Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $210.08/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −169.95 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$210.08

30 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$22.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.57

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	221.14	1,188	7thin
Medium and Large 2	533	213.67	1,139	12thin
Medium and Large 3	534	199.12	1,063	11thin

One grade step is worth $22.02/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale30 hd

210.08

—

GA average13 barns · 262 hd

221.64

−11.57

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−169.95

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	1,522	152.75	2,325	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	123.51	1,799	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	120.41	1,422	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	104.69	1,114	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,145	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$1,599	6

Every lot, as filed

67 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	200–250	205	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	243.00/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,106	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	187.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	192.04/cwt	189.00–198.00	1,075	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	305.51/cwt	305.00–306.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	198.25/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	204.76/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,261	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	274.94/cwt	272.00–278.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,050	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	246.51/cwt	244.00–248.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	222.05/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,066	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	215.00/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,109	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	251.01/cwt	250.00–252.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	200.33/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	187.76/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	223.61/cwt	220.00–230.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	219.31/cwt	218.00–220.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	243.35/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	206.36/cwt	200.00–210.00	943	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	242.53/cwt	242.00–243.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	170.36/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	216.76/cwt	213.00–220.00	993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	225.75/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	602	176.35/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	254.10/cwt	250.00–256.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	202.67/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	187.43/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	262.95/cwt	260.00–266.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	189.73/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	193.32/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	208.95/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,103	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	258.97/cwt	255.00–262.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,400	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	208.00/cwt	206.00–210.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	248.78/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	214.28/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	210.00/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,382	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	211.81/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,180	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	222.75/cwt	220.00–228.00	929	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	217.00/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,222	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	281.96/cwt	280.00–284.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	191.68/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,169	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	127.49/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,535	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	99.14/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,052	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	109.32/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,165	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	131.61/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,814	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	115.40/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,771	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	112.41/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,186	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	120.18/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,472	11
Bulls	—	—	1,465	154.11/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,258	4
Bulls	—	—	1,634	169.00/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,761	2
Bulls	—	—	1,524	143.27/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,183	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	845	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	675	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	1,536.74/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	662	175.34/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	176.98/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	213.52/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,330	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	198.34/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	226.67/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,140	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 8, 2024

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Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 237Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 36Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	503	226.00–228.00	226.67
4	550–600	563	216.00–218.00	217.00
6	600–650	623	210.00–217.00	213.52
4	650–700	658	206.00–215.00	210.00
4	700–750	701	196.00–203.00	198.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	305.00–306.00	305.51
3	300–350	325	272.00–278.00	274.94
3	400–450	432	240.00–248.00	243.35
7	450–500	455	237.00–247.00	243.00
7	500–550	516	212.00–218.00	215.00
5	550–600	557	205.00–215.00	211.81
4	600–650	616	200.00–209.00	204.76
3	650–700	663	195.00–200.00	198.34
4	700–750	710	185.00–190.00	187.54
2	750–800	775	174.00–180.00	176.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	280.00–284.00	281.96
2	300–350	333	250.00–252.00	251.01
4	350–400	368	244.00–248.00	246.51
3	400–450	417	220.00–228.00	222.75
4	450–500	480	219.00–228.00	222.05
6	500–550	512	200.00–210.00	205.02
5	550–600	560	189.00–198.00	192.04
4	600–650	610	187.00–197.00	191.68
3	650–700	662	170.00–180.00	175.34
2	750–800	775	157.00–160.00	158.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	454	225.00–226.00	225.75
4	550–600	580	212.00–215.00	214.28
3	600–650	605	200.00–201.00	200.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	260.00–266.00	262.95
3	300–350	327	255.00–262.00	258.97
3	400–450	427	218.00–220.00	219.31
4	450–500	458	213.00–220.00	216.76
7	500–550	528	204.00–211.00	208.95
3	550–600	558	201.00–204.00	202.67
5	600–650	612	185.00–193.00	187.76
5	650–700	661	183.00–193.00	187.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	250.00–256.00	254.10
2	300–350	318	242.00–243.00	242.53
5	350–400	373	220.00–230.00	223.61
4	400–450	445	206.00–210.00	208.00
6	450–500	457	200.00–210.00	206.36
5	500–550	522	190.00–200.00	193.32
7	550–600	560	186.00–194.00	189.73
3	600–650	602	174.00–181.00	176.35
3	650–700	670	168.00–173.00	170.36
2	700–750	710	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	569	246.00	246.00
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	252.00	252.00
1	400–450	405	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	247.00–250.00	248.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,204	125.00–132.00	127.49
5	—	1,055	112.00–113.00	112.41
11	—	1,225	114.00–123.00	120.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,061	95.00–100.00	99.14
6	—	1,066	107.00–112.00	109.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	127.00–136.00	131.61
2	—	1,535	112.00–119.00	115.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	149.00–158.00	154.11
2	—	1,634	168.00–170.00	169.00
4	—	1,524	136.00–146.00	143.27

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)	1	—	1,225	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	840.00	840.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	675	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,536.74

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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