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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Oct 6

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

179 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 273▼ 94 vs year ago 273 · −34.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 30▼ 7 vs year ago 36 · −19.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 53▲ 47 vs year ago 47 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago all slaughter classes steady, feeder steers 10.00-15.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls unevenly steady, all replacement classes lightly tested.

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 $307.72/cwt on 23 head, down $8.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −46.54 against this barn's trailing median of $354.25.

Average price

$307.72

▼ 8.34 vs prior sale

23 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$38.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.88

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	327.04	1,755	6thin
Medium and Large 2	532	312.10	1,659	9thin
Medium and Large 3	553	288.30	1,594	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.74/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale23 hd

307.72

—

GA average13 barns · 400 hd

330.60

−22.88

This barn, trailing median30 sales

354.25

−46.54

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

30 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $439.87, low $295.75, median $354.25 across 30 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	1,970	170.29	3,355	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,114	144.64	1,611	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,793	144.48	2,591	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,041	132.14	1,375	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$3,078	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,523	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,682	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$2,675	4thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,418	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	322.03/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,095	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,531	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	289.82/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,182	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,509	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	335.02/cwt	334.00–336.00	1,558	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,610	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	334.71/cwt	330.00–344.00	1,757	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	322.04/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,861	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	322.00/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,932	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	286.03/cwt	284.00–294.00	1,745	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,575	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,960	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,274	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	988	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	353.94/cwt	352.00–356.00	1,186	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,349	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	347.99/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,455	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	329.32/cwt	324.00–336.00	1,383	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	314.43/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,371	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,634	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	308.81/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,559	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	319.97/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,657	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	292.98/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,635	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	319.35/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,839	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,640	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,757	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	315.01/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,959	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,513	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	306.75/cwt	302.00–312.00	2,043	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	299.73/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,161	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	494.86/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,351	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,357	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	418.46/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,582	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	390.99/cwt	390.00–392.00	1,517	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	373.72/cwt	362.00–386.00	1,607	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	320.97/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,422	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	316.96/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,468	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	332.83/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,571	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	358.06/cwt	354.00–366.00	1,694	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	312.12/cwt	305.00–318.00	1,604	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	327.11/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,704	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	289.96/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,516	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	326.89/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,857	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	286.64/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,671	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	312.02/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,850	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	313.10/cwt	304.00–316.00	1,976	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	307.07/cwt	304.00–310.00	2,045	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,088	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,786	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,189	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,131	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,970	170.29/cwt	162.00–178.50	3,355	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	126.27/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,083	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	992	162.66/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,614	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	133.98/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,472	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	144.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,700	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,688	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,793	144.48/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,591	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,934.95/head	2,250.00–3,525.00	2,935	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,302.07/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,302	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	940	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	3,551.47/head	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,551	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,083	2,275.52/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,276	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,522.52/head	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,523	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,254	2,605.23/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,605	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 Oct 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 273Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 30Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 53Year ago 47

Compared to a week ago all slaughter classes steady, feeder steers 10.00-15.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls unevenly steady, all replacement classes lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	352.00–356.00	353.94
2	350–400	390	346.00	346.00
4	400–450	420	324.00–336.00	329.32
3	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
5	500–550	505	302.00–312.00	308.81
2	550–600	558	288.00–298.00	292.98
1	600–650	610	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
7	400–450	418	344.00–350.00	347.99
1	450–500	475	344.00	344.00
2	500–550	518	318.00–322.00	319.97
3	550–600	576	318.00–320.00	319.35
4	600–650	622	312.00–318.00	315.01
3	650–700	666	302.00–312.00	306.75
2	700–750	721	290.00–310.00	299.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	305	324.00	324.00
5	400–450	436	312.00–318.00	314.43
2	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	590	278.00	278.00
1	600–650	625	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	417.50	417.50
2	350–400	388	390.00–392.00	390.99
2	400–450	430	362.00–386.00	373.72
3	450–500	472	322.00–340.00	332.83
7	500–550	514	305.00–318.00	312.12
2	550–600	593	308.00–316.00	312.02
4	600–650	631	304.00–316.00	313.10
1	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	720	248.00	248.00
1	750–800	795	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	480.00–510.00	494.86
2	350–400	378	410.00–427.50	418.46
3	450–500	473	354.00–366.00	358.06
4	500–550	521	322.00–332.00	327.11
2	550–600	568	322.00–332.00	326.89
2	650–700	666	304.00–310.00	307.07
1	700–750	715	292.00	292.00
1	750–800	760	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	443	316.00–326.00	320.97
2	450–500	463	310.00–324.00	316.96
4	500–550	523	280.00–294.00	289.96
4	550–600	583	280.00–300.00	286.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	350	437.50	437.50
3	500–550	525	330.00–344.00	334.71
2	600–650	600	320.00–324.00	322.00
1	750–800	798	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	368.00	368.00
2	450–500	465	334.00–336.00	335.02
2	500–550	500	322.00	322.00
2	550–600	578	320.00–324.00	322.04
5	600–650	610	284.00–294.00	286.03
1	700–750	705	278.00	278.00
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	340	320.00–324.00	322.03
1	350–400	355	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	408	280.00–300.00	289.82
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	620	254.00	254.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,205	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,302.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,105	2,250.00–3,525.00	2,934.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	—	940	1,150.00	1,150.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,254	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,605.23

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)	4	—	1,235	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,522.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,061	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,551.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	992	158.00–165.00	162.66
7	—	1,176	140.00–150.00	144.53
5	—	1,099	131.00–136.00	133.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	138.00	138.00
2	—	858	124.00–128.00	126.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,793	144.00–145.00	144.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,970	162.00–178.50	170.29

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.