Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.,00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 2.00 to 400 higher. bull and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $259.90/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −120.14 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$259.90

29 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$36.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.60

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	271.47	1,486	11thin
Medium and Large 2	541	257.91	1,396	14thin
Medium and Large 3	570	235.02	1,340	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.45/cwt here — about $146 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale29 hd

259.90

—

GA average10 barns · 155 hd

271.50

−11.60

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−120.14

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	1,469	128.07	1,881	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	117.97	1,459	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	97.85	1,004	9thin

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)	942	$1,356	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,009	$1,165	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	909	$1,839	28

Every lot, as filed

64 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	550–600	565	208.06/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	667	208.70/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	295.35/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	310.07/cwt	306.00–314.00	853	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,008	1,787.41/head	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,787	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	1,224.46/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	249.02/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	308.41/cwt	302.00–314.00	996	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	264.75/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,234	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	188.04/cwt	182.00–194.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	263.93/cwt	262.00–266.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	262.24/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	261.04/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	262.30/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	287.61/cwt	282.00–294.00	1,470	4
Bulls	—	—	1,075	121.07/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,302	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	108.29/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,250	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	105.48/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,111	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	91.11/cwt	90.00–92.00	925	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	97.49/cwt	95.00–100.00	994	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	118.54/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,472	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	650	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	610	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	258.98/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	248.65/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,248	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	234.04/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,435	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	276.14/cwt	270.00–280.00	917	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,343.71/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,344	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,488.18/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	214.12/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	304.36/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,409	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,317.87/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	237.55/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,233	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	255.96/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	272.09/cwt	266.00–276.00	988	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,664.17/head	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	239.01/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	244.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	232.56/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	230.01/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	224.58/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	272.34/cwt	266.00–278.00	1,392	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	211.03/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	314.11/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,175	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	305.27/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,282	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	235.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,340	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	224.01/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	192.55/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	247.09/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,394	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,011.25/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	233.48/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	283.08/cwt	276.00–292.00	1,209	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	296.98/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	291.28/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,349	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	224.61/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,262	3
Bulls	—	—	1,552	134.63/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,089	3
Bulls	—	—	1,701	128.40/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,184	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	127.00/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,668	6

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 Mar 5, 2024

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Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 257Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	264.00	264.00
3	300–350	323	262.00–266.00	263.93
4	450–500	458	230.00–240.00	233.48
4	500–550	524	220.00–230.00	224.58
3	550–600	565	204.00–214.00	208.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	260.00–266.00	262.30
4	450–500	463	258.00–260.00	258.98
9	500–550	502	244.00–258.00	248.65
2	550–600	560	238.00–240.00	239.01
8	600–650	613	228.00–237.00	234.04
1	700–750	700	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	270.00–280.00	276.14
3	350–400	363	266.00–276.00	272.09
4	400–450	426	250.00–258.00	255.96
3	450–500	463	240.00–250.00	244.11
10	500–550	519	232.00–242.00	237.55
3	550–600	562	220.00–234.00	224.61
5	600–650	618	208.00–218.00	214.12
2	700–750	715	190.00–195.00	192.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	306.00–314.00	310.07
6	300–350	323	302.00–314.00	308.41
3	350–400	368	292.00–302.00	295.35
5	400–450	427	276.00–292.00	283.08
7	450–500	466	260.00–270.00	264.75
4	550–600	570	230.00–240.00	235.02
3	600–650	622	220.00–226.00	224.01
3	650–700	667	202.00–212.00	208.70
2	750–800	775	182.00–194.00	188.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	302.00–308.00	304.36
4	500–550	511	282.00–294.00	287.61
7	550–600	568	258.00–268.00	262.24
4	600–650	610	246.00–252.00	249.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	336.00	336.00
7	350–400	374	310.00–320.00	314.11
6	400–450	420	300.00–310.00	305.27
14	450–500	463	285.00–300.00	291.28
6	500–550	511	266.00–278.00	272.34
8	550–600	564	244.00–254.00	247.09
4	600–650	614	230.00–236.00	232.56
3	650–700	667	226.00–234.00	230.01
2	700–750	723	210.00–212.00	211.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	623	260.00–262.00	261.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	458	294.00–300.00	296.98

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	—	1,008	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,787.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,000	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,664.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	650	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	610	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	980	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,343.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,224.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,011.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	963	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,488.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,317.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	119.00–122.00	121.07
3	—	1,552	134.00–135.00	134.63
4	—	1,701	125.00–132.00	128.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,154	105.00–113.00	108.29
7	—	1,242	116.00–123.00	118.54
6	—	1,313	125.00–132.00	127.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	105.00–106.00	105.48
2	—	1,015	90.00–92.00	91.11
5	—	1,020	95.00–100.00	97.49

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 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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