Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter bulls sold steady to 7.00 lower; slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers lightly tested; feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady to weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.40/cwt on 24 head, down $17.71 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 24 comparable sales and sits −28.16 against this barn's trailing median of $349.56.

Average price

$321.40

▼ 17.71 vs prior sale

24 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$23.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.71

vs GA average

−39.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	559	327.18	1,829	18thin
Medium and Large 3	546	304.04	1,659	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about $170 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.04, low $319.62, median $349.56 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

321.40

—

GA average13 barns · 442 hd

335.10

−13.71

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−39.12

This barn, trailing median24 sales

349.56

−28.16

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,366	205.71	2,810	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	188.01	2,585	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	182.27	2,144	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	873	161.23	1,408	3thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,634	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,369	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,192	$2,242	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$2,650	6

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	307.05/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	355.43/cwt	350.00–364.00	1,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	371.89/cwt	366.00–380.00	1,599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	330.17/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	335.06/cwt	328.00–342.00	1,927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	325.75/cwt	325.75–325.75	1,994	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	337.36/cwt	334.00–342.50	1,626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,446	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	770	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	800	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	379.92/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	325.28/cwt	322.00–326.00	1,903	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,320	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,998	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	845	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	184.40/cwt	165.00–192.00	2,204	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	161.23/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,408	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	188.01/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,585	2
Bulls	—	—	1,414	214.64/cwt	203.00–220.00	3,035	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	170.57/cwt	145.00–178.00	1,820	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	431.67/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,143	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	312.72/cwt	311.00–313.00	1,833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	343.23/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,311	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,290	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	322.00/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	339.51/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,169	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	391.24/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	331.77/cwt	328.00–337.50	1,460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	556	297.54/cwt	288.00–302.50	1,654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	291.21/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	333.55/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	337.39/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	317.03/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	321.74/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	326.59/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	322.50/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,516	2
Bulls	—	—	1,175	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,998	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	3,050.19/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,050	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,400	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	2,368.86/head	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,369	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,234	2,396.06/head	1,650.00–2,850.00	2,396	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,403	2,700.98/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,701	2

How this sale compares

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 Jul 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 190Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 40Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 56Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago, slaughter bulls sold steady to 7.00 lower; slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers lightly tested; feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady to weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	352.00	352.00
2	550–600	575	328.00–342.00	335.06
16	600–650	639	332.00–340.00	339.51
4	700–750	720	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	435	377.50	377.50
2	450–500	483	323.00–330.00	326.59
7	550–600	586	311.00–313.00	312.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	395.00	395.00
4	300–350	318	385.00–400.00	391.24
6	350–400	382	340.00–360.00	343.23
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	470	317.50–327.50	322.50
2	600–650	620	304.00–310.00	307.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	425.00–445.00	431.67
1	350–400	360	342.50	342.50
3	400–450	430	366.00–380.00	371.89
3	450–500	482	334.00–342.50	337.36
1	500–550	535	328.00	328.00
2	600–650	640	320.00–324.00	322.00
1	700–750	735	304.00	304.00
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	650	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	308	370.00–390.00	379.92
6	350–400	368	350.00–364.00	355.43
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	468	330.00–342.00	337.39
7	500–550	518	322.00–335.00	330.17
11	550–600	585	322.00–326.00	325.28
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	675	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	705	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	495.00	495.00
14	600–650	612	325.75	325.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	402.50	402.50
1	300–350	345	336.00	336.00
2	350–400	378	332.00–335.00	333.55
3	400–450	440	328.00–337.50	331.77
5	450–500	474	315.00–326.00	321.74
2	500–550	525	314.00–320.00	317.03
4	550–600	556	288.00–302.50	297.54
2	600–650	608	282.50–300.00	291.21

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,293	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,050.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,368.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,234	1,650.00–2,850.00	2,396.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,403	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,700.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,320	3,050.00	3,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,195	165.00–192.00	184.40
5	—	1,067	145.00–178.00	170.57
1	—	1,310	194.00	194.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	158.00–166.00	161.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	186.00–190.00	188.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,414	203.00–220.00	214.64
1	—	1,175	170.00	170.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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