Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls, bull calves and feeder heifers unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $317.75/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −62.29 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$317.75

17 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$46.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.31

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	329.12	1,765	9thin
Medium and Large 2	541	312.27	1,689	6thin
Medium and Large 3	555	283.00	1,571	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.12/cwt here — about $195 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 sale17 hd

317.75

—

GA average13 barns · 274 hd

324.06

−6.31

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−62.29

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	1,967	175.68	3,456	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	141.75	1,639	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	132.75	1,386	7thin

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)	1,218	$1,856	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,014	$2,948	12

Every lot, as filed

73 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	500–550	520	293.32/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	354.12/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	346.56/cwt	338.00–352.00	1,348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	305.50/cwt	292.00–326.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	246.41/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	267.97/cwt	262.00–274.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	258.96/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	403.06/cwt	398.00–408.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	319.20/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	424.09/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	341.53/cwt	338.00–344.00	1,752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	370.67/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,231	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	336.99/cwt	336.00–338.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	283.00/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	305.14/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	226.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	356.02/cwt	348.00–374.00	1,542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	386.61/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,400	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	220.50/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	315.73/cwt	312.00–328.00	1,607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	355.94/cwt	354.00–358.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	337.04/cwt	330.00–344.00	1,550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	278.90/cwt	262.00–295.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	302.52/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	316.76/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	328.76/cwt	318.00–336.00	1,381	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	360.65/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	282.85/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	278.07/cwt	272.00–284.00	1,844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	347.88/cwt	340.00–356.00	1,475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	276.52/cwt	272.00–286.00	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	317.48/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	374.13/cwt	365.00–384.00	1,725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	392.52/cwt	384.00–400.00	1,676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	291.99/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	342.13/cwt	336.00–350.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	348.95/cwt	340.00–356.00	1,127	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	295.98/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,373	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,327	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	942	136.67/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,287	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	148.57/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,251	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	142.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,625	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	134.21/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,396	6
Bulls	—	—	1,967	175.68/cwt	172.00–179.00	3,456	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	1,762.18/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,762	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,950.30/head	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	319.39/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	281.60/cwt	276.00–286.00	1,740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	385.84/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	356.32/cwt	350.00–365.00	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	326.25/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,403	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	3,357.03/head	3,275.00–3,400.00	3,357	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	2,534.62/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,535	4

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 211Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 49Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 47Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	354.00–358.00	355.94
3	300–350	322	350.00–358.00	354.12
4	350–400	389	338.00–352.00	346.56
9	400–450	420	318.00–336.00	328.76
6	450–500	466	310.00–324.00	316.76
4	500–550	520	280.00–300.00	293.32
2	550–600	573	278.00–288.00	282.85
1	600–650	645	262.00	262.00
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	370.00–372.00	370.67
3	350–400	365	360.00–362.00	360.65
8	400–450	424	340.00–356.00	347.88
6	450–500	460	330.00–344.00	337.04
5	500–550	509	312.00–328.00	315.73
3	550–600	578	298.00–310.00	302.52
3	600–650	620	272.00–286.00	276.52
2	650–700	663	272.00–284.00	278.07
1	700–750	700	254.00	254.00
1	750–800	755	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	352.00	352.00
3	350–400	375	292.00–326.00	305.50
2	400–450	410	262.00–295.00	278.90
2	450–500	458	262.00–274.00	267.97
2	500–550	520	258.00–260.00	258.96
1	650–700	650	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	435.00	435.00
2	250–300	275	417.50–430.00	424.09
1	300–350	330	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	385	398.00–408.00	403.06
3	400–450	427	384.00–400.00	392.52
4	450–500	461	365.00–384.00	374.13
4	500–550	513	338.00–344.00	341.53
5	550–600	555	316.00–326.00	319.20
2	600–650	603	290.00–294.00	291.99
5	750–800	781	244.00–247.00	246.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	323	382.00–390.00	385.84
5	350–400	362	380.00–390.00	386.61
4	400–450	433	348.00–374.00	356.02
2	450–500	475	336.00–338.00	336.99
3	500–550	515	310.00–332.00	319.39
3	550–600	567	296.00–310.00	305.14
4	600–650	618	276.00–286.00	281.60
1	650–700	670	264.00	264.00
2	700–750	700	240.00–250.00	245.00
3	750–800	770	220.00–230.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	350.00–365.00	356.32
3	300–350	323	340.00–356.00	348.95
3	350–400	372	336.00–350.00	342.13
4	400–450	430	320.00–330.00	326.25
4	450–500	464	290.00–302.00	295.98
2	550–600	555	280.00–286.00	283.00
1	600–650	645	268.00	268.00
2	650–700	660	215.00–226.00	220.50
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	795	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
4	600–650	614	310.00–320.00	317.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	376.00	376.00
1	500–550	520	348.00	348.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	124.00	124.00
6	—	1,040	133.00–136.00	134.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	942	136.00–138.00	136.67
2	—	1,515	148.00–149.00	148.57
6	—	1,144	140.00–145.00	142.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,967	172.00–179.00	175.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,762.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,950.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,067	3,275.00–3,400.00	3,357.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,534.62

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

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How this sale compares

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