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Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Apr 2

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 187▼ 49 vs year ago 169 · −29.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 48▲ 7 vs year ago 38 · +18.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 30▼ 25 vs year ago 45 · −55.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bull mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $258.53/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −94.45 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.

Average price

$258.53

22 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$23.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.31

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	271.49	1,531	4thin
Medium and Large 2	554	259.44	1,438	12thin
Medium and Large 3	545	248.06	1,351	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.43/cwt here — about $180 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

258.53

—

GA average15 barns · 175 hd

276.84

−18.31

This barn, trailing median29 sales

352.98

−94.45

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	—	High	1,506	147.96	2,228	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	125.72	1,584	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	109.11	1,042	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	893	$1,034	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,563	8

Every lot

47 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,153	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	255.91/cwt	252.00–260.00	839	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	255.04/cwt	252.00–258.00	918	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	271.83/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,000	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	271.05/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,147	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	269.76/cwt	267.00–274.00	1,236	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	258.50/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,194	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	241.46/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,125	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	225.75/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,196	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	214.61/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,206	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	251.02/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,418	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	217.11/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,353	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	202.99/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,356	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,254	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,428	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	190.88/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,371	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	311.02/cwt	310.00–312.00	886	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	309.67/cwt	309.00–310.00	966	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	309.02/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,116	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	291.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,060	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	300.35/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,285	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	456	270.51/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,234	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	302.71/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,386	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	287.43/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,316	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	276.59/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,411	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	253.42/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,323	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	256.01/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,441	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	271.49/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,531	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	242.71/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,376	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	227.25/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,386	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,562	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	235.14/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,477	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	669	223.00/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,492	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,267	141.46/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,792	3
Bulls	—	—	1,485	149.25/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,216	5
Bulls	—	—	1,780	152.32/cwt	152.00–153.00	2,711	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	111.83/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,047	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	103.66/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,029	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	120.17/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,364	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	126.30/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,620	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	137.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,014	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	893	1,034.33/head	875.00–1,150.00	1,034	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	855	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,022	1,726.31/head	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,726	6

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

Tue Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 187Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 48Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	368	267.00–277.00	271.83
2	400–450	423	270.00–272.00	271.05
6	450–500	462	253.00–263.00	258.50
2	600–650	623	214.00–220.00	217.11
4	650–700	668	202.00–204.00	202.99
2	700–750	718	186.00–196.00	190.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	328	252.00–260.00	255.91
2	350–400	360	252.00–258.00	255.04
4	450–500	466	237.00–247.00	241.46
3	500–550	530	222.00–230.00	225.75
3	550–600	562	210.00–218.00	214.61
2	650–700	678	180.00–190.00	184.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	267.00–274.00	269.76
2	550–600	565	250.00–252.00	251.02
1	700–750	700	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	309.00–310.00	309.67
4	350–400	361	308.00–310.00	309.02
3	400–450	428	300.00–301.00	300.35
5	450–500	458	280.00–294.00	287.43
2	500–550	510	272.00–281.00	276.59
10	550–600	563	252.00–258.00	256.01
2	600–650	628	230.00–240.00	235.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	310.00–312.00	311.02
5	350–400	363	290.00–300.00	291.96
4	450–500	456	264.00–274.00	270.51
3	500–550	522	250.00–260.00	253.42
3	550–600	567	238.00–248.00	242.71
3	600–650	610	222.00–230.00	227.25
5	650–700	669	220.00–226.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	300.00–308.00	302.71
4	550–600	564	268.00–276.00	271.49
2	600–650	620	252.00	252.00
1	750–800	750	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	322.00	322.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	893	875.00–1,150.00	1,034.33

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	—	855	1,075.00	1,075.00

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	6	—	1,022	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,726.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,780	152.00–153.00	152.32
5	—	1,485	147.00–150.00	149.25
3	—	1,267	140.00–143.00	141.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,135	119.00–122.00	120.17
2	—	1,470	135.00–139.00	137.02
9	—	1,283	123.00–130.00	126.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	936	109.00–118.00	111.83
3	—	993	100.00–106.00	103.66

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.