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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

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

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 160▲ 157 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 17▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 22▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago Slaughter Cows: 3.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls: 4.00 lower, Replacement Cows: mostly steady, Feeder Steers: limited comparable sale, Feeder Heifers: unevenly steady, Feeder Bulls: 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 $330.61/cwt on 18 head, down $0.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −22.37 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.

Average price

$330.61

▼ 0.12 vs prior sale

18 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$43.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.07

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	341.74	1,874	8thin
Medium and Large 2	562	324.34	1,823	9thin
Medium and Large 3	560	298.00	1,669	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.74/cwt here — about $206 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale18 hd

330.61

—

GA average15 barns · 355 hd

333.68

−3.07

This barn, trailing median29 sales

352.98

−22.37

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	1,560	171.86	2,681	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	160.18	1,879	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	156.84	2,326	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,222	135.18	1,652	5thin

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)	1,178	$2,608	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,695	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	773	$1,971	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,048	$2,278	4thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,544	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	409.44/cwt	404.00–415.00	1,740	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	385.01/cwt	384.00–386.00	1,964	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	348.88/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,821	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,025	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,991	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,072	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	323.99/cwt	322.00–326.00	2,381	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,101	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,366	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,333	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	365.02/cwt	362.00–368.00	1,380	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	385.37/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,476	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,351	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	359.94/cwt	354.00–364.00	1,559	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,675	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	337.61/cwt	332.00–346.00	1,590	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	320.64/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,523	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	307.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,568	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	324.60/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,665	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	335.10/cwt	332.00–338.00	1,736	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	295.31/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,677	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	313.24/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,795	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,758	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,791	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,894	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,836	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	290.70/cwt	284.00–296.00	1,968	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	695	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,238	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,059	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,209	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	1,208	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,283	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	432.70/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,341	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	402.55/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,381	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	415.06/cwt	408.00–418.00	1,764	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	389.13/cwt	378.00–400.00	1,712	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,847	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	378.31/cwt	372.00–388.00	1,797	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,695	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	350.97/cwt	346.00–362.00	1,853	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	329.35/cwt	322.00–334.00	1,772	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,669	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	332.50/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,892	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	321.84/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,847	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	323.25/cwt	322.00–324.00	1,956	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	299.00/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,884	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	304.02/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,013	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	293.00/cwt	292.00–294.00	2,089	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	280.98/cwt	280.00–282.00	2,172	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	773	208.80/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,614	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,162	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,511	172.57/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,608	4
Bulls	—	—	1,755	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,966	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	176.76/cwt	176.00–177.50	1,909	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,621	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	138.61/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,598	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,233	124.33/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,533	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	154.94/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,920	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,010	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	156.84/cwt	153.00–161.00	2,326	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	770	1,769.24/head	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,769	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	780	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,178	2,608.38/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,608	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,695	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,048	2,277.80/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,278	4

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 Sep 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 160Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	425	404.00–415.00	409.44
2	500–550	510	384.00–386.00	385.01
1	600–650	645	314.00	314.00
1	650–700	675	307.00	307.00
1	700–750	745	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	735	322.00–326.00	323.99
6	750–800	751	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	522	340.00–360.00	348.88
1	650–700	655	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	395.00–410.00	402.55
2	400–450	440	378.00–400.00	389.13
5	450–500	475	372.00–388.00	378.31
3	500–550	538	322.00–334.00	329.35
6	550–600	574	310.00–328.00	321.84
2	600–650	630	290.00–308.00	299.00
1	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	795	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	514.00	514.00
1	250–300	270	475.00	475.00
2	300–350	310	420.00–445.00	432.70
6	400–450	425	408.00–418.00	415.06
1	450–500	455	406.00	406.00
4	500–550	528	346.00–362.00	350.97
4	550–600	569	330.00–336.00	332.50
4	600–650	605	322.00–324.00	323.25
3	650–700	662	300.00–308.00	304.02
2	700–750	713	292.00–294.00	293.00
2	750–800	773	280.00–282.00	280.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	490	346.00	346.00
1	550–600	560	298.00	298.00
2	750–800	773	200.00–218.00	208.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	362.00–368.00	365.02
4	400–450	433	354.00–364.00	359.94
5	450–500	471	332.00–346.00	337.61
3	500–550	513	320.00–328.00	324.60
3	550–600	568	294.00–298.00	295.31
1	600–650	605	296.00	296.00
3	650–700	677	284.00–296.00	290.70
1	700–750	705	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	404.00	404.00
3	350–400	383	380.00–390.00	385.37
2	450–500	468	358.00	358.00
2	500–550	518	332.00–338.00	335.10
3	550–600	573	310.00–318.00	313.24
1	600–650	615	308.00	308.00
3	700–750	722	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	342.00	342.00
3	450–500	475	320.00–322.00	320.64
2	500–550	510	305.00–310.00	307.52
1	550–600	590	298.00	298.00
1	650–700	675	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	322.00	322.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	770	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,769.24

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)	1	—	780	2,375.00	2,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,695	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,178	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,608.38

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	—	1,048	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,277.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,511	172.00–174.00	172.57
1	—	1,755	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,153	135.00–142.00	138.61
2	—	1,233	120.00–128.00	124.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	153.00–161.00	156.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	148.00	148.00
4	—	1,239	152.00–160.00	154.94
2	—	1,080	176.00–177.50	176.76

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.