Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, all feeder classes sharply higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $297.04/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −82.99 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$297.04

20 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$47.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.15

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	324.58	1,738	5thin
Medium and Large 2	552	299.98	1,655	7thin
Medium and Large 3	546	277.25	1,513	8thin

One grade step is worth $47.33/cwt here — about $225 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.

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 sale20 hd

297.04

—

GA average14 barns · 212 hd

320.19

−23.15

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−82.99

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	1,492	178.77	2,666	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,084	140.67	1,524	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	844	120.21	1,015	8thin

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)	1,340	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$1,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,314	$2,920	10

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	350.07/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	305.85/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	254.98/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	317.38/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	325.53/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	276.74/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	363.23/cwt	362.00–365.00	1,685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	409	347.06/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	359.03/cwt	358.00–360.00	1,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	334.57/cwt	328.00–347.00	1,546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	311.26/cwt	306.00–316.00	1,628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	374.16/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	291.52/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	240.00/cwt	232.00–248.00	1,879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	325.66/cwt	325.00–326.00	1,684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	322.96/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	398.04/cwt	390.00–404.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	365.64/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	362.71/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	342.49/cwt	338.00–352.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	315.34/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	340.00/cwt	332.00–348.00	1,445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	323.23/cwt	318.00–332.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	321.33/cwt	316.00–328.00	1,404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	330.69/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	379.45/cwt	376.00–382.00	1,745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	390.36/cwt	380.00–396.00	1,405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	393.44/cwt	386.00–404.00	1,605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	280.67/cwt	276.00–286.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	369.01/cwt	358.00–378.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	275.20/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	309.06/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,415	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	132.99/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,270	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	152.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	407.44/cwt	404.00–412.00	1,516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	410.00/cwt	408.00–412.00	1,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	372.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	998	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	2,920.38/head	2,775.00–3,175.00	2,920	10
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	700	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	2,737	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,052	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	140.53/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,363	4
Bulls	—	—	1,368	178.29/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,439	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	718	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	890	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	107.88/cwt	104.00–115.00	968	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	131.23/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,411	5

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 118Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 44Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 29Year ago 50

Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, all feeder classes sharply higher, replacement cows 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	343	340.00–360.00	350.07
3	350–400	360	330.00–332.00	330.69
3	400–450	437	316.00–328.00	321.33
3	450–500	458	314.00–316.00	315.34
2	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	565	278.00	278.00
1	650–700	650	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	362.00–370.00	365.64
2	350–400	360	355.00–370.00	362.71
4	400–450	425	332.00–348.00	340.00
3	450–500	470	318.00–332.00	323.23
4	500–550	520	302.00–312.00	305.85
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	354.00	354.00
3	250–300	265	338.00–352.00	342.49
3	300–350	323	316.00–330.00	325.53
3	350–400	377	316.00–320.00	317.38
2	450–500	473	270.00–284.00	276.74
2	550–600	568	254.00–256.00	254.98
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	316	408.00–412.00	410.00
5	350–400	372	404.00–412.00	407.44
4	400–450	408	386.00–404.00	393.44
4	450–500	464	362.00–365.00	363.23
3	500–550	517	325.00–326.00	325.66
2	550–600	563	320.00–326.00	322.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	268	370.00–375.00	372.48
3	300–350	322	358.00–378.00	369.01
2	350–400	368	358.00–360.00	359.03
4	400–450	409	340.00–352.00	347.06
4	450–500	458	300.00–320.00	309.06
3	500–550	500	276.00–286.00	280.67
5	550–600	573	274.00–280.00	275.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	390.00–404.00	398.04
5	350–400	360	380.00–396.00	390.36
4	400–450	420	370.00–380.00	374.16
5	450–500	462	328.00–347.00	334.57
3	500–550	523	306.00–316.00	311.26
4	550–600	573	288.00–296.00	291.52
1	700–750	705	268.00	268.00
3	750–800	783	232.00–248.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	460	376.00–382.00	379.45
1	500–550	540	342.00	342.00
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	750	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	282.00	282.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	131.00–136.00	132.99
3	—	718	120.00–128.00	124.02
3	—	897	104.00–115.00	107.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,208	150.00–160.00	152.60
4	—	970	137.00–147.00	140.53
5	—	1,075	126.00–135.00	131.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	169.50	169.50
1	—	1,615	189.00	189.00
2	—	1,368	177.00–180.00	178.29

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,314	2,775.00–3,175.00	2,920.38
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,200.00	2,200.00

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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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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