Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $209.58/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −170.45 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$209.58

36 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$29.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.07

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	223.31	1,220	9thin
Medium and Large 2	532	212.72	1,131	16thin
Medium and Large 3	545	193.78	1,055	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.53/cwt here — about $164 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 sale36 hd

209.58

—

GA average15 barns · 397 hd

214.65

−5.07

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−170.45

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	—	Low	1,527	147.05	2,246	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	117.58	1,459	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,593	109.50	1,744	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	109.45	1,069	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)	1,069	$1,394	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,382	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,437	6

Every lot, as filed

73 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	700–750	717	174.40/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,250	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	224.54/cwt	220.00–230.00	990	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	233.90/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	202.23/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,070	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	178.40/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	176.88/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	204.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	875	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	186.87/cwt	180.00–190.00	983	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	244.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	213.36/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	200.03/cwt	195.00–205.00	916	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	223.64/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,047	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	196.43/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,100	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	215.67/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,102	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	226.00/cwt	222.00–232.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	216.34/cwt	210.00–220.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	275.30/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	243.40/cwt	240.00–250.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	179.42/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,010	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	213.90/cwt	210.00–220.00	975	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	210.25/cwt	204.00–213.00	1,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	193.25/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	214.68/cwt	210.00–220.00	951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	225.00/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	214.68/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	213.38/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	219.51/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,253	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	305.34/cwt	305.00–306.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	179.09/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	233.42/cwt	230.00–240.00	866	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	207.53/cwt	204.00–214.00	950	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	205.11/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,058	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	111.94/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,124	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,733	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	123.03/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,465	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	116.84/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,477	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	105.30/cwt	105.00–106.00	981	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,270	136.29/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,731	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	106.68/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,305	3
Bulls	—	—	1,608	145.78/cwt	140.00–149.50	2,344	6
Bulls	—	—	1,584	155.04/cwt	151.00–157.00	2,456	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,487.14/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,487	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	1,436.54/head	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,437	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	1,318.12/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	206.59/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,163	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	265.69/cwt	260.00–270.00	956	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	216.40/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,110	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	245.04/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,135	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	194.82/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,214	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	274.88/cwt	270.00–280.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	207.22/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,260	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	228.06/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	292.26/cwt	290.00–295.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	229.72/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,054	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	285.65/cwt	282.00–294.00	1,045	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	275.35/cwt	270.00–280.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	257.47/cwt	250.00–270.00	863	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	255.68/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,092	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	176.48/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,170	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	187.30/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,051	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	190.83/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	273.55/cwt	270.00–280.00	905	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	240.46/cwt	236.00–246.00	974	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	227.24/cwt	222.00–232.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	185.55/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,342	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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 337Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 47Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 42Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	215	270.00–280.00	275.35
7	300–350	335	250.00–270.00	257.47
6	350–400	371	230.00–240.00	233.42
11	400–450	441	220.00–230.00	224.54
10	450–500	458	204.00–214.00	207.53
4	500–550	516	200.00–210.00	205.11
7	550–600	561	182.00–192.00	187.30
3	600–650	627	175.00–182.00	179.09
4	650–700	663	174.00–180.00	176.48
5	700–750	717	174.00–175.00	174.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	306.00	306.00
3	250–300	265	305.00–306.00	305.34
4	300–350	318	290.00–295.00	292.26
7	350–400	366	282.00–294.00	285.65
11	400–450	427	250.00–260.00	255.68
8	450–500	463	242.00–250.00	245.04
4	500–550	515	226.00–230.00	228.06
5	550–600	571	216.00–224.00	219.51
4	600–650	608	205.00–214.00	207.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	270.00–280.00	274.88
8	350–400	360	260.00–270.00	265.69
9	400–450	405	236.00–246.00	240.46
7	450–500	459	226.00–236.00	229.72
10	500–550	513	212.00–222.00	216.40
6	550–600	563	200.00–212.00	206.59
4	600–650	623	190.00–200.00	194.82
5	650–700	664	187.00–197.00	190.83
2	700–750	723	184.00–187.00	185.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	270.00–280.00	273.55
3	350–400	358	240.00–250.00	243.40
4	400–450	434	230.00–238.00	233.90
7	450–500	468	220.00–228.00	223.64
8	500–550	511	210.00–220.00	215.67
4	600–650	609	210.00–221.00	213.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	240.00–250.00	244.98
5	350–400	369	222.00–232.00	226.00
6	400–450	443	210.00–220.00	214.68
10	450–500	456	210.00–220.00	213.90
11	500–550	529	200.00–205.00	202.23
9	550–600	560	190.00–200.00	196.43
3	600–650	615	190.00–200.00	193.25
5	650–700	670	176.00–180.00	178.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	222.00–232.00	227.24
8	350–400	364	210.00–220.00	216.34
9	400–450	429	200.00–210.00	204.04
8	450–500	458	195.00–205.00	200.03
8	500–550	526	180.00–190.00	186.87
14	550–600	563	176.00–186.00	179.42
3	600–650	615	172.00–182.00	176.88
2	650–700	663	170.00–175.00	172.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	420	270.00–282.00	275.30
1	700–750	720	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	581	204.00–213.00	210.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	565	224.00–226.00	225.00
3	600–650	622	212.00–216.00	213.38
3	650–700	673	212.00–216.00	214.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,004	107.00–116.00	111.94
3	—	932	105.00–106.00	105.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,535	114.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,191	122.00–126.00	123.03
22	—	1,264	113.00–121.00	116.84
3	—	1,223	100.00–110.00	106.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	136.00–137.00	136.29
6	—	1,608	140.00–149.50	145.78
5	—	1,584	151.00–157.00	155.04

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,487.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,318.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,083	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,436.54

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

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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