Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $220.17/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −159.86 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$220.17

16 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$15.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.56

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	226.99	1,235	9thin
Medium and Large 3	520	211.41	1,099	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.58/cwt here — about $136 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

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

220.17

—

GA average14 barns · 345 hd

226.73

−6.56

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−159.86

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	—	Average	1,535	150.12	2,304	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	129.32	1,619	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,645	116.00	1,908	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	107.99	1,123	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,071	$1,416	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,179	$2,058	14

Every lot, as filed

55 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	650–700	663	220.27/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	191.84/cwt	188.00–197.50	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	262	251.35/cwt	250.00–252.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	218.01/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	222.52/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	251.01/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	231.19/cwt	230.00–234.00	946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	235.45/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	200.02/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	249.02/cwt	246.00–252.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	227.68/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	207.49/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	210.50/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	240.33/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	206.33/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	280.45/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,066	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	231.37/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,064	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	506	212.77/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,077	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	243.49/cwt	240.00–250.00	867	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	119.52/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,446	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,908	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	125.98/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,539	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,440	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	99.74/cwt	99.00–100.00	939	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	110.47/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,163	4
Bulls	—	—	1,598	152.65/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,439	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	134.27/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,727	7
Bulls	—	—	1,500	141.32/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,120	7
Bulls	—	—	1,448	163.88/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,373	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	815	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,013	1,550.68/head	1,405.00–1,700.00	1,551	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	1,918.75/head	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,919	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,538	2,559.39/head	2,375.00–2,725.00	2,559	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,560.67/head	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,561	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	1,306.29/head	1,250.00–1,385.00	1,306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	231.49/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	220.36/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	264.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	226.40/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,386	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	183.68/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	232.57/cwt	230.00–240.00	974	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	223.39/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,251	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	220.74/cwt	217.00–227.00	914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	268.47/cwt	264.00–274.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	244.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,134	9

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 254Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 52Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 29Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	260.00–270.00	264.81
8	600–650	612	222.00–231.00	226.40
4	650–700	663	216.00–225.00	220.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	294.00	294.00
3	350–400	380	276.00–285.00	280.45
4	400–450	413	249.00–255.00	251.01
9	450–500	463	240.00–250.00	244.94
4	500–550	524	228.00–236.00	231.49
5	550–600	560	221.00–228.00	223.39
3	600–650	623	219.00–221.00	220.36
3	650–700	667	206.00–207.00	206.33
3	750–800	773	183.00–185.00	183.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	264.00–274.00	268.47
4	350–400	356	240.00–250.00	243.49
4	400–450	419	230.00–240.00	232.57
8	450–500	460	226.00–237.00	231.37
5	500–550	506	210.00–220.00	212.77
2	550–600	555	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	246.00	246.00
2	300–350	345	240.00	240.00
6	400–450	414	217.00–227.00	220.74
4	450–500	459	215.00–221.00	218.01
3	550–600	553	188.00–197.50	191.84
1	600–650	605	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	705	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	250.00–252.00	251.35
2	300–350	328	246.00–252.00	249.02
5	400–450	409	230.00–234.00	231.19
4	450–500	469	225.00–231.00	227.68
4	500–550	518	222.00–223.00	222.52
2	550–600	560	210.00–211.00	210.50
4	600–650	613	206.00–209.00	207.49
2	650–700	668	198.00–202.00	200.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	240.00–241.00	240.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	268.00	268.00
1	500–550	500	259.00	259.00
2	550–600	573	234.00–237.00	235.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	118.00–121.00	119.52
4	—	941	99.00–100.00	99.74
4	—	1,053	105.00–114.00	110.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,222	123.00–128.00	125.98
1	—	1,220	118.00	118.00
7	—	1,286	131.00–139.00	134.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,598	149.00–159.00	152.65
7	—	1,500	138.00–148.00	141.32
3	—	1,448	160.00–169.00	163.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,172	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,560.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	988	1,250.00–1,385.00	1,306.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,013	1,405.00–1,700.00	1,550.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	960	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,918.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,538	2,375.00–2,725.00	2,559.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	2,350.00	2,350.00

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

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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