Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $214.39/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −135.16 against this barn's trailing median of $349.56.

Average price

$214.39

32 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.05

vs GA average

−50.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	233.00	1,316	4thin
Medium and Large 2	537	216.59	1,163	18thin
Medium and Large 3	529	203.00	1,073	10thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $243 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 sale32 hd

214.39

—

GA average14 barns · 352 hd

220.44

−6.05

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−50.71

This barn, trailing median24 sales

349.56

−135.16

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	1,417	135.96	1,926	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	118.93	1,388	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	109.00	1,608	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	908	100.39	912	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,181	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$1,605	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	898	$1,099	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,304	21

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	246.35/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	177.18/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	200.67/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	204.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,053	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	218.77/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,142	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	256.00/cwt	252.00–260.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	186.67/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	220.77/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	273.78/cwt	270.00–278.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	270.01/cwt	266.00–276.00	964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	215.50/cwt	210.00–220.00	894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	213.16/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,194	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	240.67/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,025	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	204.45/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	259.50/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	247.00/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	249.01/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,372	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	205.80/cwt	202.00–210.00	947	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	228.02/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,090	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	242.95/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	215.00/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	282.91/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	236.64/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	212.83/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,198	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	87.79/cwt	83.00–90.00	685	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	105.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,005	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	101.69/cwt	85.00–112.00	1,137	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,562	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,608	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	119.38/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,348	12
Bulls	—	—	1,400	131.45/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,840	2
Bulls	—	—	1,433	140.47/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,013	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,224.26/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,224	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	968.42/head	900.00–1,075.00	968	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,765.34/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,765	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	2,409.57/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,410	10
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	650	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,180.55/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,181	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	1,181.67/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,182	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,071	1,325.64/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,326	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,616.28/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,616	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	2,202.13/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,202	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	242.95/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	263.48/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	225.20/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,257	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	313.24/cwt	302.00–322.00	999	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	249.52/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,153	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	204.30/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	194.04/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	307.24/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	221.24/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,166	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	950	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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 262Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 61Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 60Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	270.00–278.00	273.78
6	350–400	357	266.00–276.00	270.01
6	400–450	415	252.00–270.00	259.50
4	450–500	468	240.00–250.00	246.35
4	550–600	565	233.00	233.00
7	600–650	633	210.00–225.00	220.77
2	750–800	773	190.00–198.00	194.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	415	210.00–220.00	215.50
9	450–500	460	202.00–210.00	205.80
7	500–550	516	200.00–210.00	204.00
3	550–600	558	200.00–202.00	200.67
4	600–650	623	172.00–182.00	177.18
2	750–800	770	168.00–170.00	168.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	252.00–260.00	256.00
7	400–450	426	234.00–248.00	240.67
11	450–500	478	221.00–232.00	228.02
11	500–550	522	214.00–225.00	218.77
7	550–600	560	210.00–218.00	213.16
3	600–650	615	202.00–209.00	204.45
2	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
3	750–800	763	186.00–188.00	186.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	246.00–248.00	247.00
2	550–600	565	240.00–246.00	242.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	236.00	236.00
1	550–600	555	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	279.00	279.00
6	550–600	551	248.00–254.00	249.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	459	260.00–268.00	263.48
2	550–600	565	240.00–246.00	242.95
2	650–700	663	214.00–216.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	290.00–300.00	295.03
4	350–400	366	280.00–292.00	282.91
3	450–500	457	230.00–240.00	236.64
5	500–550	527	220.00–222.00	221.24
5	550–600	563	206.00–218.00	212.83
1	750–800	755	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	302.00–322.00	313.24
3	350–400	373	300.00–312.00	307.24
8	450–500	462	246.00–254.00	249.52
6	550–600	558	220.00–230.00	225.20
4	600–650	625	200.00–210.00	204.30
2	650–700	658	198.00–200.00	199.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	83.00–90.00	87.79
8	—	956	100.00–110.00	105.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,118	85.00–112.00	101.69
9	—	1,240	125.00–127.00	126.00
12	—	1,129	117.00–123.00	119.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	109.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	131.00–132.00	131.45
2	—	1,433	140.00–141.00	140.47

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)	3	—	1,010	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,224.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,183	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,765.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,375	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,180.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	900.00–1,075.00	968.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,071	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,325.64
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	650	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	825	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,181.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,254	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,409.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,253	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,616.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,055	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,202.13

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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