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Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Feb 1

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Jan 25Feb 1Feb 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

132 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 111▲ 23 vs year ago 109 · +21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 20▲ 20 vs year ago 28 · +71.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 40▲ 20 vs year ago 36 · +55.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (236). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $220.47/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −132.51 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.

Average price

$220.47

13 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$44.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	237.47	1,337	4thin
Medium and Large 2	537	222.75	1,195	6thin
Medium and Large 3	568	193.26	1,098	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.21/cwt here — about $239 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

220.47

—

GA average1 barns · 13 hd

220.47

+0.00

This barn, trailing median29 sales

352.98

−132.51

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $439.87, low $295.75, median $352.98 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,722	118.36	2,039	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	105.06	1,370	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	87.01	848	8thin

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)	968	$1,213	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,011	$1,035	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,136	$1,557	16

Every lot

48 lots · USDA AMS · Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	218.98/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,342	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,428	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	223.52/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,482	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,442	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	252.06/cwt	250.00–254.00	807	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	233.23/cwt	230.00–237.00	856	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	241.83/cwt	238.00–245.00	909	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	224.37/cwt	222.00–226.00	931	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	222.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,042	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	205.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	960	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	192.03/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,171	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	177.93/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,109	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	718	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,081	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	287.66/cwt	280.00–293.00	791	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	317.95/cwt	316.00–320.00	916	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	316.16/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,170	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	249.23/cwt	244.00–254.00	930	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	290.96/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,091	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	263.36/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,117	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	289.69/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,231	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	244.45/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,058	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	252.37/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,156	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	243.03/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,137	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	269.80/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,265	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	224.82/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,158	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	220.67/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,231	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	237.47/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,337	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	193.26/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,098	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,272	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	205.12/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,261	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	191.50/cwt	186.00–198.00	1,178	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	196.54/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,313	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,561	114.51/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,788	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	120.93/cwt	118.00–126.00	2,213	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	81.64/cwt	80.00–83.00	782	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	90.23/cwt	89.00–91.00	888	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	105.55/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,326	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	97.25/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,236	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,472	116.93/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,721	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	985.49/head	900.00–1,050.00	985	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	843.55/head	770.00–950.00	844	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	1,439.88/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,440	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	1,178.59/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,179	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	780	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	1,314.18/head	1,230.00–1,400.00	1,314	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,296	1,927.09/head	1,710.00–2,150.00	1,927	8

This sale against other markets

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

Thu Feb 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 111Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 20Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 40Year ago 36

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (236). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	200.00–210.00	205.13
2	600–650	623	176.00–180.00	177.93
2	700–750	718	150.00–151.00	150.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	320	250.00–254.00	252.06
3	350–400	367	230.00–237.00	233.23
3	400–450	415	222.00–226.00	224.37
2	450–500	468	220.00–225.00	222.57
2	600–650	610	190.00–194.00	192.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	238.00–245.00	241.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	613	218.00–220.00	218.98
1	650–700	655	218.00	218.00
1	700–750	700	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	663	222.00–225.00	223.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	312.00–320.00	316.16
3	400–450	425	280.00–300.00	289.69
5	450–500	469	267.00–272.00	269.80
4	550–600	563	232.00–242.00	237.47
1	600–650	600	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	280.00–293.00	287.66
2	350–400	373	244.00–254.00	249.23
4	400–450	433	242.00–248.00	244.45
2	450–500	468	242.00–244.00	243.03
3	550–600	568	190.00–200.00	193.26
3	600–650	615	186.00–198.00	191.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	316.00–320.00	317.95
2	350–400	375	290.00–292.00	290.96
5	400–450	424	260.00–268.00	263.36
3	450–500	458	250.00–257.00	252.37
3	500–550	515	222.00–230.00	224.82
3	550–600	558	220.00–222.00	220.67
2	600–650	615	200.00–210.00	205.12
2	650–700	668	193.00–200.00	196.54

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,066	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,439.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,071	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,178.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	870	900.00–1,050.00	985.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	930	770.00–950.00	843.55

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	4	—	1,040	1,230.00–1,400.00	1,314.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	920.00	920.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,296	1,710.00–2,150.00	1,927.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	115.00–119.00	116.93
7	—	1,256	101.00–109.00	105.55
5	—	1,271	93.00–100.00	97.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	80.00–83.00	81.64
5	—	984	89.00–91.00	90.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,830	118.00–126.00	120.93
4	—	1,561	110.00–117.00	114.51

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.