Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $327.38/cwt on 18 head, down $14.60 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −52.65 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$327.38

▼ 14.60 vs prior sale

18 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$50.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.09

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	350.69	1,849	6thin
Medium and Large 2	545	326.54	1,780	7thin
Medium and Large 3	542	300.59	1,630	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.10/cwt here — about $219 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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $439.87, low $321.26, median $380.03 across 25 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 sale18 hd

327.38

—

GA average13 barns · 333 hd

350.47

−23.09

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−52.65

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	—	High	1,736	217.69	3,779	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	182.54	2,629	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	182.34	2,253	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	153.27	1,691	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)	1,220	$3,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$3,165	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	974	$2,970	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,092	$3,080	12

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	332.95/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,448	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,323.55/head	3,100.00–3,900.00	3,324	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,023	2,713.60/head	2,450.00–2,975.00	2,714	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	3,516.02/head	3,200.00–3,900.00	3,516	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	174.50/cwt	173.00–176.50	1,803	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	182.54/cwt	179.00–185.50	2,629	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	193.17/cwt	192.00–194.00	2,250	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	181.70/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,351	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,740	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	157.03/cwt	155.00–160.50	1,669	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	3,807	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	216.25/cwt	213.00–219.00	3,769	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	855	2,408.48/head	2,400.00–2,425.00	2,408	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	723	2,639.79/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,640	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	3,226.55/head	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	343.37/cwt	334.00–352.00	2,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	340.03/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	361.32/cwt	352.00–366.00	2,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	347.04/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	400.07/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,832	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	725	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	354.13/cwt	348.00–360.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	283.95/cwt	282.00–288.00	2,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	389.94/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,638	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	962	2,214.77/head	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,215	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	423.56/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	301.03/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	333.39/cwt	332.00–336.00	1,724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	326.56/cwt	324.00–334.00	2,155	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	307.48/cwt	306.00–312.00	1,873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	305.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	347.05/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	330.56/cwt	324.00–338.00	1,554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	455.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	310.22/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	304.83/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	321.40/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	277.04/cwt	266.00–288.00	2,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	342.68/cwt	342.00–344.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	357.92/cwt	356.00–360.00	1,514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	425.24/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	323.97/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,724	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	3,006.48/head	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,006	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	3,944.75/head	3,800.00–4,050.00	3,945	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	291.93/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	294.17/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,633	3

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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 159Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 46Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 49Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	420.00–430.00	425.24
2	400–450	423	356.00–360.00	357.92
2	500–550	523	305.00–315.00	310.22
3	550–600	555	287.50–300.00	294.17
2	650–700	668	286.00–298.00	291.93
1	700–750	715	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	410.00–440.00	423.56
3	450–500	458	390.00–410.00	400.07
4	500–550	511	350.00–355.00	352.51
2	550–600	560	342.00–352.00	347.04
3	600–650	617	334.00–352.00	343.37
4	650–700	660	324.00–334.00	326.56
1	700–750	705	324.00	324.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	330	450.00–460.00	455.00
3	400–450	420	385.00–395.00	389.94
2	450–500	485	342.00–352.00	347.05
3	500–550	517	332.00–336.00	333.39
4	550–600	566	314.00–324.00	321.40
4	600–650	609	306.00–312.00	307.48
2	650–700	660	300.00–310.00	305.08
2	700–750	720	300.00–302.00	301.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	358	348.00–360.00	354.13
4	400–450	435	330.00–342.50	332.95
4	450–500	470	324.00–338.00	330.56
5	500–550	532	320.00–328.00	323.97
1	650–700	670	308.00	308.00
3	700–750	718	282.00–288.00	283.95
2	750–800	763	266.00–288.00	277.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	562	335.00–342.50	340.03
1	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	725	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	342.00–344.00	342.68
2	500–550	518	300.00–310.00	304.83
2	550–600	560	300.00–305.00	302.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	604	352.00–366.00	361.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	350.00	350.00

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)	8	—	1,025	3,100.00–3,900.00	3,323.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,218	3,200.00–3,900.00	3,516.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,023	2,450.00–2,975.00	2,713.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,035	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,006.48
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	855	2,400.00–2,425.00	2,408.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	723	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,639.79
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,226.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	962	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,214.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,222	3,800.00–4,050.00	3,944.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	173.00–176.50	174.50
3	—	1,165	192.00–194.00	193.17
14	—	1,294	178.00–188.00	181.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	179.00–185.50	182.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,063	155.00–160.50	157.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	222.00	222.00
3	—	1,743	213.00–219.00	216.25

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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Bulls · 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

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