Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $242.91/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −137.12 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$242.91

21 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$16.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.44

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	250.06	1,360	12thin
Medium and Large 3	539	233.38	1,257	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.68/cwt here — about $102 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 sale21 hd

242.91

—

GA average15 barns · 261 hd

258.35

−15.44

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−137.12

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	1,712	161.24	2,760	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	134.66	1,716	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	119.09	1,213	9thin

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)	1,040	$1,631	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,894	20

Every lot, as filed

55 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	511	239.64/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	224.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,028	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	218.14/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	778	203.50/cwt	203.00–204.00	1,583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	674	208.51/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	311.73/cwt	310.00–313.00	982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	228.38/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,281	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	210.99/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	292.07/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	210.68/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	272.01/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	255.95/cwt	252.00–260.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	249.47/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	243.05/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	211.03/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	286.60/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,264	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	269.38/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	300.63/cwt	296.00–306.00	953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	244.32/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,373	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	233.98/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	235.41/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,229	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	984	1,821.98/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,822	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	258.10/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,337	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	259.07/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	246.37/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	207.44/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	234.03/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,311	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	211.01/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,631	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	1,900.00/head	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	259.02/cwt	256.00–261.00	932	3
Bulls	—	—	1,843	162.23/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,990	3
Bulls	—	—	1,313	147.48/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,936	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,455	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	119.91/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,126	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	136.92/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,883	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	111.39/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,173	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	128.54/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,473	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	143.57/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,831	4
Bulls	—	—	1,913	173.50/cwt	173.00–174.00	3,319	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,630.77/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	296.29/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	294.00/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	243.01/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,361	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	238.99/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	229.97/cwt	226.00–234.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	213.02/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,114	4

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 Jul 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 186Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, all feeder classes unevenly steady, 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
1	250–300	290	318.00	318.00
3	300–350	317	296.00–306.00	300.63
2	350–400	360	287.00–297.00	292.07
4	400–450	429	264.00–274.00	269.38
4	450–500	463	250.00–260.00	255.03
4	500–550	511	237.00–246.00	239.64
5	550–600	561	224.00–234.00	228.38
2	600–650	623	214.00–222.00	218.14
4	650–700	674	208.00–210.00	208.51
2	750–800	778	203.00–204.00	203.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	310.00–313.00	311.73
5	400–450	441	282.00–290.00	286.60
5	450–500	462	264.00–274.00	272.01
5	500–550	518	254.00–264.00	258.10
7	550–600	562	240.00–250.00	244.32
2	600–650	635	232.00–236.00	233.98
3	700–750	722	208.00–214.00	210.68
2	750–800	773	208.00–214.00	211.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	294.00–298.00	296.29
3	450–500	463	290.00–298.00	294.00
2	650–700	663	238.00–240.00	238.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	252.00–260.00	255.95
3	400–450	427	226.00–234.00	229.97
5	450–500	459	220.00–230.00	224.01
4	500–550	523	209.00–216.00	213.02
4	550–600	563	208.00–214.00	210.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	284.00	284.00
3	350–400	360	256.00–261.00	259.02
4	400–450	443	244.00–254.00	249.47
4	450–500	481	240.00–244.00	243.05
3	500–550	522	232.00–240.00	235.41
4	550–600	560	230.00–238.00	234.03
4	600–650	619	210.00–212.00	211.03
2	650–700	675	205.00–210.00	207.44
2	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	256.00–262.00	259.07
3	500–550	512	244.00–248.00	246.37
4	550–600	560	240.00–248.00	243.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	226.00	226.00

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	2	—	950	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	984	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,821.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	800	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,040	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,630.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,843	160.00–164.00	162.23
2	—	1,313	145.00–149.00	147.48
2	—	1,913	173.00–174.00	173.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	128.00–130.00	128.98
4	—	939	117.00–124.00	119.91
3	—	1,053	110.00–114.00	111.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,375	133.00–140.00	136.92
11	—	1,146	125.00–132.00	128.54
4	—	1,275	141.00–145.00	143.57

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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