Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, all feeder classes sharply higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $264.02/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −116.01 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$264.02

23 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$43.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.26

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	283.72	1,464	7thin
Medium and Large 2	547	266.82	1,459	9thin
Medium and Large 3	584	240.72	1,406	7thin

One grade step is worth $43.00/cwt here — about $58 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale23 hd

264.02

—

GA average14 barns · 331 hd

265.28

−1.26

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−116.01

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	1,582	150.63	2,383	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	119.49	1,810	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,098	119.46	1,312	14

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	705	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$988	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	550–600	564	265.90/cwt	258.00–272.00	1,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	194.99/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	233.67/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,236	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	279.34/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	211.95/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	335.32/cwt	330.00–344.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	344.71/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	204.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	270.50/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	308.07/cwt	300.00–318.00	964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	274.97/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	266.09/cwt	258.00–274.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	306.00/cwt	296.00–316.00	1,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	233.00/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,361	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	293.47/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,133	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	329.97/cwt	326.00–338.00	1,594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	281.35/cwt	230.00–332.00	2,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	211.07/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	283.72/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,464	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	256.11/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	304.70/cwt	296.00–314.00	1,335	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	197.07/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	206.00/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	228.02/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,402	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	128.42/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,564	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	117.36/cwt	100.00–123.00	1,237	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	119.49/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,288	2
Bulls	—	—	1,398	150.71/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,107	3
Bulls	—	—	1,980	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,792	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,776	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	725	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	850	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	705	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	373.69/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	248.16/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	227.78/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,528	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	222.01/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	319.04/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	240.72/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,406	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	301.01/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	336.72/cwt	284.00–354.00	1,445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	344.93/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	206.96/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	330.63/cwt	318.00–338.00	1,402	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	267.97/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	313.67/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	245.46/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	315.00/cwt	306.00–324.00	1,166	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 Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 220Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 29Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, all feeder classes sharply higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	397.50	397.50
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	323	370.00–376.00	373.69
2	350–400	360	340.00–350.00	344.93
5	400–450	424	318.00–338.00	330.63
2	450–500	488	300.00–302.00	301.01
4	500–550	525	264.00–272.00	267.97
5	550–600	564	258.00–272.00	265.90
8	650–700	671	220.00–229.00	227.78
2	700–750	708	220.00–224.00	222.01
3	750–800	768	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	429	284.00–354.00	336.72
5	450–500	459	312.00–320.00	313.67
7	500–550	516	280.00–290.00	283.72
2	650–700	673	242.00–254.00	248.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	333	318.00–320.00	319.04
2	350–400	370	306.00–324.00	315.00
6	400–450	438	296.00–314.00	304.70
2	450–500	468	252.00–260.00	256.11
7	550–600	584	234.00–250.00	240.72
2	600–650	615	226.00–230.00	228.02
2	700–750	700	204.00–208.00	206.00
2	750–800	765	192.00–202.00	197.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	300.00–318.00	308.07
4	350–400	386	286.00–300.00	293.47
2	400–450	425	258.00–274.00	266.09
3	450–500	477	240.00–254.00	245.46
12	500–550	529	230.00–242.00	233.67
7	550–600	584	226.00–236.00	233.00
2	650–700	665	208.00–214.00	211.07
5	700–750	729	200.00–210.00	204.38
2	750–800	770	194.00–196.00	194.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	533	210.00–212.00	211.00
2	550–600	580	210.00–214.00	211.95
5	600–650	616	202.00–210.00	206.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	342.00–348.00	344.71
3	350–400	357	330.00–344.00	335.32
3	400–450	433	278.00–280.00	279.34
4	450–500	465	266.00–280.00	274.97
1	700–750	735	224.00	224.00
1	750–800	750	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	296.00–316.00	306.00
4	550–600	572	266.00–272.00	270.50
2	700–750	720	230.00–332.00	281.35
1	750–800	775	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	483	326.00–338.00	329.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	127.00–130.00	128.42
9	—	1,054	100.00–123.00	117.36
2	—	1,115	115.00–116.00	115.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	117.00–122.00	119.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	148.00–154.00	150.71
1	—	1,980	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,735	160.00	160.00

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	—	725	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,850.00	2,850.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Calhoun

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle