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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Aug 20

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

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Feeder Cattle receipts

217 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 213▲ 15 vs year ago 202 · +7.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 36▼ 1 vs year ago 38 · −2.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 22▼ 36 vs year ago 61 · −59.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows 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 $226.32/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −109.94 against this barn's trailing median of $336.26.

Average price

$226.32

32 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$24.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

vs GA average

−18.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	237.02	1,310	7thin
Medium and Large 2	547	227.49	1,245	18thin
Medium and Large 3	531	212.62	1,129	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.40/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale32 hd

226.32

—

GA average16 barns · 531 hd

228.94

−2.62

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−18.09

This barn, trailing median27 sales

336.26

−109.94

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	—	High	1,493	169.49	2,531	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	138.80	1,564	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,693	134.76	2,281	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	120.59	1,085	7thin

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)	1,285	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	793	$1,304	14

Every lot

70 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	237.44/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,230	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	261.04/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,365	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	250.94/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,350	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	244.68/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,365	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	233.58/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,327	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,563	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	239.10/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,466	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	225.61/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,388	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	235.02/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,558	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	199.50/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,406	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	227.06/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,635	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	283.94/cwt	282.00–286.00	804	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	233.84/cwt	230.00–239.00	753	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	232.04/cwt	228.00–238.00	831	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	245.97/cwt	245.00–247.00	905	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	240.76/cwt	239.00–244.00	975	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	226.14/cwt	220.00–232.00	972	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	246.66/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,140	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	220.06/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,019	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	235.34/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,099	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	509	217.33/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,106	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	231.67/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,195	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	240.99/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,265	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	206.33/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,155	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	225.40/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,269	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	235.43/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,328	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	222.63/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,345	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	213.02/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,289	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,234	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,277	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	210.04/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,418	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	202.99/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,390	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	188.98/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,404	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	192.99/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,476	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	183.97/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,413	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	304.66/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,097	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	321.02/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,165	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	273.22/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,003	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	274.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,155	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	243.88/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,036	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	247.51/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,141	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	233.68/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,087	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	236.49/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,194	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	247.32/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,254	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	221.17/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,146	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	218.61/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,224	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	229.54/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,297	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	226.05/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,390	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	215.90/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,347	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	629	203.31/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,279	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	193.01/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,274	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	209.01/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,382	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	213.07/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,530	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,278	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,198	157.48/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,887	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	2,934	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,028	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	828	114.47/cwt	114.00–115.00	948	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	123.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,143	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,064	131.74/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,402	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	138.88/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,537	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	147.88/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,918	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,693	134.76/cwt	133.50–136.00	2,281	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	585	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	598	951.67/head	900.00–1,000.00	952	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	1,557.05/head	1,540.00–1,575.00	1,557	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,220	1,785.00/head	1,785.00–1,785.00	1,785	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 213Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 36Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 22Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	230.00–239.00	233.84
4	350–400	358	228.00–238.00	232.04
3	400–450	430	220.00–232.00	226.14
4	450–500	463	216.00–224.00	220.06
4	500–550	509	215.00–222.00	217.33
3	550–600	560	200.00–210.00	206.33
1	600–650	605	204.00	204.00
1	650–700	665	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	282.00–286.00	283.94
2	350–400	368	245.00–247.00	245.97
4	400–450	405	239.00–244.00	240.76
3	450–500	467	235.00–236.00	235.34
6	500–550	516	227.00–236.00	231.67
12	550–600	563	220.00–230.00	225.40
2	600–650	605	210.00–216.00	213.02
3	650–700	685	202.00–205.00	202.99
2	700–750	743	184.00–194.00	188.98
2	750–800	768	182.00–186.00	183.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	245.00–250.00	246.66
2	500–550	525	240.00–242.00	240.99
5	550–600	564	234.00–239.00	235.43
8	600–650	604	220.00–223.00	222.63
2	650–700	675	208.00–212.00	210.04
2	750–800	765	192.00–194.00	192.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	300.00–310.00	304.66
4	400–450	420	270.00–280.00	274.97
4	450–500	461	246.00–250.00	247.51
6	500–550	505	232.00–242.00	236.49
8	550–600	565	225.00–235.00	229.54
5	600–650	624	210.00–220.00	215.90
7	650–700	661	202.00–212.00	209.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	267.00–280.00	273.22
4	400–450	425	240.00–250.00	243.88
6	450–500	465	228.00–238.00	233.68
2	500–550	518	216.00–226.00	221.17
5	550–600	560	213.00–223.00	218.61
4	600–650	629	200.00–206.00	203.31
2	650–700	660	192.00–194.00	193.01
2	700–750	730	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	320.00–322.00	321.02
3	500–550	507	246.00–250.00	247.32
3	600–650	615	224.00–228.00	226.05
2	700–750	718	210.00–216.00	213.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	260.00–262.00	261.04
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	613	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	663	233.00–237.00	235.02
2	700–750	720	225.00–229.00	227.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	235.00–240.00	237.44
2	550–600	568	230.00–237.00	233.58
2	600–650	615	221.00–230.00	225.61
2	700–750	705	199.00–200.00	199.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	247.00–255.00	250.94
3	550–600	558	240.00–247.00	244.68
2	600–650	613	234.00–244.00	239.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	598	900.00–1,000.00	951.67

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	—	1,220	1,785.00	1,785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	1,540.00–1,575.00	1,557.05

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	—	585	1,375.00	1,375.00

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)	1	—	1,285	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	1	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	184.50	184.50
2	—	1,198	157.00–158.00	157.48
2	—	1,740	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,107	134.00–143.00	138.88
3	—	1,297	144.00–152.00	147.88
4	—	1,064	131.00–132.00	131.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	133.50–136.00	134.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	929	120.00–126.00	123.04
2	—	828	114.00–115.00	114.47

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.