Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2026-10-27

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Oct 27
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
← Oct 20Oct 27latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
230 head
▲ 230 vs last sale 0▲ 230 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 0▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 0▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all slaughter classed steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, all replacement classes unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $326.46/cwt on 19 head, up $10.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −27.79 against this barn's trailing median of $354.25.
Average price
$326.46
▲ 10.65 vs prior sale
19 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$40.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.36
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538341.161,8367thin
Medium and Large 2557326.351,8168thin
Medium and Large 3526300.971,5844thin
One grade step is worth $40.19/cwt here — about $253 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale19 hd
326.46
—
GA average14 barns · 439 hd
341.82
−15.36
This barn, trailing median30 sales
354.25
−27.79
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
454396339282median 354.2502/2404/2107/0709/0810/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,659169.762,8177thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,405133.001,8691thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,235132.441,63516
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,125112.281,2634thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$2,6125
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,098$1,7996
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,009$1,7868
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$2,2504thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3521
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,6891
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2412423.27/cwt417.50–427.501,7443
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9341
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,8351
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,1651
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230420.00/cwt420.00–420.009661
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290338.00/cwt338.00–338.009801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1361
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325335.47/cwt330.00–342.001,0903
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333379.40/cwt375.00–382.501,2635
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,2982
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373359.20/cwt352.00–367.501,3406
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375311.08/cwt308.00–315.001,1673
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378375.96/cwt370.00–382.501,4212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428328.94/cwt322.00–342.001,4083
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430358.26/cwt350.00–370.001,5416
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3443300.98/cwt297.00–305.001,3332
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458357.02/cwt354.00–360.001,6352
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463285.99/cwt270.00–302.501,3242
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484321.50/cwt317.00–330.001,55611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531312.93/cwt308.00–317.501,6624
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533318.02/cwt307.50–325.001,6954
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3533300.06/cwt296.00–304.001,5992
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3567294.13/cwt290.00–297.501,6683
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583311.24/cwt307.50–316.001,8155
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,7231
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9531
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,1521
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672311.24/cwt310.00–314.002,0925
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718286.42/cwt282.00–291.002,0562
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725299.97/cwt295.00–305.002,1752
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,3341
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260506.67/cwt480.00–520.001,3173
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1281
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319462.52/cwt450.00–467.501,4755
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320401.00/cwt400.00–402.001,2832
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330436.81/cwt430.00–440.001,4414
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3363365.10/cwt350.00–380.001,3252
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368431.21/cwt422.50–435.001,5874
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383415.08/cwt407.50–417.501,5904
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417348.81/cwt340.00–354.001,4553
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418388.81/cwt375.00–398.001,6258
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425321.21/cwt317.50–327.001,3654
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473385.29/cwt374.00–392.501,8226
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474352.09/cwt340.00–364.001,6699
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478331.99/cwt330.00–336.001,5873
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515307.96/cwt300.00–318.001,5863
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,9031
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530329.69/cwt320.00–342.001,7474
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531337.03/cwt332.00–346.001,7904
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5681
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562337.01/cwt336.00–338.001,8942
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583323.00/cwt320.00–328.001,8834
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9641
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613314.02/cwt310.00–318.001,9253
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625284.20/cwt275.00–294.001,7763
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670312.03/cwt310.00–314.002,0913
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3679277.98/cwt270.00–284.001,8875
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2241
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710278.94/cwt270.00–288.001,9802
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,8451
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718299.67/cwt298.00–300.002,1526
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,2171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,300206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,6781
Bulls——1,615157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,5361
Bulls——1,740165.07/cwt160.00–172.002,8725
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125112.28/cwt110.00–115.001,2634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158156.91/cwt151.00–163.001,8172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244132.27/cwt128.50–135.001,6458
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248124.50/cwt121.00–128.001,5546
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,8691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27352,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Small 2-39351,368.25/head1,075.00–2,050.001,3684
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0251,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1011,693.51/head1,100.00–2,100.001,6945
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,459.34/head2,050.00–2,850.002,4592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2872,485.10/head2,325.00–2,750.002,4853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5082,802.99/head2,375.00–3,300.002,8032
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28802,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39201,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502

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.