Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $226.14/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −153.90 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$226.14

38 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$24.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.29

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	242.23	1,310	4thin
Medium and Large 2	558	227.32	1,269	23
Medium and Large 3	531	217.80	1,157	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.43/cwt here — about $154 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 sale38 hd

226.14

—

GA average15 barns · 311 hd

236.42

−10.29

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−153.90

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	1,576	171.96	2,710	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	145.40	2,130	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	143.61	1,666	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	922	126.85	1,170	12

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)	1,043	$2,016	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,625	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	600–650	610	214.89/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,311	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	242.23/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,310	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	244.14/cwt	234.00–252.00	1,033	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	218.63/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,111	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	228.75/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,192	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	213.77/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	235.99/cwt	235.00–238.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	196.98/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	188.55/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	246.55/cwt	244.00–249.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	243.27/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	240.34/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	259.27/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	223.98/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	219.51/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	233.31/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	204.33/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	202.46/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	234.90/cwt	230.00–237.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	206.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	234.95/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	237.65/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	244.00/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	260.52/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	216.00/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,315	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	198.79/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	240.99/cwt	240.00–245.00	995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	243.32/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,516	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	227.80/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	224.67/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	286.52/cwt	282.00–292.00	931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	218	299.08/cwt	298.00–300.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	221.33/cwt	221.00–222.00	1,377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	559	216.81/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,212	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	238.74/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,110	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	145.40/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,130	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	134.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,556	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	151.62/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,851	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	141.22/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,592	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	116.58/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,134	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	127.55/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,187	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	132.08/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,146	3
Bulls	—	—	1,576	171.96/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,710	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	2,016.49/head	1,875.00–2,125.00	2,016	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	830	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	202.40/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	317.84/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,017	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	356	309.62/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,102	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	257.98/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	226.56/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,310	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	268.04/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	283.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,042	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 Aug 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 157Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 32Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 34

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	310.00–330.00	317.84
5	350–400	356	305.00–315.00	309.62
4	400–450	409	267.00–270.00	268.04
4	450–500	464	254.00–264.00	257.98
8	500–550	521	225.00–235.00	228.75
15	550–600	578	223.00–233.00	226.56
6	600–650	610	210.00–220.00	214.89
2	750–800	755	194.00–200.00	196.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	298.00	298.00
4	500–550	541	240.00–245.00	242.23
3	600–650	622	221.00–222.00	221.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	298.00–300.00	299.08
2	250–300	278	290.00–300.00	294.95
4	300–350	325	282.00–292.00	286.52
5	350–400	367	280.00–290.00	283.95
11	400–450	423	234.00–252.00	244.14
6	450–500	465	232.00–242.00	238.74
6	500–550	508	216.00–222.00	218.63
5	550–600	559	214.00–220.00	216.81
3	600–650	615	200.00–205.00	202.40
2	700–750	723	187.00–190.00	188.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	235.00–238.00	235.99
5	300–350	324	230.00–237.00	234.90
6	450–500	463	215.00–222.00	219.51
4	500–550	520	210.00–220.00	213.77
4	550–600	570	200.00–210.00	206.38
1	750–800	770	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	244.00–249.00	246.55
5	400–450	413	240.00–245.00	240.99
3	450–500	467	232.00–238.00	234.95
4	500–550	514	230.00–237.00	233.31
3	550–600	562	220.00–227.00	223.98
6	600–650	609	213.00–219.00	216.00
3	650–700	658	204.00–205.00	204.33
5	700–750	706	198.00–200.00	198.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	254.00–264.00	259.27
4	450–500	460	240.00–246.00	243.27
3	500–550	503	239.00–242.00	240.34
2	700–750	718	201.00–204.00	202.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	242.00–246.00	244.00
3	600–650	617	237.00–238.00	237.65
3	650–700	657	224.00–225.00	224.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	260.00–261.00	260.52
9	600–650	623	243.00–246.00	243.32
4	700–750	732	224.00–229.00	227.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	143.00–148.00	145.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	130.00–137.00	134.37
5	—	1,221	150.00–154.00	151.62
9	—	1,127	138.00–145.00	141.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	115.00–118.00	116.58
7	—	931	123.00–130.00	127.55
3	—	868	131.00–134.00	132.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,576	168.00–175.00	171.96

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)	1	—	960	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,875.00–2,125.00	2,016.49
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	1,625.00	1,625.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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