Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, 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 $258.36/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −121.68 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$258.36

20 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$27.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.14

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	272.01	1,529	3thin
Medium and Large 2	539	266.41	1,435	9thin
Medium and Large 3	540	244.17	1,317	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.84/cwt here — about $211 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 sale20 hd

258.36

—

GA average16 barns · 223 hd

268.49

−10.14

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−121.68

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	1,643	150.05	2,465	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	119.83	1,527	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	106.87	1,120	4thin

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)	839	$1,067	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	745	$772	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,072	4thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	500–550	515	252.54/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	317.39/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,162	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	289.36/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,331	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	257.61/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	296.68/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	244.76/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	274.75/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,261	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	229.01/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	277.42/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	304.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	234.37/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	290.73/cwt	286.00–294.00	954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	272.66/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	249.65/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,158	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	291.01/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	222.02/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,243	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,072.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	322.32/cwt	318.00–328.00	1,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	235.02/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	267.61/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,164	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	287.84/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,059	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	244.29/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,256	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	301.49/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	200.52/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	233.04/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	298.60/cwt	294.00–302.00	1,433	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	972	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	713	875.79/head	780.00–975.00	876	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	745	772.28/head	730.00–820.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	348.37/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,150	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	127.41/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,884	7
Bulls	—	—	1,915	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,681	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,987	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	149.44/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,373	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	106.87/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,120	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	111.13/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,238	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	117.81/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,398	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	272.01/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	324.14/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	331.02/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	283.64/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,205	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	225.93/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	235.80/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	309.76/cwt	305.00–315.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	264.03/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	281.42/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,190	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	286.01/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	206.11/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	671	221.99/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	258.22/cwt	258.00–260.00	976	9

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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 164Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 39Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 48Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	305.00–315.00	309.76
3	350–400	357	290.00–300.00	296.68
5	400–450	425	280.00–292.00	283.64
7	450–500	459	270.00–280.00	274.75
4	500–550	515	250.00–256.00	252.54
4	550–600	564	232.00–240.00	235.80
4	600–650	623	224.00–228.00	225.93
4	650–700	671	220.00–224.00	221.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	316	318.00–328.00	322.32
5	350–400	366	314.00–320.00	317.39
3	400–450	438	300.00–310.00	304.98
6	450–500	460	286.00–298.00	289.36
4	500–550	511	274.00–280.00	277.42
5	550–600	561	250.00–262.00	257.61
3	600–650	615	234.00–236.00	235.02
3	650–700	665	228.00–230.00	229.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	360.00	360.00
5	300–350	330	346.00–350.00	348.37
2	350–400	358	330.00–332.00	331.02
3	400–450	427	320.00–328.00	324.14
4	450–500	459	300.00–304.00	301.49
3	550–600	562	270.00–274.00	272.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	288.00	288.00
9	350–400	378	258.00–260.00	258.22
3	400–450	430	242.00–250.00	244.76
3	450–500	458	230.00–240.00	234.37
2	550–600	560	220.00–224.00	222.02
2	600–650	618	202.00–210.00	206.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	286.00–294.00	290.73
6	350–400	368	270.00–276.00	272.66
5	400–450	435	264.00–274.00	267.61
5	450–500	464	245.00–255.00	249.65
4	500–550	514	240.00–246.00	244.29
2	550–600	560	228.00–238.00	233.04
2	700–750	723	200.00–201.00	200.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	286.00–290.00	287.84
4	400–450	423	278.00–288.00	281.42
3	450–500	458	260.00–268.00	264.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	284.00–288.00	286.01
1	650–700	680	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	480	294.00–302.00	298.60
4	500–550	531	290.00–294.00	291.01
1	650–700	655	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	358.00	358.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,072.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	713	780.00–975.00	875.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	745	730.00–820.00	772.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,479	125.00–131.00	127.41
4	—	1,114	110.00–114.00	111.13
9	—	1,187	115.00–123.00	117.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	104.00–112.00	106.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,810	165.00	165.00
8	—	1,588	146.00–155.00	149.44

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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