Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $249.27/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −130.76 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$249.27

28 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,355

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$31.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.92

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	270.51	1,428	4thin
Medium and Large 2	548	249.80	1,370	15thin
Medium and Large 3	542	238.94	1,296	9thin

One grade step is worth $31.57/cwt here — about $132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale28 hd

249.27

—

GA average15 barns · 355 hd

264.19

−14.92

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−130.76

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	1,648	146.29	2,411	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	133.06	1,658	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	116.83	1,116	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,102	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	797	$1,257	11

Every lot, as filed

54 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	300–350	322	300.87/cwt	294.00–302.00	969	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	759	187.26/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	282.24/cwt	276.00–286.00	1,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	607	204.00/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	768	202.99/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	235.15/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	222.48/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,019	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	898	917.80/head	810.00–1,025.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	257.02/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,180	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	304.91/cwt	300.00–310.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	224.32/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	224.12/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	230.52/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	222.10/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	224.63/cwt	220.00–230.00	955	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	218.66/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	272.69/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,260	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	1,547.58/head	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	241.18/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,035	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	215.14/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	240.71/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	228.64/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	257.43/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	896	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,470.00/head	1,470.00–1,470.00	1,470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	244.57/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,282	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	247.03/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,383	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	750	1,205.00/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,205	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	683	937.20/head	875.00–1,025.00	937	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	139.24/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,750	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	153.06/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,594	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	999	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	121.37/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,198	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,667	13
Bulls	—	—	1,578	136.14/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,148	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	126.81/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	270.51/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	232.01/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	206.06/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	262.39/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,233	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	206.00/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	228.68/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,418	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	306.65/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	241.97/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,253	5

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 240Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 48Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 32Year ago 23

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	300.00–310.00	304.91
9	300–350	322	294.00–302.00	300.87
5	350–400	377	276.00–286.00	282.24
4	450–500	459	252.00–264.00	257.02
5	500–550	518	238.00–250.00	241.97
4	550–600	573	230.00–240.00	235.15
2	600–650	620	204.00–208.00	206.06
2	650–700	660	202.00–210.00	206.00
4	750–800	759	184.00–190.00	187.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	327	306.00–308.00	306.65
3	450–500	462	270.00–274.00	272.69
4	500–550	516	254.00–264.00	257.43
11	550–600	560	242.00–252.00	247.03
6	600–650	620	224.00–232.00	228.68
3	650–700	658	214.00–222.00	218.66
1	700–750	745	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	528	268.00–278.00	270.51
1	600–650	600	242.00	242.00
3	650–700	658	230.00–236.00	232.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	278.00	278.00
7	400–450	425	220.00–230.00	224.63
4	450–500	458	216.00–230.00	222.48
4	500–550	513	216.00–226.00	222.10
3	600–650	607	202.00–206.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	288.00	288.00
1	300–350	335	276.00	276.00
3	350–400	382	252.00	252.00
7	400–450	429	240.00–246.00	241.18
3	450–500	458	236.00–246.00	240.71
3	500–550	523	228.00–230.00	228.64
3	550–600	582	224.00–225.00	224.32
2	600–650	618	210.00–220.00	215.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	524	240.00–246.00	244.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	470	262.00–264.00	262.39
2	750–800	768	200.00–206.00	202.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	282.00	282.00
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	623	230.00–231.00	230.52
2	700–750	723	220.00–228.00	224.12

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)	2	—	898	810.00–1,025.00	917.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,470.00	1,470.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	930	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,547.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	750	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,205.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	683	875.00–1,025.00	937.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	138.00–140.00	139.24
13	—	1,248	130.00–137.00	133.55
4	—	1,231	124.00–128.00	126.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	109.00–111.00	110.01
3	—	987	120.00–123.00	121.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	152.00–155.00	153.06
2	—	1,578	135.00–138.00	136.14

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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