Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $199.63/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −149.92 against this barn's trailing median of $349.56.

Average price

$199.63

30 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$13.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.95

vs GA average

−47.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	204.02	1,099	20
Medium and Large 3	530	190.86	1,012	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.17/cwt here — about $87 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

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 sale30 hd

199.63

—

GA average11 barns · 229 hd

207.58

−7.95

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−47.15

This barn, trailing median24 sales

349.56

−149.92

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	1,693	132.18	2,238	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	112.88	1,396	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	109.53	1,544	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	96.24	1,078	5thin

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)	991	$1,241	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	575	$854	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	250–300	267	236.29/cwt	235.00–238.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	185.90/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,154	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,279	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	216.88/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,115	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	197.42/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	181.01/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	170.97/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	193.99/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,084	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	210.71/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,106	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	231.01/cwt	230.00–232.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	181.99/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	243.05/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,060	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	235.43/cwt	232.00–237.00	989	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	228.66/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,052	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	234.00/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	182.49/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,142	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	217.16/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	236.89/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	200.00/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,016	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	259.52/cwt	254.00–264.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	211.18/cwt	205.00–218.00	982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	243.06/cwt	242.00–246.00	890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	246.73/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,039	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	205.76/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,173	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	202.70/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	216.98/cwt	212.00–222.00	918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	171.49/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	276.33/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	192.43/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,187	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	259.34/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	252.02/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,159	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	182.21/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,046	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	1,045.93/head	900.00–1,250.00	1,046	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,500.86/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,501	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	575	854.35/head	825.00–900.00	854	4
Bulls	—	—	1,105	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,304	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	133.63/cwt	129.00–139.00	2,432	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	86.81/cwt	82.00–92.00	949	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,698	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	109.53/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,544	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	115.23/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,421	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	101.89/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,279	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	102.53/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,167	3

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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 245Year ago 315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 45Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 31Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	235.00–238.00	236.29
4	350–400	360	230.00–232.00	231.01
4	400–450	423	212.00–222.00	216.98
5	450–500	465	205.00–218.00	211.18
6	500–550	512	192.00–202.00	197.42
4	550–600	558	180.00–183.00	181.01
4	600–650	618	170.00–172.00	170.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	242.00–246.00	243.06
6	400–450	420	232.00–237.00	235.43
9	450–500	460	223.00–233.00	228.66
12	500–550	525	204.00–214.00	210.71
8	550–600	559	190.00–200.00	193.99
6	600–650	621	181.00–190.00	185.90
2	650–700	663	180.00–184.00	181.99
3	700–750	740	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	436	241.00–250.00	243.05
2	450–500	458	240.00–241.00	240.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	274.00–280.00	276.33
5	400–450	421	242.00–250.00	246.73
3	450–500	458	230.00–238.00	234.00
6	500–550	514	215.00–220.00	216.88
4	550–600	570	205.00–206.00	205.76
9	600–650	617	190.00–200.00	192.43
4	650–700	675	189.00–190.00	189.50
2	700–750	715	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	284.00	284.00
4	350–400	368	254.00–264.00	259.52
2	400–450	425	234.00–240.00	236.89
2	450–500	470	212.00–222.00	217.16
9	500–550	508	198.00–206.00	200.00
7	550–600	574	180.00–190.00	182.21
7	600–650	626	180.00–189.00	182.49
2	700–750	735	170.00–173.00	171.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	256.00–262.00	259.34
3	450–500	460	250.00–256.00	252.02
3	600–650	615	202.00–204.00	202.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	282.00	282.00
1	500–550	510	251.00	251.00

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)	4	—	930	900.00–1,250.00	1,045.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,072	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,500.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	575	825.00–900.00	854.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,820	129.00–139.00	133.63
1	—	1,900	142.00	142.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	82.00–92.00	86.81
3	—	1,138	100.00–108.00	102.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	109.00–110.00	109.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,233	110.00–119.00	115.23
3	—	1,255	100.00–105.00	101.89

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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Slaughter Cattle