Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $205.32/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −144.24 against this barn's trailing median of $349.56.

Average price

$205.32

20 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$23.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.78

vs GA average

−54.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	216.59	1,170	6thin
Medium and Large 2	540	205.77	1,110	8thin
Medium and Large 3	534	193.44	1,032	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.15/cwt here — about $137 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 sale20 hd

205.32

—

GA average14 barns · 405 hd

215.10

−9.78

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−54.31

This barn, trailing median24 sales

349.56

−144.24

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	1,613	156.80	2,530	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	129.51	1,687	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	128.29	2,153	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	105.55	1,124	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,298	$1,676	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,109	$1,437	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	932	$1,383	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	844	$1,668	8

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2	350–400	368	282.07/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	241.96/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	244.43/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	182.99/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	210.55/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	214.74/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,241	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	199.24/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,219	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	186.70/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	233.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	209.35/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	214.69/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	223.51/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	251.34/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	206.67/cwt	202.00–212.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	218.49/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	241.40/cwt	238.00–248.00	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	241.02/cwt	240.00–242.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	252.90/cwt	250.00–256.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	208.01/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	193.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	217.31/cwt	212.00–220.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	230.58/cwt	226.00–236.00	955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	203.52/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	295.78/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	280.50/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	193.11/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	272.95/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	173.03/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	219.99/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	226.10/cwt	220.00–230.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	264.65/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	203.98/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,148	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	105.55/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,124	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	130.87/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,718	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	118.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,564	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	144.39/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,824	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	128.29/cwt	123.50–132.00	2,153	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	157.73/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,733	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	168.28/cwt	167.50–170.00	2,617	3
Bulls	—	—	1,552	144.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,241	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,430.22/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,430	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,541.36/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,541	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	1,174.37/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,174	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	1,288.22/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,675.72/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,676	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	1,840.00/head	1,840.00–1,840.00	1,840	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	708	1,529.33/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,529	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	296.03/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,066	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 Oct 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 166Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 48Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 27Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	288.00	288.00
2	350–400	368	280.00–284.00	282.07
2	400–450	410	260.00	260.00
4	450–500	466	240.00–250.00	244.43
4	550–600	578	210.00–222.00	214.74
5	600–650	612	192.00–202.00	199.24
2	650–700	663	180.00–186.00	182.99
2	700–750	705	178.00–180.00	178.99
2	750–800	768	170.00–176.00	173.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	294.00–298.00	296.03
3	450–500	460	260.00–269.00	264.65
2	550–600	560	238.00–246.00	241.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	220.00–230.00	226.10
3	450–500	487	218.00–222.00	219.99
2	500–550	508	207.00–214.00	210.55
4	550–600	563	200.00–208.00	203.98
4	600–650	616	182.00–190.00	186.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	268.00	268.00
2	350–400	368	250.00–256.00	252.90
3	400–450	412	238.00–248.00	241.40
3	500–550	520	214.00–228.00	218.49
3	550–600	560	210.00–218.00	214.69
3	600–650	612	206.00–212.00	209.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	246.00	246.00
3	300–350	327	230.00–240.00	233.27
2	350–400	360	220.00–230.00	225.07
3	400–450	442	212.00–220.00	217.31
3	450–500	462	202.00–212.00	206.67
4	500–550	519	190.00–200.00	193.90
2	550–600	563	190.00–195.00	192.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	240.00–242.00	241.02
6	400–450	414	226.00–236.00	230.58
4	450–500	459	222.00–226.00	223.51
4	500–550	508	202.00–212.00	208.01
4	550–600	571	200.00–208.00	203.52
2	600–650	623	190.00–196.00	193.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	415	290.00–302.00	295.78
2	450–500	463	280.00–281.00	280.50
5	550–600	578	250.00–257.00	251.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	278.00	278.00
1	650–700	695	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	270.00–276.00	272.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	105.00–106.00	105.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	126.00–136.00	130.87
5	—	1,315	115.00–125.00	118.94
3	—	1,263	141.00–146.00	144.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	123.50–132.00	128.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,733	155.00–164.00	157.73
3	—	1,555	167.50–170.00	168.28
3	—	1,552	140.00–150.00	144.39

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,005	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,430.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,158	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,541.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,298	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,675.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,174.37
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	785	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,288.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,840.00	1,840.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	708	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,529.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	1,775.00	1,775.00

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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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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