Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $258.53/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −121.50 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$258.53

22 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$23.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.31

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	271.49	1,531	4thin
Medium and Large 2	554	259.44	1,438	12thin
Medium and Large 3	545	248.06	1,351	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.43/cwt here — about $180 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 sale22 hd

258.53

—

GA average15 barns · 175 hd

276.84

−18.31

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−121.50

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	1,506	147.96	2,228	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	125.72	1,584	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	109.11	1,042	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	893	$1,034	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,563	8

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	650–700	668	202.99/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,356	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	256.01/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,441	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	225.75/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,153	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	893	1,034.33/head	875.00–1,150.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	235.14/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	276.59/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	217.11/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	271.05/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	300.35/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	251.02/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,418	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	855	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	287.43/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	258.50/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,194	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	271.83/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	152.32/cwt	152.00–153.00	2,711	3
Bulls	—	—	1,485	149.25/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,216	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	120.17/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,364	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	137.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,014	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	111.83/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,047	6
Bulls	—	—	1,267	141.46/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	214.61/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	456	270.51/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	241.46/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	291.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,060	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	309.67/cwt	309.00–310.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	190.88/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	255.04/cwt	252.00–258.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	253.42/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	242.71/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	669	223.00/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,492	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	311.02/cwt	310.00–312.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	309.02/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	269.76/cwt	267.00–274.00	1,236	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	227.25/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	255.91/cwt	252.00–260.00	839	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,022	1,726.31/head	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,726	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	126.30/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,620	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	103.66/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	302.71/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	271.49/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,531	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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 187Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 48Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	368	267.00–277.00	271.83
2	400–450	423	270.00–272.00	271.05
6	450–500	462	253.00–263.00	258.50
2	600–650	623	214.00–220.00	217.11
4	650–700	668	202.00–204.00	202.99
2	700–750	718	186.00–196.00	190.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	328	252.00–260.00	255.91
2	350–400	360	252.00–258.00	255.04
4	450–500	466	237.00–247.00	241.46
3	500–550	530	222.00–230.00	225.75
3	550–600	562	210.00–218.00	214.61
2	650–700	678	180.00–190.00	184.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	267.00–274.00	269.76
2	550–600	565	250.00–252.00	251.02
1	700–750	700	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	309.00–310.00	309.67
4	350–400	361	308.00–310.00	309.02
3	400–450	428	300.00–301.00	300.35
5	450–500	458	280.00–294.00	287.43
2	500–550	510	272.00–281.00	276.59
10	550–600	563	252.00–258.00	256.01
2	600–650	628	230.00–240.00	235.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	310.00–312.00	311.02
5	350–400	363	290.00–300.00	291.96
4	450–500	456	264.00–274.00	270.51
3	500–550	522	250.00–260.00	253.42
3	550–600	567	238.00–248.00	242.71
3	600–650	610	222.00–230.00	227.25
5	650–700	669	220.00–226.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	300.00–308.00	302.71
4	550–600	564	268.00–276.00	271.49
2	600–650	620	252.00	252.00
1	750–800	750	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	322.00	322.00

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)	3	—	893	875.00–1,150.00	1,034.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,022	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,726.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,780	152.00–153.00	152.32
5	—	1,485	147.00–150.00	149.25
3	—	1,267	140.00–143.00	141.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,135	119.00–122.00	120.17
2	—	1,470	135.00–139.00	137.02
9	—	1,283	123.00–130.00	126.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	936	109.00–118.00	111.83
3	—	993	100.00–106.00	103.66

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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