Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $263.21/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −116.82 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$263.21

17 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$21.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.53

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	272.65	1,527	3thin
Medium and Large 2	544	266.94	1,452	9thin
Medium and Large 3	521	250.84	1,307	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.81/cwt here — about $220 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale17 hd

263.21

—

GA average14 barns · 193 hd

276.74

−13.53

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−116.82

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	—	High	1,544	149.11	2,302	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	132.77	2,098	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	128.75	1,605	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	98.40	992	13

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)	1,008	$1,230	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,192	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$1,517	7

Every lot, as filed

65 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	500–550	527	271.12/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,429	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	229.20/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	240.68/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	233.03/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,335	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,008	1,229.59/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	328.69/cwt	324.00–334.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	292.01/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	282.07/cwt	280.00–290.00	914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	263.91/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	274.77/cwt	270.00–280.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	294.45/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,216	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	308.03/cwt	304.00–312.00	1,127	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,265	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	241.05/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,109	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	225.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	246.63/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	262.10/cwt	258.00–268.00	951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	276.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,203	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	311.02/cwt	310.00–312.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	261.71/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	253.18/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,160	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	278.13/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,054	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	237.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	312.11/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,002	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,812.65/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	277.86/cwt	276.00–286.00	1,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	294.74/cwt	292.00–298.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	268.66/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	235.52/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	317.02/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	287.99/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	305.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,541	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	750	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	132.77/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,098	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	118.78/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,405	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	135.26/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,772	4
Bulls	—	—	1,495	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,287	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	129.61/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,616	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	103.18/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,053	9
Bulls	—	—	1,554	148.33/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,305	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	87.65/cwt	82.00–90.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	193.39/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	250.84/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,307	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	278.12/cwt	272.00–284.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	268.43/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	282.13/cwt	276.00–288.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	300.72/cwt	298.00–304.00	1,404	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	247.34/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	305.47/cwt	304.00–306.00	1,274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	230.73/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	296.79/cwt	292.00–302.00	991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	272.65/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	253.01/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,437	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

Tue Mar 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 187Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 51Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 50Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	324.00–334.00	328.69
5	300–350	321	308.00–320.00	312.11
4	350–400	366	304.00–312.00	308.03
4	400–450	413	292.00–300.00	294.45
4	450–500	459	288.00–296.00	292.01
5	500–550	527	264.00–278.00	271.12
4	550–600	565	258.00–268.00	261.71
2	600–650	615	235.00–240.00	237.56
5	650–700	658	226.00–234.00	229.20
1	700–750	720	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	328.00	328.00
2	250–300	275	310.00–312.00	311.02
5	300–350	334	292.00–302.00	296.79
2	350–400	363	272.00–284.00	278.12
6	400–450	436	270.00–280.00	276.00
3	450–500	483	262.00–276.00	268.43
5	500–550	521	246.00–254.00	250.84
3	600–650	612	228.00–234.00	230.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	417	304.00–306.00	305.47
3	450–500	467	298.00–304.00	300.72
3	550–600	560	270.00–276.00	272.65
3	600–650	608	246.00–248.00	247.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	280.00–290.00	282.07
7	350–400	379	270.00–280.00	278.13
5	400–450	425	260.00–266.00	263.91
6	450–500	458	250.00–258.00	253.18
3	500–550	522	240.00–242.00	240.68
3	550–600	573	230.00–236.00	233.03
2	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	705	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	276.00–288.00	282.13
6	250–300	273	270.00–280.00	274.77
4	350–400	363	258.00–268.00	262.10
3	400–450	435	240.00–250.00	246.63
2	450–500	460	236.00–246.00	241.05
3	500–550	530	220.00–230.00	225.94
1	600–650	610	205.00	205.00
3	650–700	663	190.00–200.00	193.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	292.00–298.00	294.74
3	350–400	360	286.00–290.00	287.99
5	400–450	429	276.00–286.00	277.86
3	450–500	458	268.00–270.00	268.66
3	550–600	568	250.00–256.00	253.01
2	600–650	623	235.00–236.00	235.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	308.00	308.00
1	500–550	500	284.00	284.00
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	306.00	306.00
1	450–500	490	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	464	312.00–318.00	317.02
2	500–550	505	300.00–310.00	305.05

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,008	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,229.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,038	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,812.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	885.00	885.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	130.00–134.00	132.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,183	116.00–122.00	118.78
4	—	1,310	133.00–140.00	135.26
16	—	1,247	125.00–132.00	129.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,021	100.00–106.00	103.18
4	—	979	82.00–90.00	87.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	153.00	153.00
5	—	1,554	146.00–150.00	148.33

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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