Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer 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 $252.07/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −127.96 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$252.07

22 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.38

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	555	256.42	1,423	11thin
Medium and Large 3	540	247.72	1,339	11thin

One grade step is worth $8.69/cwt here — about $85 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

252.07

—

GA average14 barns · 256 hd

267.44

−15.38

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−127.96

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	—	Average	1,449	155.85	2,258	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	120.72	1,460	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	836	108.80	909	5thin

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)	830	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	972	$1,031	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,400	2thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	122.22/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,539	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	102.90/cwt	101.00–105.00	756	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	150.77/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,507	2
Bulls	—	—	1,020	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,693	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	112.74/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,018	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	973	115.62/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	234.02/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	248.07/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,454	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	301.32/cwt	300.00–302.00	985	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	730	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	245.17/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,270	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	264.31/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,107	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	501	271.02/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,358	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,642	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,093	1,122.14/head	1,070.00–1,175.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	272.46/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,019	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	204.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	297.77/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,084	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	277.54/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,285	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	290.38/cwt	286.00–291.00	1,101	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	260.68/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	298.74/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,390	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	238.81/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,364	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	272.80/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	241.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	198.99/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	255.15/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,314	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	227.11/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	262.53/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,202	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	667	215.27/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	506	209.99/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,063	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	255.54/cwt	252.00–260.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	255.18/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,169	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	282.15/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,205	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	269.50/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,118	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	274.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	284.60/cwt	282.00–288.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,306	1

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 218Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 37Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 25Year ago 80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,259	117.00–124.00	122.22
3	—	973	115.00–116.00	115.62
1	—	1,620	127.00	127.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	101.00–105.00	102.90
3	—	903	109.00–116.00	112.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	148.00–153.00	150.77
1	—	1,020	166.00	166.00

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	270	316.00	316.00
3	300–350	327	300.00–302.00	301.32
4	350–400	364	292.00–302.00	297.77
7	400–450	427	280.00–290.00	282.15
5	450–500	463	274.00–280.00	277.54
4	500–550	501	268.00–278.00	271.02
7	550–600	586	246.00–255.00	248.07
2	600–650	633	230.00–238.00	234.02
1	700–750	700	226.00	226.00
1	750–800	760	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	316.00	316.00
4	450–500	459	295.00–302.00	298.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	270.00–280.00	274.84
3	350–400	368	268.00–280.00	272.80
3	400–450	415	265.00–274.00	269.50
4	450–500	458	260.00–268.00	262.53
6	500–550	515	250.00–260.00	255.15
5	550–600	571	238.00–240.00	238.81
3	650–700	667	212.00–218.00	215.27
2	700–750	710	198.00–200.00	198.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	538	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	282.00–288.00	284.60
10	350–400	374	270.00–280.00	272.46
10	400–450	419	260.00–269.00	264.31
5	450–500	458	250.00–257.00	255.18
2	500–550	518	240.00–250.00	245.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	252.00–260.00	255.54
3	400–450	425	240.00–245.00	241.71
2	450–500	473	224.00–230.00	227.11
9	500–550	506	209.00–216.00	209.99
2	550–600	553	200.00–210.00	204.98
1	600–650	605	204.00	204.00
1	650–700	680	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	379	286.00–291.00	290.38
3	500–550	523	260.00–262.00	260.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	1,070.00–1,175.00	1,122.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	2,400.00	2,400.00

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

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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