Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $260.01/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −120.02 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$260.01

23 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$27.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.82

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	272.48	1,523	4thin
Medium and Large 2	525	268.61	1,410	10thin
Medium and Large 3	543	244.93	1,331	9thin

One grade step is worth $27.55/cwt here — about $192 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale23 hd

260.01

—

GA average14 barns · 228 hd

267.83

−7.82

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−120.02

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	1,567	141.85	2,222	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	116.89	1,404	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	107.39	1,007	6thin

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)	1,160	$1,728	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,444	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	883	$1,488	13

Every lot, as filed

51 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	750–800	765	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	296.98/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	259.33/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	269.34/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	280.68/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,005	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	285.80/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,358	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	234.05/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	256.04/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,447	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,635.19/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	330.84/cwt	326.00–336.00	1,059	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,966.44/head	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	304.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,326	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	324.55/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,172	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	259.22/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,620	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,728.32/head	1,680.00–1,800.00	1,728	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	703	987.37/head	950.00–1,025.00	987	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	850	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	274.72/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,151	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	111.86/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,351	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	101.60/cwt	99.00–105.00	945	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	131.84/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,945	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	153.99/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,395	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	110.28/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,038	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	119.50/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,390	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	321.34/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	311.35/cwt	310.00–312.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	254.25/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,353	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	330.97/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,400	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	139.72/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,333	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	305.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,095	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	224.78/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	253.86/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	251.93/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	272.48/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,523	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	282.36/cwt	280.00–285.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	559	233.76/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,307	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	291.01/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	263.33/cwt	260.00–268.00	951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	317.86/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	261.69/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,091	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	273.99/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,392	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	1,285.36/head	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,285	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	205.33/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	198.05/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	2

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 190Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 51Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 28Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	342.00	342.00
2	300–350	320	326.00–336.00	330.84
4	350–400	361	320.00–330.00	324.55
5	400–450	436	300.00–310.00	304.14
10	450–500	475	280.00–290.00	285.80
7	500–550	508	270.00–278.00	273.99
3	550–600	565	254.00–260.00	256.04
3	600–650	620	231.00–240.00	234.05
1	750–800	765	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	412	320.00–324.00	321.34
4	550–600	559	270.00–274.00	272.48
3	600–650	625	254.00–264.00	259.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	312.00–322.00	317.86
9	350–400	358	300.00–310.00	305.98
4	400–450	429	286.00–296.00	291.01
5	500–550	531	250.00–258.00	253.86
4	550–600	559	232.00–236.00	233.76
3	600–650	628	220.00–230.00	224.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	310.00–312.00	311.35
3	300–350	338	295.00–300.00	296.98
4	400–450	419	274.00–276.00	274.72
3	450–500	462	268.00–270.00	269.34
8	500–550	532	254.00–256.00	254.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	280.00–285.00	282.36
3	350–400	358	280.00–282.00	280.68
5	400–450	417	258.00–268.00	261.69
3	450–500	462	256.00–262.00	259.33
2	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	612	205.00–206.00	205.33
1	700–750	735	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	260.00–268.00	263.33
3	450–500	472	250.00–256.00	251.93
2	600–650	615	196.00–200.00	198.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	330.00–332.00	330.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,048	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,635.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,160	1,680.00–1,800.00	1,728.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,038	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,285.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	988	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,966.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	703	950.00–1,025.00	987.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,208	105.00–116.00	111.86
10	—	1,163	117.00–125.00	119.50
2	—	1,363	126.00–127.00	126.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	99.00–105.00	101.60
4	—	941	106.00–115.00	110.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	131.00–133.00	131.84
2	—	1,555	153.00–155.00	153.99
2	—	1,670	135.00–145.00	139.72

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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