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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Dec 17

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

229 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 226▲ 60 vs year ago 169 · +35.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 21▲ 17 vs year ago 25 · +68.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 29▼ 7 vs year ago 39 · −17.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, and all feeder classes were 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 $237.57/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −98.69 against this barn's trailing median of $336.26.

Average price

$237.57

20 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$31.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.09

vs GA average

−47.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	247.86	1,360	10thin
Medium and Large 2	533	234.47	1,249	6thin
Medium and Large 3	554	216.50	1,199	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.36/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

237.57

—

GA average16 barns · 586 hd

251.66

−14.09

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−47.38

This barn, trailing median27 sales

336.26

−98.69

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	—	Low	1,623	150.19	2,438	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	127.46	1,482	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	108.86	1,010	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$1,638	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	891	$1,176	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,114	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,138	4thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,067	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	378.60/cwt	375.00–386.00	1,208	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,179	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	347.52/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,296	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	323.02/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,415	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,454	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,253	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,434	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,304	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,415	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,449	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,369	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,600	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	313.14/cwt	310.00–316.00	673	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	309.62/cwt	305.00–314.00	845	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	951	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	315.40/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,006	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	287.21/cwt	282.00–296.00	977	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	311.03/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,145	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	292.45/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,208	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	281.32/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,162	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	266.67/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,120	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	270.68/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,245	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	257.22/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,206	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,147	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	242.21/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,235	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	253.16/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,306	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	223.00/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,215	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,182	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	218.99/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,266	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	242.56/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,409	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	227.00/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,389	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	213.67/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,331	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	177.89/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,188	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,382	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,450	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	792	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,584	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	811	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	387.62/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,240	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,303	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,246	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	340.00/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,377	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	324.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,336	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	264.75/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,255	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	282.78/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,357	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	289.33/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,418	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	275.97/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,418	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	235.93/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,246	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,521	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	231.99/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,329	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	257.58/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,497	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,561	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	239.25/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,476	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	224.61/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,415	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,317	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	215.72/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,484	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,778	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	204.06/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,598	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	155.28/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,120	2
Bulls	—	—	2,140	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,996	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	798	100.47/cwt	98.00–102.00	802	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	112.45/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,107	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,018	119.29/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,214	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	125.82/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,436	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	132.57/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,650	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	775	877.02/head	750.00–975.00	877	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,540.00/head	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,540	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	944	1,410.91/head	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,411	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	1,291.94/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,292	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	1,114.35/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,114	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,091.04/head	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,091	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	2,137.86/head	2,125.00–2,150.00	2,138	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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 226Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 21Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 29Year ago 39

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, and all feeder classes were mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,140	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,365	151.00–158.00	155.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,141	123.00–130.00	125.82
8	—	1,245	131.00–136.00	132.57
3	—	1,018	119.00–120.00	119.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	984	110.00–118.00	112.45
3	—	798	98.00–102.00	100.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	318.00	318.00
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
7	450–500	474	260.00–271.00	264.75
3	500–550	528	231.00–243.00	235.93
5	550–600	573	229.00–234.00	231.99
2	600–650	630	220.00–229.00	224.61
1	650–700	665	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	380	328.00	328.00
4	400–450	411	320.00–330.00	324.94
4	450–500	480	280.00–287.00	282.78
5	550–600	581	256.00–260.00	257.58
3	600–650	617	234.00–244.00	239.25
4	650–700	688	212.00–225.00	215.72
2	750–800	783	200.00–208.00	204.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	380.00–395.00	387.62
1	350–400	360	362.00	362.00
3	400–450	405	338.00–342.00	340.00
3	450–500	490	288.00–290.00	289.33
6	500–550	514	266.00–280.00	275.97
1	550–600	555	274.00	274.00
1	600–650	605	258.00	258.00
1	750–800	760	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	264.00–270.00	266.67
1	450–500	470	244.00	244.00
2	500–550	545	220.00–226.00	223.00
2	550–600	563	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	668	172.00–184.00	177.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	310.00–316.00	313.14
2	250–300	273	305.00–314.00	309.62
3	300–350	340	282.00–296.00	287.21
6	400–450	413	278.00–284.00	281.32
8	450–500	469	250.00–262.00	257.22
4	500–550	510	238.00–247.00	242.21
2	550–600	578	218.00–220.00	218.99
3	600–650	623	210.00–219.00	213.67
1	700–750	705	196.00	196.00
1	750–800	755	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	328.00	328.00
5	300–350	319	310.00–324.00	315.40
2	350–400	368	310.00–312.00	311.03
4	400–450	413	290.00–300.00	292.45
6	450–500	460	264.00–274.00	270.68
5	500–550	516	250.00–255.00	253.16
5	550–600	581	234.00–249.00	242.56
3	600–650	612	224.00–230.00	227.00
4	750–800	792	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	332.00	332.00
1	450–500	485	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	540	262.00	262.00
1	550–600	575	252.00	252.00
1	600–650	635	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	261.00	261.00
2	500–550	530	246.00	246.00
1	550–600	590	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	388.00	388.00
4	300–350	319	375.00–386.00	378.60
2	350–400	373	345.00–350.00	347.52
2	400–450	438	320.00–326.00	323.02
2	450–500	475	306.00	306.00
1	500–550	505	284.00	284.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	775	750.00–975.00	877.02

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	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,291.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,114.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	944	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,410.91

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)	3	—	1,265	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,091.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,540.00	1,540.00

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	—	1,040	2,125.00–2,150.00	2,137.86

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.