	180.00–187.00	183.60
4	—	436	220.00–230.00	225.01
3	—	380	232.00–242.00	238.58
3	—	458	210.00–220.00	213.31
4	—	565	200.00–210.00	203.47
2	—	718	150.00–160.00	155.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	242.00–250.00	244.54
8	—	647	216.00	216.00
3	—	415	252.00–258.00	254.89
3	—	560	232.00–240.00	236.02
4	—	506	234.00–240.00	236.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	250.00–254.00	252.06
8	—	438	234.00–244.00	235.77
6	—	639	201.00–210.00	202.41
10	—	478	232.00–238.00	234.84
3	—	563	215.00–217.00	216.34
1	—	335	254.00	254.00
8	—	515	225.00–230.00	228.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	280.00–290.00	285.06
3	—	562	278.00–280.00	278.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	232.00	232.00
8	—	484	302.00–306.00	304.53
1	—	390	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	285.00–287.00	285.97

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	8	—	1,020	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,496.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,038	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,709.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	950.00–1,000.00	975.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	117.00–121.00	118.47
7	—	1,174	107.00–114.00	110.23
3	—	1,150	104.00–105.00	104.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	90.00–94.00	91.88
2	—	988	70.00–74.00	72.01

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

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

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle