Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, and all feeder classes were mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.57/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −111.98 against this barn's trailing median of $349.56.

Average price

$237.57

20 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$31.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.09

vs GA average

−47.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	247.86	1,360	10thin
Medium and Large 2	533	234.47	1,249	6thin
Medium and Large 3	554	216.50	1,199	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.36/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

237.57

—

GA average16 barns · 586 hd

251.66

−14.09

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−47.38

This barn, trailing median24 sales

349.56

−111.98

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	1,623	150.19	2,438	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	127.46	1,482	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	108.86	1,010	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$1,638	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	891	$1,176	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,114	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,138	4thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	—	2,140	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,996	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	125.82/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,436	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	132.57/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,650	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	119.29/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,214	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	112.45/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,107	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	100.47/cwt	98.00–102.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	224.61/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	235.93/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,246	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	775	877.02/head	750.00–975.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	282.78/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,357	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	1,291.94/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	177.89/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	266.67/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	287.21/cwt	282.00–296.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	313.14/cwt	310.00–316.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	257.22/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,206	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	231.99/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,329	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	264.75/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,255	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	204.06/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,415	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	2,137.86/head	2,125.00–2,150.00	2,138	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,114.35/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,114	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	944	1,410.91/head	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	281.32/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,162	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	309.62/cwt	305.00–314.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	242.21/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	324.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,336	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,091.04/head	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,091	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,540.00/head	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	215.72/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	223.00/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,304	2
Bulls	—	—	1,365	155.28/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	270.68/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,245	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	227.00/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	275.97/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	378.60/cwt	375.00–386.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	292.45/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	253.16/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,306	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	315.40/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	311.03/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	239.25/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	257.58/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	340.00/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	387.62/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	323.02/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	213.67/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	242.56/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	347.52/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	289.33/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	218.99/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,450	1

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 226Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 21Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 29Year ago 39

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, and all feeder classes were mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,140	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,365	151.00–158.00	155.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,141	123.00–130.00	125.82
8	—	1,245	131.00–136.00	132.57
3	—	1,018	119.00–120.00	119.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	984	110.00–118.00	112.45
3	—	798	98.00–102.00	100.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	318.00	318.00
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
7	450–500	474	260.00–271.00	264.75
3	500–550	528	231.00–243.00	235.93
5	550–600	573	229.00–234.00	231.99
2	600–650	630	220.00–229.00	224.61
1	650–700	665	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	380	328.00	328.00
4	400–450	411	320.00–330.00	324.94
4	450–500	480	280.00–287.00	282.78
5	550–600	581	256.00–260.00	257.58
3	600–650	617	234.00–244.00	239.25
4	650–700	688	212.00–225.00	215.72
2	750–800	783	200.00–208.00	204.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	380.00–395.00	387.62
1	350–400	360	362.00	362.00
3	400–450	405	338.00–342.00	340.00
3	450–500	490	288.00–290.00	289.33
6	500–550	514	266.00–280.00	275.97
1	550–600	555	274.00	274.00
1	600–650	605	258.00	258.00
1	750–800	760	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	264.00–270.00	266.67
1	450–500	470	244.00	244.00
2	500–550	545	220.00–226.00	223.00
2	550–600	563	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	668	172.00–184.00	177.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	310.00–316.00	313.14
2	250–300	273	305.00–314.00	309.62
3	300–350	340	282.00–296.00	287.21
6	400–450	413	278.00–284.00	281.32
8	450–500	469	250.00–262.00	257.22
4	500–550	510	238.00–247.00	242.21
2	550–600	578	218.00–220.00	218.99
3	600–650	623	210.00–219.00	213.67
1	700–750	705	196.00	196.00
1	750–800	755	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	328.00	328.00
5	300–350	319	310.00–324.00	315.40
2	350–400	368	310.00–312.00	311.03
4	400–450	413	290.00–300.00	292.45
6	450–500	460	264.00–274.00	270.68
5	500–550	516	250.00–255.00	253.16
5	550–600	581	234.00–249.00	242.56
3	600–650	612	224.00–230.00	227.00
4	750–800	792	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	332.00	332.00
1	450–500	485	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	540	262.00	262.00
1	550–600	575	252.00	252.00
1	600–650	635	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	261.00	261.00
2	500–550	530	246.00	246.00
1	550–600	590	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	388.00	388.00
4	300–350	319	375.00–386.00	378.60
2	350–400	373	345.00–350.00	347.52
2	400–450	438	320.00–326.00	323.02
2	450–500	475	306.00	306.00
1	500–550	505	284.00	284.00

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)	2	—	775	750.00–975.00	877.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,291.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,114.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	944	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,410.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,265	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,091.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,540.00	1,540.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,040	2,125.00–2,150.00	2,137.86

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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