Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady,

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $219.57/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −160.46 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$219.57

29 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$23.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	239.01	1,207	2thin
Medium and Large 2	536	221.67	1,187	12thin
Medium and Large 3	540	215.31	1,162	15thin

One grade step is worth $23.70/cwt here — about $45 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale29 hd

219.57

—

GA average14 barns · 337 hd

228.74

−9.16

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−160.46

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	—	High	1,458	136.60	1,992	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	123.00	2,005	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	121.38	1,473	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	102.72	1,105	16

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)	1,115	$1,541	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,017	$1,416	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,093	$2,013	23

Every lot, as filed

62 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	400–450	420	226.82/cwt	220.00–232.00	953	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	282.01/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	239.01/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	203.33/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	230.37/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,055	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	286.91/cwt	284.00–290.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	198.97/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	281.99/cwt	280.00–284.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	181.99/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	216.06/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	190.76/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,377	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	246.57/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,023	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	214.23/cwt	210.00–220.00	998	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	185.54/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	183.74/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,402	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	225.67/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,171	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	258.11/cwt	256.00–260.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	221.37/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,047	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	196.92/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	263.93/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	224.49/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,158	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	238.00/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	257.96/cwt	252.00–262.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	201.77/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,138	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	182.31/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	199.67/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	240.18/cwt	236.00–248.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	203.06/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	231.61/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	166.06/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	215.01/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	223.40/cwt	220.00–230.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	202.21/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	224.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	225.62/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,279	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	192.02/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	218.30/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,170	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	192.76/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,191	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	942	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,005	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	111.41/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,181	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	121.36/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,484	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	107.69/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,161	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	94.43/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,011	6
Bulls	—	—	1,170	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,825	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	127.43/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,629	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,102	1,638.84/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,639	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	848	1,557.67/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,558	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,110.42/head	2,100.00–2,125.00	2,110	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,467.38/head	2,225.00–2,575.00	2,467	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,753.15/head	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,753	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,302.63/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,303	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	1,575.48/head	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,575	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,118	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	123.89/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,988	3
Bulls	—	—	1,433	139.72/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,002	6

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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 290Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 55Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 40Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	280.00–284.00	281.99
2	250–300	265	256.00–260.00	258.11
6	400–450	420	220.00–232.00	226.82
7	450–500	466	210.00–220.00	214.23
12	500–550	536	210.00–219.00	218.30
3	550–600	555	200.00–210.00	203.33
3	650–700	663	180.00–186.00	181.99
2	700–750	710	168.00–170.00	168.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	284.00–290.00	286.91
2	350–400	358	280.00–284.00	282.01
4	400–450	443	240.00–250.00	244.97
3	450–500	458	225.00–235.00	230.37
7	500–550	519	220.00–230.00	225.67
5	550–600	559	214.00–224.00	216.06
6	600–650	618	190.00–200.00	192.76
3	650–700	668	190.00–194.00	192.02
5	700–750	722	188.00–192.00	190.76
4	750–800	763	182.00–186.00	183.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	304.00	304.00
2	500–550	505	238.00–240.00	239.01
2	700–750	723	198.00–200.00	198.97
2	750–800	760	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	252.00–262.00	257.96
4	400–450	415	242.00–250.00	246.57
3	450–500	458	236.00–240.00	238.00
8	500–550	516	222.00–230.00	224.49
2	650–700	678	200.00–206.00	203.06
6	700–750	703	198.00–200.00	199.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	220.00–230.00	224.95
3	350–400	358	220.00–230.00	223.40
5	500–550	511	200.00–206.00	202.21
4	550–600	565	180.00–190.00	185.54
2	650–700	665	162.00–170.00	166.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	248.00	248.00
5	350–400	363	236.00–248.00	240.18
5	400–450	438	228.00–236.00	231.61
7	450–500	473	220.00–225.00	221.37
8	500–550	514	210.00–220.00	215.01
4	550–600	564	200.00–204.00	201.77
3	600–650	610	192.00–200.00	196.92
3	650–700	672	180.00–185.00	182.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	260.00–268.00	263.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	567	225.00–226.00	225.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	123.00	123.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	109.00–113.00	111.41
15	—	1,223	118.00–124.00	121.36
5	—	1,278	127.00–129.00	127.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,078	105.00–112.00	107.69
6	—	1,071	90.00–100.00	94.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	156.00	156.00
3	—	1,605	122.00–125.00	123.89
6	—	1,433	136.00–145.00	139.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,102	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,638.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	848	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,557.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	2,100.00–2,125.00	2,110.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,230	2,225.00–2,575.00	2,467.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,753.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,041	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,575.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,000	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,302.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,118	1,400.00	1,400.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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