Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers mostly steady, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $218.18/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −161.86 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$218.18

16 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$15.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.06

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	541	223.08	1,207	11thin
Medium and Large 3	533	207.39	1,106	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.69/cwt here — about $101 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 sale16 hd

218.18

—

GA average14 barns · 269 hd

228.23

−10.06

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−161.86

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	—	High	1,684	153.43	2,584	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	130.35	1,875	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	127.54	1,588	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	117.61	1,089	10

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)	1,198	$1,774	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,099	$1,565	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	858	$1,388	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1	400–450	434	262.34/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,139	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	202.00/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	225.74/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	240.34/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	307.60/cwt	305.00–310.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	205.58/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	250.02/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	208.60/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	216.39/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	199.25/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,313	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	220.86/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,243	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	259.07/cwt	254.00–264.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	235.51/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,242	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	212.50/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	209.02/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	244.33/cwt	244.00–245.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	240.96/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	248.52/cwt	248.00–249.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	195.17/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	219.04/cwt	218.00–220.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	232.31/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	226.34/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	232.95/cwt	232.00–234.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	201.34/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	185.27/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	246.00/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	233.86/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	230.66/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	193.31/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,179	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	225.29/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,050	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	278.48/cwt	274.00–284.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	261.35/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,234	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	123.53/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,705	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	119.45/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,511	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	807	109.27/cwt	107.00–112.00	882	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,938	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	128.51/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,565	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	131.34/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,112	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,219	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	154.24/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,588	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,054	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	120.21/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,205	6
Bulls	—	—	1,590	143.61/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,283	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,774.22/head	1,625.00–1,950.00	1,774	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,835.20/head	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,835	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,016	1,294.44/head	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,294	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	775	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 229Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 59Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 48Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	260.00–266.00	262.34
3	450–500	472	258.00–266.00	261.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	305.00–310.00	307.60
3	400–450	435	248.00–254.00	250.02
3	450–500	458	240.00–241.00	240.34
5	500–550	515	220.00–234.00	225.74
6	550–600	563	218.00–228.00	220.86
3	600–650	603	200.00–204.00	202.00
4	650–700	659	196.00–201.00	199.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	274.00–284.00	278.48
2	350–400	375	254.00–264.00	259.07
3	400–450	435	226.00–236.00	230.66
4	450–500	466	220.00–230.00	225.29
3	500–550	510	205.00–215.00	208.60
2	550–600	568	202.00–209.00	205.58
4	600–650	610	190.00–197.00	193.31
1	750–800	770	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	248.00–249.00	248.52
2	400–450	415	240.00–242.00	240.96
2	450–500	465	235.00–236.00	235.51
5	500–550	520	228.00–235.00	232.31
5	550–600	562	221.00	221.00
3	600–650	613	211.00–219.00	216.39
2	700–750	718	208.00–210.00	209.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	244.00–245.00	244.33
2	400–450	423	232.00–234.00	232.95
3	450–500	460	224.00–230.00	226.34
2	500–550	515	220.00–225.00	222.43
4	550–600	556	210.00–218.00	212.50
3	600–650	607	200.00–202.00	201.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	248.00	248.00
1	300–350	310	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	428	218.00–220.00	219.04
2	500–550	518	190.00–200.00	195.17
2	550–600	565	190.00–195.00	192.54
3	650–700	668	182.00–192.00	185.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	557	245.00–248.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	230.00–238.00	233.86
1	700–750	730	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	278.00	278.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	123.00–124.00	123.53
1	—	1,215	142.00	142.00
2	—	1,608	128.00–135.00	131.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	118.00–121.00	119.45
1	—	1,425	136.00	136.00
8	—	1,218	125.00–133.00	128.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	107.00–112.00	109.27
1	—	830	127.00	127.00
6	—	1,002	117.00–123.00	120.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	169.00	169.00
5	—	1,678	150.00–157.00	154.24
2	—	1,590	141.00–145.00	143.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,198	1,625.00–1,950.00	1,774.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,182	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,835.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,016	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,294.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	1,075.00	1,075.00

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

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