Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, and feeder bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $277.54/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −72.02 against this barn's trailing median of $349.56.

Average price

$277.54

19 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$50.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.56

vs GA average

−44.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	298.61	1,670	8thin
Medium and Large 2	557	267.55	1,490	8thin
Medium and Large 3	575	248.01	1,427	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.60/cwt here — about $243 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

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.04, low $319.62, median $349.56 across 24 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 sale19 hd

277.54

—

GA average13 barns · 461 hd

302.10

−24.56

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−44.20

This barn, trailing median24 sales

349.56

−72.02

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	—	High	1,565	179.39	2,808	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	155.61	1,749	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,346	152.85	2,057	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	762	127.80	974	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,007	$1,784	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	936	$1,611	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	868	$2,267	6

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	330.76/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	280.64/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	239.00/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	246.49/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	314.01/cwt	312.00–316.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	383.62/cwt	378.00–386.00	1,784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	319.99/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	454.71/cwt	450.00–460.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	278.01/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	295.00/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	347.72/cwt	342.00–354.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	247.99/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	254.06/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	346.54/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	303.30/cwt	288.00–306.00	1,410	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	361.03/cwt	356.00–366.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	299.03/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	266.73/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	350.01/cwt	348.00–352.00	1,201	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	808	1,436.22/head	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,436	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	975	1,481.41/head	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,481	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	832	1,214.96/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	444	289.51/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,285	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	313.59/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,483	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	730	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	156.08/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,099	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,230	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	943	142.07/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,340	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	155.38/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,731	12
Bulls	—	—	1,900	195.52/cwt	195.00–196.00	3,715	2
Bulls	—	—	1,277	174.09/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,223	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	163.05/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,030	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,869	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	124.21/cwt	120.00–129.00	969	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	134.44/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,015	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	244.01/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	390.53/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	385.00–415.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	2,192.29/head	2,150.00–2,225.00	2,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	296.79/cwt	288.00–304.00	1,686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	325.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,494	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	2,086.69/head	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	418.23/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	304.06/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	390.06/cwt	388.00–392.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	333.90/cwt	324.00–340.00	1,452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	350.91/cwt	344.00–366.00	1,474	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 158Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 30Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 23Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	388.00	388.00
1	250–300	260	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	420	344.00–366.00	350.91
2	450–500	478	322.00–340.00	330.76
2	500–550	533	300.00–308.00	304.06
6	550–600	568	288.00–304.00	296.79
6	600–650	607	274.00–282.00	280.64
2	650–700	668	276.00–280.00	278.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	362.00	362.00
2	250–300	273	342.00–354.00	347.72
1	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	435	324.00–340.00	333.90
11	450–500	465	288.00–306.00	303.30
2	500–550	518	270.00	270.00
6	550–600	570	258.00–276.00	266.73
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	689	246.00–256.00	254.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	344.00	344.00
4	400–450	444	286.00–294.00	289.51
1	500–550	540	256.00	256.00
2	550–600	593	242.00–246.00	244.01
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	785	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	455	392.00	392.00
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	630	320.00–330.00	325.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	404.00	404.00
1	650–700	655	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	380.00–400.00	390.53
1	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	710	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	450.00–460.00	454.71
3	250–300	273	415.00–425.00	418.23
1	400–450	425	384.00	384.00
5	450–500	465	378.00–386.00	383.62
3	500–550	518	318.00–322.00	319.99
2	550–600	563	312.00–316.00	314.01
1	650–700	655	282.00	282.00
2	700–750	725	246.00–247.00	246.49
2	750–800	755	234.00–244.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	330	388.00–392.00	390.06
1	350–400	385	388.00	388.00
2	400–450	408	356.00–366.00	361.03
4	450–500	478	342.00–350.00	346.54
2	500–550	528	298.00–300.00	299.03
2	550–600	555	292.00–298.00	295.00
3	650–700	680	242.00–252.00	247.99
1	700–750	745	238.00	238.00
1	750–800	795	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	385.00–415.00	400.00
1	250–300	265	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	343	348.00–352.00	350.01
1	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
4	450–500	473	310.00–320.00	313.59
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00

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	—	885	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	808	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,436.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,481.41
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	832	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,214.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,131	2,150.00–2,225.00	2,192.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,086.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	152.00–159.00	156.08
1	—	1,385	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,310	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	139.00–145.00	142.07
12	—	1,114	150.00–159.00	155.38
4	—	1,245	160.00–165.00	163.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	120.00–129.00	124.21
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
4	—	755	133.00–137.00	134.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	195.00–196.00	195.52
3	—	1,277	171.00–176.00	174.09
1	—	1,760	163.00	163.00

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

Heifers · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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