Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.92/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −112.64 against this barn's trailing median of $349.56.

Average price

$236.92

26 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$32.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.99

vs GA average

−36.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	253.63	1,316	9thin
Medium and Large 2	537	235.58	1,264	8thin
Medium and Large 3	543	221.41	1,203	9thin

One grade step is worth $32.22/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.04, low $319.62, median $349.56 across 24 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 sale26 hd

236.92

—

GA average15 barns · 430 hd

247.91

−10.99

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−36.11

This barn, trailing median24 sales

349.56

−112.64

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	1,621	158.64	2,572	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	134.31	1,670	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	133.70	2,026	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	118.63	1,165	8thin

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)	1,183	$1,473	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$1,534	5

Every lot, as filed

63 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	750–800	780	195.02/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	214.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	224.89/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,181	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	199.01/cwt	196.00–202.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	252.53/cwt	250.00–256.00	922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	236.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	305.33/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	228.45/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	217.05/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,229	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	223.11/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,390	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,031	1,351.79/head	1,175.00–1,525.00	1,352	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	933	1,873.21/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	246.14/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	248.29/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	230.03/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,284	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	236.05/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	218.02/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	259.19/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,309	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	241.12/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	241.59/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	256.33/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,077	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	210.55/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	274.99/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	234.02/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	259.99/cwt	258.00–262.00	972	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	800	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	276.19/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,704	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	252.73/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	294.81/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,218	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	146.41/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,006	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	136.66/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,771	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	121.27/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,253	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	128.91/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,485	15
Bulls	—	—	1,818	155.53/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,828	4
Bulls	—	—	1,464	161.12/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,359	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	126.81/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,247	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	105.17/cwt	101.00–110.00	925	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	133.70/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	239.12/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	281.98/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	269.96/cwt	264.00–276.00	1,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	263.02/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,218	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	232.05/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	253.63/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,316	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,488	1,714.20/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	278.99/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	255.02/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,563	6

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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 100Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 25Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 15Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	304.00	304.00
3	300–350	330	302.00–310.00	305.33
3	350–400	358	280.00–286.00	281.98
5	400–450	426	264.00–276.00	269.96
4	450–500	460	244.00–254.00	248.29
3	500–550	512	242.00–252.00	246.14
5	550–600	561	230.00–240.00	236.04
2	600–650	623	220.00–226.00	223.11
2	650–700	663	210.00–220.00	214.94
2	700–750	713	196.00–202.00	199.01
2	750–800	780	194.00–196.00	195.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	290.00–300.00	294.81
2	450–500	493	274.00–276.00	274.99
6	500–550	505	254.00–264.00	259.19
3	550–600	565	248.00–258.00	252.73
3	600–650	618	234.00–238.00	236.05
3	650–700	662	230.00–238.00	234.02
2	700–750	723	209.00–212.00	210.55
1	750–800	780	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	613	250.00–256.00	255.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	272.00	272.00
2	300–350	330	266.00	266.00
4	350–400	365	250.00–256.00	252.53
5	400–450	434	234.00–244.00	239.12
4	450–500	475	226.00–236.00	228.45
5	500–550	525	220.00–230.00	224.89
4	550–600	566	212.00–222.00	217.05
1	650–700	660	198.00	198.00
1	700–750	700	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	302.00	302.00
1	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
6	350–400	374	258.00–262.00	259.99
5	400–450	420	250.00–262.00	256.33
5	450–500	458	238.00–248.00	241.59
4	500–550	515	236.00–246.00	241.12
4	550–600	558	224.00–234.00	230.03
2	600–650	633	216.00–220.00	218.02
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	463	262.00–264.00	263.02
9	500–550	519	250.00–256.00	253.63
3	600–650	615	230.00–234.00	232.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	503	299.00	299.00
5	550–600	569	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	326.00	326.00
1	400–450	440	296.00	296.00
4	450–500	485	276.00–280.00	278.99
1	500–550	540	256.00	256.00
1	650–700	690	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	617	274.00–280.00	276.19

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)	4	—	1,031	1,175.00–1,525.00	1,351.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,488	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,714.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	933	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,873.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	142.00–149.00	146.41
19	—	1,296	133.00–141.00	136.66
15	—	1,152	125.00–132.00	128.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,033	118.00–124.00	121.27
2	—	983	126.00–128.00	126.81
2	—	880	101.00–110.00	105.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	130.00–136.00	133.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,818	155.00–157.00	155.53
5	—	1,464	158.00–166.00	161.12

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

Heifers · 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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