Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, 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 $247.20/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −132.83 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$247.20

13 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$40.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.92

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	276.00	1,380	1thin
Medium and Large 2	546	254.55	1,390	6thin
Medium and Large 3	545	235.06	1,280	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.94/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale13 hd

247.20

—

GA average15 barns · 235 hd

266.12

−18.92

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−132.83

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	—	High	1,443	142.39	2,055	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	117.07	1,347	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	102.85	986	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,687	100.14	1,689	3thin

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)	975	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	795	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	872	$1,018	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	789	$1,486	10

Every lot, as filed

69 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	550–600	572	223.35/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	246.77/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	294.78/cwt	288.00–298.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	205.06/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	264.19/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,226	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	234.67/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,084	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	189.98/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,457	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	212.37/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	242.01/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	289.35/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	232	299.94/cwt	298.00–304.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	298.82/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	213.17/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,285	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	261.70/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	209.02/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	958	1,226.96/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	208.49/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	501	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,373	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	284.77/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,347	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	287.28/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,227	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	314.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	266.30/cwt	265.00–268.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	227.02/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	247.39/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	251.01/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	260.83/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,101	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	227.00/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	300.68/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	236.60/cwt	232.00–242.00	632	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	673	1,257.62/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,258	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	700	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	1,540.00/head	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,157	1
Bulls	—	—	1,323	150.63/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,993	3
Bulls	—	—	1,477	143.17/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,115	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	92.04/cwt	90.00–94.00	886	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,687	100.14/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,689	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	110.19/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,192	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	108.25/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,035	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	125.19/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,492	5
Bulls	—	—	1,465	134.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,973	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	116.62/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,354	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	727	174.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	300.65/cwt	300.00–302.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	238.62/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	277.58/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	193.00/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	254.36/cwt	250.00–260.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	190.57/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	253.01/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	276.39/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	246.74/cwt	244.00–250.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	276.07/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,132	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 Apr 23, 2024

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Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 169Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 39Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	330.00	330.00
2	250–300	280	310.00–320.00	315.00
3	300–350	327	300.00–302.00	300.65
4	350–400	361	285.00–295.00	289.35
4	400–450	423	272.00–282.00	277.58
7	450–500	464	260.00–270.00	264.19
3	500–550	517	240.00–250.00	246.77
3	550–600	572	220.00–230.00	223.35
2	650–700	668	200.00–210.00	205.06
2	750–800	755	190.00–196.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	232.00–242.00	236.60
3	300–350	318	310.00–320.00	314.92
6	350–400	371	297.00–302.00	298.82
7	400–450	427	285.00–295.00	287.28
4	450–500	473	280.00–290.00	284.77
3	500–550	522	260.00–263.00	261.70
3	550–600	570	244.00–254.00	247.39
1	600–650	600	234.00	234.00
2	650–700	658	226.00–228.00	227.00
3	700–750	715	211.00–214.00	212.37
2	750–800	768	208.00–210.00	209.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	458	300.00–302.00	300.68
1	500–550	500	276.00	276.00
2	750–800	773	226.00–228.00	227.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	298.00–304.00	299.94
3	250–300	290	288.00–298.00	294.78
3	300–350	315	265.00–268.00	266.30
6	400–450	422	255.00–267.00	260.83
4	450–500	460	250.00–252.00	251.01
3	550–600	568	240.00–244.00	242.01
6	600–650	603	210.00–215.00	213.17
2	650–700	658	205.00–212.00	208.49
3	750–800	767	188.00–192.00	189.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	250.00–260.00	254.36
3	350–400	367	244.00–250.00	246.74
4	400–450	431	234.00–244.00	238.62
5	450–500	462	230.00–240.00	234.67
3	600–650	613	186.00–196.00	190.57
3	700–750	727	170.00–180.00	174.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	274.00–280.00	276.07
5	450–500	451	270.00–278.00	276.39
2	550–600	560	252.00–254.00	253.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	326.00	326.00
4	500–550	501	274.00	274.00
1	550–600	570	261.00	261.00
3	600–650	633	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	296.00	296.00
1	600–650	620	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	535	254.00	254.00
1	750–800	750	204.00	204.00

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	2	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	673	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,257.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	1,540.00	1,540.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,226.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	150.00–151.00	150.63
8	—	1,477	140.00–149.00	143.17
4	—	1,465	130.00–139.00	134.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	90.00–94.00	92.04
4	—	956	104.00–113.00	108.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	98.00–103.00	100.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,082	107.00–113.00	110.19
5	—	1,192	123.00–127.00	125.19
14	—	1,161	114.00–121.00	116.62

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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