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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Aug 6

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 230▲ 157 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 42▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 23▲ 15 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 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.44/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −110.82 against this barn's trailing median of $336.26.

Average price

$225.44

29 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$29.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.32

vs GA average

−19.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	236.43	1,246	13thin
Medium and Large 2	541	225.91	1,221	8thin
Medium and Large 3	546	207.12	1,131	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.31/cwt here — about $115 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 sale29 hd

225.44

—

GA average13 barns · 361 hd

229.76

−4.32

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−19.63

This barn, trailing median27 sales

336.26

−110.82

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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.04, low $292.45, median $336.26 across 27 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	1,550	154.47	2,395	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	136.32	1,666	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	133.49	2,074	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	931	111.10	1,034	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	904	$1,277	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,065	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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	861	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,311	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,416	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	224.47/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,421	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	237.51/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,577	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,740	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	615	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	228	263.01/cwt	262.00–264.00	600	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	232.04/cwt	230.00–234.00	603	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	232.78/cwt	230.00–238.00	750	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	253.69/cwt	250.00–259.00	832	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	231.41/cwt	228.00–236.00	849	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	244.46/cwt	240.00–250.00	914	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	241.81/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,013	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	233.56/cwt	230.00–238.00	988	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	222.11/cwt	218.00–228.00	957	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	231.67/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,063	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	216.53/cwt	214.00–219.00	996	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	239.32/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,132	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	227.74/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,157	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	238.58/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,214	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	210.56/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,101	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	232.99/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,295	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	224.81/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,259	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	569	203.68/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,159	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	205.52/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,280	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	221.32/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,476	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,273	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	773	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,217	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	319.20/cwt	316.00–322.00	855	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	283.86/cwt	280.00–288.00	795	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	329.99/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,030	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	305.28/cwt	300.00–308.00	971	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,126	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	273.81/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,150	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	251.18/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,068	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	283.00/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,288	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	265.52/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,216	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	213.56/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,100	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	233.76/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,218	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	249.32/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,314	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	232.00/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,292	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	209.49/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,169	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	223.65/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,257	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,206	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	210.98/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,276	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,417	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	202.35/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,362	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,307	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,876	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	165.93/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,602	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,492	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	105.54/cwt	100.00–109.00	960	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	113.17/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,048	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	998	126.65/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,264	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,279	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	136.76/cwt	132.00–139.50	1,660	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	141.59/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,972	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	135.23/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,992	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,230	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,150	2,000.00/head	1,875.00–2,125.00	2,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	887	1,161.09/head	1,125.00–1,185.00	1,161	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	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 Aug 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 230Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower, 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
2	250–300	268	316.00–322.00	319.20
3	300–350	318	300.00–308.00	305.28
2	350–400	378	298.00	298.00
2	400–450	420	270.00–278.00	273.81
2	450–500	458	261.00–270.00	265.52
8	500–550	521	230.00–241.00	233.76
3	550–600	562	220.00–226.00	223.65
2	600–650	605	208.00–214.00	210.98
3	650–700	673	200.00–205.00	202.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	312	328.00–336.00	329.99
2	450–500	455	280.00–286.00	283.00
3	500–550	527	245.00–255.00	249.32
3	550–600	557	230.00–234.00	232.00
1	650–700	650	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	280.00–288.00	283.86
2	400–450	425	246.00–256.00	251.18
3	500–550	515	210.00–220.00	213.56
2	550–600	558	208.00–211.00	209.49
2	600–650	600	200.00–202.00	201.00
1	750–800	760	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	605	234.00	234.00
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	292.00	292.00
1	550–600	580	226.00	226.00
2	600–650	633	223.00–226.00	224.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
6	650–700	664	234.00–239.00	237.51
1	750–800	770	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	250.00–259.00	253.69
9	350–400	374	240.00–250.00	244.46
6	400–450	423	230.00–238.00	233.56
6	450–500	459	228.00–235.00	231.67
3	500–550	508	224.00–232.00	227.74
5	550–600	560	220.00–228.00	224.81
2	600–650	623	205.00–206.00	205.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	262.00–264.00	263.01
2	250–300	260	230.00–234.00	232.04
3	300–350	322	230.00–238.00	232.78
3	350–400	367	228.00–236.00	231.41
4	400–450	431	218.00–228.00	222.11
2	450–500	460	214.00–219.00	216.53
4	500–550	523	208.00–216.00	210.56
4	550–600	569	200.00–210.00	203.68
1	700–750	740	172.00	172.00
2	750–800	773	157.00–158.00	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	419	240.00–243.00	241.81
3	450–500	473	239.00–240.00	239.32
8	500–550	509	233.00–240.00	238.58
5	550–600	556	230.00–238.00	232.99
3	650–700	667	220.00–224.00	221.32

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	—	1,065	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	1,875.00–2,125.00	2,000.00

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	4	—	1,250	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	3	—	887	1,125.00–1,185.00	1,161.09

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,625.00	1,625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	123.00	123.00
5	—	926	110.00–117.00	113.17
4	—	910	100.00–109.00	105.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	132.00–139.00	135.23
1	—	1,715	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,214	132.00–139.50	136.76
2	—	998	125.00–128.00	126.65
3	—	1,393	140.00–143.00	141.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,780	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,568	164.00–168.00	165.93

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.