Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $209.25/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −140.31 against this barn's trailing median of $349.56.

Average price

$209.25

40 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$39.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.18

vs GA average

−29.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	226.14	1,230	9thin
Medium and Large 2	534	211.58	1,129	22
Medium and Large 3	553	186.66	1,033	9thin

One grade step is worth $39.48/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.04, low $319.62, median $349.56 across 24 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 sale40 hd

209.25

—

GA average14 barns · 647 hd

220.43

−11.18

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−29.36

This barn, trailing median24 sales

349.56

−140.31

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	1,639	147.49	2,417	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	125.32	1,588	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	124.45	1,668	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	114.33	1,192	8thin

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)	1,197	$1,677	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,212	$1,669	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	884	$1,590	12

Every lot, as filed

77 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	300–350	317	223.47/cwt	220.00–230.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	208.92/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	180.72/cwt	178.00–190.00	1,048	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	217.67/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	235.20/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,073	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	250.98/cwt	250.00–252.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	219.00/cwt	212.00–226.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	287.29/cwt	286.00–288.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	173.08/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	251.50/cwt	250.00–254.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	259.50/cwt	259.00–260.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	194.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	662	172.01/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	217.85/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,386	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	282.68/cwt	278.00–288.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	221.34/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,023	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	177.01/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	203.68/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,071	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	722	168.94/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	219.99/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,122	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	229.13/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,054	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	252.68/cwt	250.00–256.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	189.57/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	230.37/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,226	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	212.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,117	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	611	181.51/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	223.85/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	741	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,141	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	242.72/cwt	240.00–248.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	244.82/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,055	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	244.62/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,040	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	231.39/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,446	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	223.03/cwt	218.00–228.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	201.54/cwt	198.00–208.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	649	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	227.40/cwt	220.00–230.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	227.74/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	215.22/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	219.01/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	247.32/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	185.78/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,254	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	223.37/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	444	222.79/cwt	218.00–226.00	989	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	758	165.49/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	232.55/cwt	230.00–240.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	244.99/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,058	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	124.45/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,668	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	131.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,751	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	116.51/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,349	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,155	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	115.66/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,196	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	125.02/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,590	13
Bulls	—	—	1,631	152.98/cwt	147.00–156.00	2,495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	234.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	998	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	192.39/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,170	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	171.68/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	287.03/cwt	286.00–288.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	205.29/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	178.46/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	239.01/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,099	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	231.54/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	275.48/cwt	275.00–276.00	868	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	750	1,170.00/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,170	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	795	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	1,543.37/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,543	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	1,809.85/head	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,810	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,919.10/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,919	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,076	1,438.46/head	1,225.00–1,585.00	1,438	5
Bulls	—	—	1,646	141.99/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,337	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 Sep 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 168Year ago 60

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 44Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 40Year ago 311

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	220.00–230.00	223.47
2	350–400	390	212.00–226.00	219.00
7	400–450	421	200.00–210.00	204.95
4	450–500	458	198.00–208.00	201.54
4	500–550	520	190.00–200.00	194.08
5	550–600	580	178.00–190.00	180.72
4	600–650	611	177.00–187.00	181.51
3	650–700	662	170.00–176.00	172.01
4	700–750	741	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	286.00–288.00	287.29
2	300–350	333	259.00–260.00	259.50
4	350–400	358	250.00–254.00	251.50
7	400–450	431	242.00–250.00	244.82
12	450–500	456	230.00–243.00	235.20
6	500–550	532	222.00–234.00	230.37
3	550–600	568	216.00–220.00	217.67
8	600–650	636	216.00–219.00	217.85
2	650–700	683	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	250.00–252.00	250.98
3	350–400	358	240.00–248.00	242.72
4	400–450	413	218.00–228.00	223.03
5	450–500	473	218.00–226.00	223.85
19	500–550	527	210.00–220.00	212.00
3	550–600	575	205.00–212.00	208.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	685	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	230.00–240.00	232.55
5	400–450	444	218.00–226.00	222.79
6	450–500	462	218.00–226.00	221.34
5	500–550	526	200.00–208.00	203.68
5	550–600	564	184.00–194.00	189.57
4	600–650	608	172.00–182.00	177.01
2	650–700	665	168.00–178.00	173.08
3	700–750	722	165.00–171.00	168.94
2	750–800	758	161.00–170.00	165.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	286.00–288.00	287.03
2	250–300	273	278.00–288.00	282.68
4	300–350	315	275.00–276.00	275.48
3	350–400	370	250.00–256.00	252.68
5	400–450	425	230.00–240.00	234.93
9	450–500	460	224.00–232.00	229.13
7	500–550	510	216.00–226.00	219.99
3	550–600	575	204.00–208.00	205.29
5	600–650	608	190.00–194.00	192.39
8	650–700	675	180.00–190.00	185.78
2	700–750	738	175.00–182.00	178.46
3	750–800	780	171.00–172.00	171.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	242.00–248.00	244.99
4	450–500	460	238.00–240.00	239.01
4	500–550	516	230.00–234.00	231.54
3	550–600	558	220.00–230.00	223.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	425	242.00–248.00	244.62
4	500–550	536	227.00–230.00	227.74
2	550–600	560	218.00–220.00	219.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	507	246.00–250.00	247.32
5	600–650	625	225.00–233.00	231.39
1	750–800	750	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	649	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	220.00–230.00	227.40
2	500–550	523	210.00–220.00	215.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,340	122.00–126.00	124.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,328	130.00–135.00	131.85
4	—	1,158	114.00–120.00	116.51
13	—	1,272	121.00–128.00	125.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	105.00	105.00
7	—	1,034	112.00–117.00	115.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	147.00–156.00	152.98
4	—	1,646	138.00–146.00	141.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,005	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	750	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,170.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,150	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,543.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,076	1,225.00–1,585.00	1,438.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,264	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,809.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,335	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,919.10

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

Heifers · 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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