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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Oct 22

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

203 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 166▼ 46 vs year ago 249 · −18.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 48▼ 9 vs year ago 43 · −20.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 27▼ 38 vs year ago 66 · −57.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 5.00 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 $205.32/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −130.94 against this barn's trailing median of $336.26.

Average price

$205.32

20 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$23.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.78

vs GA average

−54.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	216.59	1,170	6thin
Medium and Large 2	540	205.77	1,110	8thin
Medium and Large 3	534	193.44	1,032	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.15/cwt here — about $137 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 sale20 hd

205.32

—

GA average14 barns · 405 hd

215.10

−9.78

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−54.31

This barn, trailing median27 sales

336.26

−130.94

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	—	Average	1,613	156.80	2,530	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	129.51	1,687	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	128.29	2,153	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	105.55	1,124	4thin

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)	1,298	$1,676	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,109	$1,437	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	932	$1,383	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	844	$1,668	8

Every lot

60 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	653	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	295.78/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,227	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	272.95/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,141	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	280.50/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,299	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	251.34/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,453	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,418	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	664	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	844	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	233.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	763	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	810	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	241.02/cwt	240.00–242.00	875	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	252.90/cwt	250.00–256.00	931	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	241.40/cwt	238.00–248.00	995	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	230.58/cwt	226.00–236.00	955	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	442	217.31/cwt	212.00–220.00	961	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	223.51/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,026	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	206.67/cwt	202.00–212.00	955	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	208.01/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,057	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	193.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,006	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	218.49/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,136	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	214.69/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,202	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,084	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	203.52/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,162	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	209.35/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,281	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	193.11/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,203	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	734	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	296.03/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,066	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	282.07/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,038	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	226.10/cwt	220.00–230.00	945	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	264.65/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,217	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	244.43/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,139	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	219.99/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,071	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	210.55/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,070	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	241.96/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,355	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	203.98/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,148	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	214.74/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,241	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	199.24/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,219	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	616	186.70/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,150	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	182.99/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,213	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,262	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	173.03/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,329	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,552	144.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,241	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	168.28/cwt	167.50–170.00	2,617	3
Bulls	—	—	1,733	157.73/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,733	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	105.55/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,124	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	144.39/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,824	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	130.87/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,718	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	118.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,564	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	128.29/cwt	123.50–132.00	2,153	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	785	1,288.22/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,288	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	1,174.37/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,174	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,430.22/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,430	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,541.36/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,541	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	1,675.72/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,676	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	708	1,529.33/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,529	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	800	1,840.00/head	1,840.00–1,840.00	1,840	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,160	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2

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 Oct 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 166Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 48Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 27Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	288.00	288.00
2	350–400	368	280.00–284.00	282.07
2	400–450	410	260.00	260.00
4	450–500	466	240.00–250.00	244.43
4	550–600	578	210.00–222.00	214.74
5	600–650	612	192.00–202.00	199.24
2	650–700	663	180.00–186.00	182.99
2	700–750	705	178.00–180.00	178.99
2	750–800	768	170.00–176.00	173.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	294.00–298.00	296.03
3	450–500	460	260.00–269.00	264.65
2	550–600	560	238.00–246.00	241.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	220.00–230.00	226.10
3	450–500	487	218.00–222.00	219.99
2	500–550	508	207.00–214.00	210.55
4	550–600	563	200.00–208.00	203.98
4	600–650	616	182.00–190.00	186.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	268.00	268.00
2	350–400	368	250.00–256.00	252.90
3	400–450	412	238.00–248.00	241.40
3	500–550	520	214.00–228.00	218.49
3	550–600	560	210.00–218.00	214.69
3	600–650	612	206.00–212.00	209.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	246.00	246.00
3	300–350	327	230.00–240.00	233.27
2	350–400	360	220.00–230.00	225.07
3	400–450	442	212.00–220.00	217.31
3	450–500	462	202.00–212.00	206.67
4	500–550	519	190.00–200.00	193.90
2	550–600	563	190.00–195.00	192.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	240.00–242.00	241.02
6	400–450	414	226.00–236.00	230.58
4	450–500	459	222.00–226.00	223.51
4	500–550	508	202.00–212.00	208.01
4	550–600	571	200.00–208.00	203.52
2	600–650	623	190.00–196.00	193.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	415	290.00–302.00	295.78
2	450–500	463	280.00–281.00	280.50
5	550–600	578	250.00–257.00	251.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	278.00	278.00
1	650–700	695	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	270.00–276.00	272.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	105.00–106.00	105.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	126.00–136.00	130.87
5	—	1,315	115.00–125.00	118.94
3	—	1,263	141.00–146.00	144.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	123.50–132.00	128.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,733	155.00–164.00	157.73
3	—	1,555	167.50–170.00	168.28
3	—	1,552	140.00–150.00	144.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	1,005	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,430.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,158	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,541.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,298	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,675.72

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	—	985	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,174.37

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	785	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,288.22

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	—	800	1,840.00	1,840.00

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	—	708	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,529.33

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	—	1,160	1,775.00	1,775.00

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.