Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $299.74/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −80.29 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$299.74

16 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$30.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.51

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	314.99	1,670	4thin
Medium and Large 2	547	299.72	1,639	8thin
Medium and Large 3	521	284.54	1,482	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.45/cwt here — about $188 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 sale16 hd

299.74

—

GA average15 barns · 219 hd

318.25

−18.51

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−80.29

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	—	Average	1,787	172.38	3,081	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	135.00	2,086	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	130.08	1,455	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	968	126.36	1,223	9thin

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)	1,090	$1,752	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,410	$3,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	234.99/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	296.01/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	303.57/cwt	298.00–316.00	1,603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	279.33/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	326.65/cwt	326.00–328.00	1,705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	284.54/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	313.38/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	323.88/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	359.01/cwt	358.00–360.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	291.03/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	293.31/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	304.08/cwt	296.00–316.00	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	256.49/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	286.74/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	298.99/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	341.52/cwt	330.00–352.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	324.63/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	286.28/cwt	278.00–293.00	1,463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	315.11/cwt	310.00–320.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	241.52/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	342.81/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	327.54/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	358.74/cwt	358.00–360.00	1,510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	344.77/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,286	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,446	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	130.32/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,359	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	123.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,119	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,086	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,351	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,768	1
Bulls	—	—	2,013	180.50/cwt	174.00–183.00	3,633	3
Bulls	—	—	1,110	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,643	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,830.00/head	1,830.00–1,830.00	1,830	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	830	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	1,713.64/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,714	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2

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 Apr 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 129Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 37Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 43

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows mostly steady.

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	360	382.00	382.00
4	400–450	421	358.00–360.00	358.74
5	450–500	460	340.00–350.00	342.81
3	500–550	522	326.00–328.00	326.65
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	623	294.00–298.00	296.01
2	700–750	715	242.00	242.00
2	750–800	778	234.00–236.00	234.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	360	358.00–360.00	359.01
4	400–450	411	330.00–350.00	340.00
4	450–500	463	320.00–330.00	327.54
5	500–550	528	298.00–316.00	303.57
3	550–600	578	290.00–300.00	293.31
1	600–650	600	276.00	276.00
2	650–700	675	250.00–260.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	373	340.00–350.00	344.77
3	400–450	433	300.00–320.00	313.38
3	450–500	458	288.00–295.00	291.03
4	500–550	521	280.00–290.00	284.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	380	326.00	326.00
2	400–450	433	320.00–328.00	323.88
3	450–500	485	296.00–316.00	304.08
5	500–550	511	278.00–293.00	286.28
4	550–600	565	270.00–289.00	279.33
2	600–650	623	241.00–242.00	241.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	310.00–320.00	315.11
1	250–300	265	314.00	314.00
3	450–500	465	280.00–290.00	286.74
3	500–550	513	250.00–260.00	256.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	330.00–352.00	341.52
3	450–500	460	320.00–332.00	324.63
2	500–550	528	298.00–300.00	298.99
2	600–650	620	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	352.00	352.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,112	125.00–135.00	130.00
2	—	1,085	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	1,245	142.00	142.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,043	129.00–132.00	130.32
5	—	908	120.00–125.00	123.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,013	174.00–183.00	180.50
1	—	1,110	148.00	148.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,830.00	1,830.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,713.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	3,300.00	3,300.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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