Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cow mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $273.50/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +64.83 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$273.50

68 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$263

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

$24.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.22

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	431	286.60	1,236	30
Medium and Large 3	453	263.35	1,193	32
Medium and Large 1	572	262.20	1,499	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.40/cwt here — about −$263 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 sale68 hd

273.50

—

GA average16 barns · 1,267 hd

281.72

−8.22

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

+64.83

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	—	Low	1,554	125.53	1,951	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	109.67	1,298	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	95.05	1,024	17

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$1,336	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,152	$1,318	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,281	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,732	10

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	255.11/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	242.58/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	270.89/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	251.06/cwt	246.00–258.00	1,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	240.03/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	281.98/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	257.54/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,262	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	232.63/cwt	230.00–235.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	214.48/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	310.89/cwt	310.00–311.00	958	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	963	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	223.50/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	253.04/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,080	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	228.56/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	261.31/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	276.47/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	297.11/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	237.03/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	280.67/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	288.97/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	280.74/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	205.59/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	249.46/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	236.06/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	265.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	300.98/cwt	296.00–306.00	1,312	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	301.24/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,136	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	213.97/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	203.99/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	273.13/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,434	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	105.33/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,225	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	88.38/cwt	85.00–91.00	905	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	98.80/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,094	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	110.38/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,289	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	101.81/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,241	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	115.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,405	5
Bulls	—	—	1,587	114.27/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,813	3
Bulls	—	—	1,759	136.22/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,396	4
Bulls	—	—	1,325	123.29/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,634	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	993	1,128.10/head	950.00–1,225.00	1,128	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,507.50/head	1,345.00–1,650.00	1,508	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,078	1,280.64/head	1,085.00–1,425.00	1,281	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,335.82/head	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,336	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	1,653.33/head	1,425.00–1,875.00	1,653	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	850	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,051.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	296.52/cwt	288.00–300.00	904	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	264.34/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,227	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	283.90/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,053	4

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 213Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 30Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 37Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	208.00	208.00
5	—	527	251.00–261.00	255.11
4	—	571	246.00–258.00	251.06
9	—	308	310.00–311.00	310.89
6	—	436	296.00–306.00	300.98
5	—	377	300.00–306.00	301.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	266.00–276.00	270.89
3	—	525	268.00–278.00	273.13
1	—	700	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	238.00–242.00	240.03
5	—	434	278.00–284.00	281.98
3	—	635	210.00–216.00	213.97
2	—	673	200.00–208.00	203.99
2	—	560	220.00–230.00	224.96
7	—	305	288.00–300.00	296.52
6	—	464	260.00–270.00	264.34
4	—	371	278.00–286.00	283.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	238.00–245.00	242.58
1	—	655	216.00	216.00
6	—	490	255.00–258.00	257.54
3	—	430	260.00–262.00	261.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	230.00–235.00	232.63
2	—	573	214.00–215.00	214.48
1	—	250	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	344	280.00	280.00
1	—	755	161.00	161.00
2	—	560	223.00–224.00	223.50
5	—	427	248.00–258.00	253.04
2	—	523	227.00–230.00	228.56
5	—	371	270.00–278.00	276.47
2	—	460	234.00–240.00	237.03
5	—	630	205.00–206.00	205.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	294.00–300.00	297.11
2	—	775	202.00	202.00
2	—	418	306.00	306.00
4	—	517	280.00–281.00	280.74
3	—	630	244.00–252.00	249.46
2	—	665	232.00–240.00	236.06
2	—	560	260.00–270.00	265.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	200.00	200.00
2	—	468	288.00–290.00	288.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	664	248.00	248.00
3	—	555	280.00–282.00	280.67
1	—	750	220.00	220.00
1	—	710	222.00	222.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	104.00–106.00	105.33
8	—	1,024	85.00–91.00	88.38
6	—	1,107	95.00–102.00	98.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,168	106.00–113.00	110.38
6	—	1,219	98.00–105.00	101.81
5	—	1,211	114.00–118.00	115.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	112.00–119.00	114.27
4	—	1,759	132.00–140.00	136.22
4	—	1,325	122.00–127.00	123.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	993	950.00–1,225.00	1,128.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	1,085.00–1,425.00	1,280.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,310	1,345.00–1,650.00	1,507.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	970	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,335.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,015	1,425.00–1,875.00	1,653.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,123	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,051.00

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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