Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $219.93/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −160.10 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$219.93

17 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$18.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.50

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	227.50	1,225	10thin
Medium and Large 3	542	209.12	1,134	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.37/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale17 hd

219.93

—

GA average15 barns · 421 hd

225.43

−5.50

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−160.10

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	1,564	163.73	2,561	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	134.15	1,546	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,384	128.66	1,780	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	119.42	1,250	11

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)	1,152	$2,205	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	996	$1,679	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	735	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,908	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	202.78/cwt	200.00–208.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	189.99/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	252.86/cwt	248.00–258.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	199.01/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	222.83/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,023	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	246.66/cwt	242.00–251.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	228.54/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,202	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	232.00/cwt	230.00–234.00	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	299.03/cwt	297.00–302.00	984	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	236.31/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,106	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	211.46/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	206.01/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	245.93/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,035	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	225.06/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	200.66/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	222.72/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	228.48/cwt	226.00–234.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	229.50/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	229.26/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	228.11/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	208.38/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,223	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	186.04/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	198.09/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,448	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	185.49/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,584	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,357	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	213.61/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,350	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	313.97/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	196.50/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,194	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	126.40/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,378	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,771	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	135.41/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,557	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	121.83/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,339	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	110.22/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,111	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,654	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,042	1
Bulls	—	—	1,509	165.31/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,495	7
Bulls	—	—	1,455	148.92/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,167	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,226	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,805.68/head	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,806	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	928	1,489.15/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,489	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	2,364.67/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,365	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,390	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,312.50/head	2,300.00–2,325.00	2,313	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	875	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,957.32/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,957	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	850	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 217Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 37Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 25Year ago 52

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	244.00	244.00
1	350–400	390	214.00	214.00
3	450–500	470	200.00–208.00	202.78
5	500–550	517	195.00–205.00	198.09
2	550–600	560	182.00–190.00	186.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	292.00	292.00
1	400–450	405	240.00	240.00
4	500–550	502	228.00–234.00	229.50
3	550–600	575	226.00–234.00	229.26
5	600–650	608	215.50	215.50
13	650–700	678	213.50	213.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	248.00–258.00	252.86
3	400–450	430	226.00–234.00	228.48
3	450–500	463	224.00–234.00	228.11
3	500–550	515	220.00–225.00	222.72
5	550–600	587	208.00–210.00	208.38
3	600–650	610	200.00–202.00	200.66
2	650–700	668	198.00–200.00	199.01
2	700–750	715	185.00–186.00	185.49
1	750–800	755	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	262.00	262.00
4	350–400	370	242.00–251.00	246.66
4	400–450	423	230.00–234.00	232.00
5	450–500	459	220.00–230.00	222.83
4	500–550	525	208.00–216.00	211.46
3	550–600	565	202.00–212.00	206.01
2	650–700	688	188.00–192.00	189.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	310.00–318.00	313.97
2	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	680	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	304.00	304.00
4	300–350	329	297.00–302.00	299.03
2	350–400	358	290.00–300.00	295.03
13	400–450	421	244.00–247.00	245.93
6	450–500	468	234.00–240.00	236.31
7	500–550	526	222.00–235.00	228.54
3	550–600	567	220.00–230.00	225.06
5	600–650	632	212.00–216.00	213.61
2	700–750	700	196.00–197.00	196.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	261.00	261.00
6	550–600	585	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	665	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	261.00	261.00
22	650–700	680	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	126.00	126.00
6	—	1,099	118.00–125.00	121.83
3	—	1,008	105.00–115.00	110.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,090	123.00–130.00	126.40
4	—	1,256	140.00–142.00	141.03
15	—	1,150	131.00–139.00	135.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	126.00–127.00	126.49
1	—	1,535	133.00	133.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,509	164.00–168.00	165.31
2	—	1,455	148.00–150.00	148.92
2	—	1,865	173.00	173.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,805.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,073	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,364.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,489.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	2,300.00–2,325.00	2,312.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,957.32

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

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