Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $299.26/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −80.78 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$299.26

11 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$50.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.48

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	324.99	1,734	4thin
Medium and Large 2	555	288.77	1,604	5thin
Medium and Large 3	575	274.00	1,576	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.99/cwt here — about $158 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 sale11 hd

299.26

—

GA average15 barns · 170 hd

307.74

−8.48

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−80.78

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	—	Low	1,615	151.50	2,447	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	133.92	1,807	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	133.72	2,130	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	116.23	1,177	6thin

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)	1,258	$2,130	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,209	$2,462	10

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	2,338.66/head	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,339	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	2,998.28/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,998	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,015	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,502	1
Bulls	—	—	2,215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,433	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	102.67/cwt	99.00–107.00	912	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	136.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,909	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	146.32/cwt	143.50–148.00	1,858	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	124.90/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,654	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	121.17/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,381	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	133.72/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,130	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	359.02/cwt	356.00–362.00	1,483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	267.00/cwt	264.00–270.00	2,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	325.32/cwt	324.00–326.00	1,718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	208	377.23/cwt	370.00–385.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	371.88/cwt	368.00–376.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	217.09/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	306.07/cwt	304.00–308.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	290.94/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	239.34/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	352.39/cwt	338.00–360.00	1,092	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	330.97/cwt	328.00–334.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	299.01/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	237.97/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	285.96/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	319.31/cwt	312.00–328.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	321.02/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	274.00/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	292.99/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	284.04/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	330.96/cwt	324.00–338.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	338.50/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	349.78/cwt	345.00–354.00	1,619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	289.14/cwt	282.00–296.00	1,209	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 Mar 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 211Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 50Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 33Year ago 28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,050	1,635.00	1,635.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,190	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,338.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,308	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,998.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,660.00	1,660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	148.00	148.00
1	—	2,215	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	99.00–107.00	102.67
3	—	1,140	118.00–125.00	121.17
1	—	880	128.50	128.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,402	130.00–140.00	136.17
4	—	1,270	143.50–148.00	146.32
8	—	1,324	123.00–128.00	124.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	130.00–137.00	133.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	413	356.00–362.00	359.02
4	450–500	463	345.00–354.00	349.78
3	500–550	528	324.00–326.00	325.32
1	550–600	550	324.00	324.00
3	600–650	625	282.00–286.00	284.04
1	650–700	675	272.00	272.00
2	750–800	765	264.00–270.00	267.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	370.00–385.00	377.23
3	400–450	418	282.00–296.00	289.14
2	550–600	575	268.00–280.00	274.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	368.00	368.00
4	400–450	431	338.00–340.00	338.50
2	450–500	458	324.00–338.00	330.96
2	500–550	538	292.00–294.00	292.99
3	550–600	567	284.00–288.00	285.96
1	600–650	600	274.00	274.00
1	650–700	660	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	368.00–376.00	371.88
1	500–550	540	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	525	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	328.00–334.00	330.97
2	350–400	360	298.00–300.00	299.01
1	450–500	455	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	553	232.00–244.00	237.97
2	650–700	673	212.00–222.00	217.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	310	338.00–360.00	352.39
3	350–400	360	312.00–328.00	319.31
2	400–450	425	304.00–308.00	306.07
2	450–500	480	288.00–294.00	290.94
2	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	627	238.00–240.00	239.34
1	650–700	665	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	320.00–322.00	321.02
5	500–550	542	280.00	280.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

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