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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Aug 27

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

229 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 217▼ 12 vs year ago 241 · −5.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 37▲ 9 vs year ago 50 · +18.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 25▼ 4 vs year ago 52 · −7.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $219.93/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −133.05 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.

Average price

$219.93

17 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.50

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	227.50	1,225	10thin
Medium and Large 3	542	209.12	1,134	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.37/cwt here — about $91 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 sale17 hd

219.93

—

GA average15 barns · 421 hd

225.43

−5.50

This barn, trailing median29 sales

352.98

−133.05

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	1,564	163.73	2,561	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	134.15	1,546	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,384	128.66	1,780	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	119.42	1,250	11

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)	1,152	$2,205	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	996	$1,679	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	735	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,908	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,375	2thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,240	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,449	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,357	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,490	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,584	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	745	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	756	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	252.86/cwt	248.00–258.00	923	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	835	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	228.48/cwt	226.00–234.00	982	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	228.11/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,056	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	202.78/cwt	200.00–208.00	953	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	229.50/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,152	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	222.72/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,147	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	198.09/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,024	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	186.04/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,042	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	229.26/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,318	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	208.38/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,223	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,310	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	200.66/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,224	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	199.01/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,329	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,448	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	185.49/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,326	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,404	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	629	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	897	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	299.03/cwt	297.00–302.00	984	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	313.97/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,108	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,056	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	246.66/cwt	242.00–251.00	913	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	245.93/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,035	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	232.00/cwt	230.00–234.00	981	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	222.83/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,023	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	236.31/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,106	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	211.46/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,110	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	228.54/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,202	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	206.01/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,164	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	225.06/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,276	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	213.61/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,350	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,503	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	688	189.99/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,307	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	196.50/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,376	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	148.92/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,167	2
Bulls	—	—	1,509	165.31/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,495	7
Bulls	—	—	1,865	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,226	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,194	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	110.22/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,111	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	126.40/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,378	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	121.83/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,339	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	135.41/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,557	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,771	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,308	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,654	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,042	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	715	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	735	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	928	1,489.15/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,489	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	2,364.67/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,365	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,805.68/head	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,806	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,390	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	850	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	875	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,312.50/head	2,300.00–2,325.00	2,313	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	1,957.32/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,957	4

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 217Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 37Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 25Year ago 52

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	244.00	244.00
1	350–400	390	214.00	214.00
3	450–500	470	200.00–208.00	202.78
5	500–550	517	195.00–205.00	198.09
2	550–600	560	182.00–190.00	186.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	292.00	292.00
1	400–450	405	240.00	240.00
4	500–550	502	228.00–234.00	229.50
3	550–600	575	226.00–234.00	229.26
5	600–650	608	215.50	215.50
13	650–700	678	213.50	213.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	248.00–258.00	252.86
3	400–450	430	226.00–234.00	228.48
3	450–500	463	224.00–234.00	228.11
3	500–550	515	220.00–225.00	222.72
5	550–600	587	208.00–210.00	208.38
3	600–650	610	200.00–202.00	200.66
2	650–700	668	198.00–200.00	199.01
2	700–750	715	185.00–186.00	185.49
1	750–800	755	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	262.00	262.00
4	350–400	370	242.00–251.00	246.66
4	400–450	423	230.00–234.00	232.00
5	450–500	459	220.00–230.00	222.83
4	500–550	525	208.00–216.00	211.46
3	550–600	565	202.00–212.00	206.01
2	650–700	688	188.00–192.00	189.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	310.00–318.00	313.97
2	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	680	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	304.00	304.00
4	300–350	329	297.00–302.00	299.03
2	350–400	358	290.00–300.00	295.03
13	400–450	421	244.00–247.00	245.93
6	450–500	468	234.00–240.00	236.31
7	500–550	526	222.00–235.00	228.54
3	550–600	567	220.00–230.00	225.06
5	600–650	632	212.00–216.00	213.61
2	700–750	700	196.00–197.00	196.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	261.00	261.00
6	550–600	585	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	665	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	261.00	261.00
22	650–700	680	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	126.00	126.00
6	—	1,099	118.00–125.00	121.83
3	—	1,008	105.00–115.00	110.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,090	123.00–130.00	126.40
4	—	1,256	140.00–142.00	141.03
15	—	1,150	131.00–139.00	135.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	126.00–127.00	126.49
1	—	1,535	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,509	164.00–168.00	165.31
2	—	1,455	148.00–150.00	148.92
2	—	1,865	173.00	173.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	1,550.00	1,550.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,805.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,073	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,364.67

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	—	928	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,489.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,725.00	1,725.00

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	—	900	2,300.00–2,325.00	2,312.50

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	—	875	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	1,375.00	1,375.00

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	4	—	1,025	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,957.32

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.