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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Apr 23

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

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Feeder Cattle receipts

190 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 169▲ 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 40▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 39▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, 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 $247.20/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −105.78 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.

Average price

$247.20

13 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$40.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.92

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	276.00	1,380	1thin
Medium and Large 2	546	254.55	1,390	6thin
Medium and Large 3	545	235.06	1,280	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.94/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

247.20

—

GA average15 barns · 235 hd

266.12

−18.92

This barn, trailing median29 sales

352.98

−105.78

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	1,443	142.39	2,055	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	117.07	1,347	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	102.85	986	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,687	100.14	1,689	3thin

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)	975	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	795	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	872	$1,018	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	789	$1,486	10

Every lot

69 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,157	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	501	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,373	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,524	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,359	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,488	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,544	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,475	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	750	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	232	299.94/cwt	298.00–304.00	696	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	294.78/cwt	288.00–298.00	855	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	266.30/cwt	265.00–268.00	839	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	254.36/cwt	250.00–260.00	847	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	246.74/cwt	244.00–250.00	906	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	276.07/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,132	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	260.83/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,101	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	238.62/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,028	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	451	276.39/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,247	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	251.01/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,155	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	234.67/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,084	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	253.01/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,417	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	242.01/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,375	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	213.17/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,285	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	190.57/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,168	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	208.49/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,372	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	727	174.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,265	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	767	189.98/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,457	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	677	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	236.60/cwt	232.00–242.00	632	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	882	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	314.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,001	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	300.65/cwt	300.00–302.00	983	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	361	289.35/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,045	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	298.82/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,109	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	277.58/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,174	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	287.28/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,227	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	300.68/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,377	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	264.19/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,226	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	284.77/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,347	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,380	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	246.77/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,276	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	261.70/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,366	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	247.39/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,410	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	223.35/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,278	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,404	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	227.00/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,494	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	205.06/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,370	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	212.37/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,518	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	193.00/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,457	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	209.02/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,605	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	227.02/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,755	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,323	150.63/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,993	3
Bulls	—	—	1,465	134.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,973	4
Bulls	—	—	1,477	143.17/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,115	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	108.25/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,035	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	92.04/cwt	90.00–94.00	886	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,082	110.19/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,192	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	116.62/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,354	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	125.19/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,492	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,687	100.14/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,689	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	673	1,257.62/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,258	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	700	1,540.00/head	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,540	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	700	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	795	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	958	1,226.96/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,227	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1

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 23, 2024

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Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 169Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 39Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	330.00	330.00
2	250–300	280	310.00–320.00	315.00
3	300–350	327	300.00–302.00	300.65
4	350–400	361	285.00–295.00	289.35
4	400–450	423	272.00–282.00	277.58
7	450–500	464	260.00–270.00	264.19
3	500–550	517	240.00–250.00	246.77
3	550–600	572	220.00–230.00	223.35
2	650–700	668	200.00–210.00	205.06
2	750–800	755	190.00–196.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	232.00–242.00	236.60
3	300–350	318	310.00–320.00	314.92
6	350–400	371	297.00–302.00	298.82
7	400–450	427	285.00–295.00	287.28
4	450–500	473	280.00–290.00	284.77
3	500–550	522	260.00–263.00	261.70
3	550–600	570	244.00–254.00	247.39
1	600–650	600	234.00	234.00
2	650–700	658	226.00–228.00	227.00
3	700–750	715	211.00–214.00	212.37
2	750–800	768	208.00–210.00	209.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	458	300.00–302.00	300.68
1	500–550	500	276.00	276.00
2	750–800	773	226.00–228.00	227.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	298.00–304.00	299.94
3	250–300	290	288.00–298.00	294.78
3	300–350	315	265.00–268.00	266.30
6	400–450	422	255.00–267.00	260.83
4	450–500	460	250.00–252.00	251.01
3	550–600	568	240.00–244.00	242.01
6	600–650	603	210.00–215.00	213.17
2	650–700	658	205.00–212.00	208.49
3	750–800	767	188.00–192.00	189.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	250.00–260.00	254.36
3	350–400	367	244.00–250.00	246.74
4	400–450	431	234.00–244.00	238.62
5	450–500	462	230.00–240.00	234.67
3	600–650	613	186.00–196.00	190.57
3	700–750	727	170.00–180.00	174.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	274.00–280.00	276.07
5	450–500	451	270.00–278.00	276.39
2	550–600	560	252.00–254.00	253.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	326.00	326.00
4	500–550	501	274.00	274.00
1	550–600	570	261.00	261.00
3	600–650	633	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	296.00	296.00
1	600–650	620	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	535	254.00	254.00
1	750–800	750	204.00	204.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,675.00	1,675.00

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	4	—	673	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,257.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	1,540.00	1,540.00

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)	2	—	958	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,226.96

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)	1	—	975	1,425.00	1,425.00

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	—	700	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	150.00–151.00	150.63
8	—	1,477	140.00–149.00	143.17
4	—	1,465	130.00–139.00	134.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	90.00–94.00	92.04
4	—	956	104.00–113.00	108.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	98.00–103.00	100.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,082	107.00–113.00	110.19
5	—	1,192	123.00–127.00	125.19
14	—	1,161	114.00–121.00	116.62

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.