Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.77/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −60.79 against this barn's trailing median of $349.56.

Average price

$288.77

21 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$47.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.92

vs GA average

−40.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	307.14	1,672	7thin
Medium and Large 2	529	282.91	1,498	12thin
Medium and Large 3	573	259.61	1,488	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.53/cwt here — about $185 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale21 hd

288.77

—

GA average14 barns · 465 hd

310.69

−21.92

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−40.57

This barn, trailing median24 sales

349.56

−60.79

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	1,537	169.74	2,609	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	146.50	1,700	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,753	145.49	2,550	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	845	128.91	1,089	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)	1,092	$2,058	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,918	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,297	$2,858	3thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	258.48/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	278.98/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	395.76/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	224	397.90/cwt	385.00–410.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	301.31/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	358.89/cwt	350.00–366.00	1,314	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	311.51/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	335.91/cwt	326.00–346.00	1,559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	276.85/cwt	268.00–286.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	422.66/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	429.89/cwt	425.00–435.00	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	296.00/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	410.77/cwt	410.00–412.00	1,557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	339.52/cwt	330.00–356.00	1,429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	392.79/cwt	380.00–404.00	1,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	335.66/cwt	333.00–340.00	1,722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	360.16/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	815	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	365.51/cwt	356.00–380.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	375.93/cwt	364.00–388.00	1,703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	341.99/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	406.36/cwt	404.00–415.00	1,707	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	133.08/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,295	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	781	126.83/cwt	121.00–130.00	991	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	145.49/cwt	144.00–147.00	2,550	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	865	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,168	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	152.22/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,983	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	145.56/cwt	138.00–147.50	1,656	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,918.18/head	1,900.00–1,935.00	1,918	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	—	—	1,268	164.54/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,086	2
Bulls	—	—	1,627	171.47/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,790	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	318.30/cwt	310.00–336.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	290.24/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	322.13/cwt	308.00–334.00	1,176	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	214.09/cwt	202.00–226.00	1,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	273.06/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,952	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	351.64/cwt	348.00–360.00	1,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	259.61/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	294.03/cwt	292.00–296.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	354.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	284.62/cwt	278.00–298.00	1,469	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	336.64/cwt	335.00–340.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	286.46/cwt	278.00–294.00	1,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	296.17/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	306.21/cwt	294.00–320.00	1,412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	341.88/cwt	335.00–348.00	1,241	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	315.92/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	265.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	254.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	318.21/cwt	306.00–330.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	312.66/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,441	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	338.39/cwt	330.00–344.00	1,577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	345.01/cwt	344.00–346.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	285.95/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	264.08/cwt	252.00–278.00	1,746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	373.81/cwt	361.00–385.00	1,357	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	392.49/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,083	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	387.83/cwt	380.00–394.00	1,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	355.27/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,862	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	280.35/cwt	274.00–292.00	1,735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	315.06/cwt	302.00–328.00	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	320.03/cwt	312.00–324.00	1,354	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	305.21/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	279.50/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	345.54/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,168	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 182Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 22Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 28Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	558	302.00–328.00	315.06
2	600–650	615	280.00–292.00	285.95
2	650–700	658	274.00–284.00	278.98
2	700–750	718	257.00–260.00	258.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	410.00–412.00	410.77
9	400–450	420	404.00–415.00	406.36
2	450–500	453	364.00–388.00	375.93
6	500–550	532	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	552	338.00–350.00	341.99
4	600–650	606	318.00	318.00
1	650–700	680	292.00	292.00
2	700–750	715	270.00–276.00	273.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	523	292.00–300.00	296.17
1	600–650	610	242.00	242.00
1	650–700	650	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	425.00–435.00	429.89
2	250–300	273	420.00–425.00	422.66
2	350–400	375	390.00–402.00	395.76
4	400–450	425	380.00–404.00	392.79
3	450–500	467	352.00–370.00	360.16
3	500–550	513	333.00–340.00	335.66
2	600–650	603	295.00–297.00	296.00
1	650–700	660	284.00	284.00
1	700–750	715	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	224	385.00–410.00	397.90
4	250–300	276	380.00–400.00	392.49
3	300–350	318	380.00–394.00	387.83
4	350–400	363	361.00–385.00	373.81
2	400–450	423	350.00–360.00	355.27
6	450–500	466	330.00–344.00	338.39
2	500–550	519	306.00–330.00	318.21
5	550–600	580	302.00–310.00	305.21
5	600–650	619	274.00–292.00	280.35
4	650–700	661	252.00–278.00	264.08
2	700–750	703	250.00–260.00	254.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	350.00–360.00	354.96
4	350–400	364	348.00–360.00	351.64
3	400–450	417	314.00–320.00	315.92
6	450–500	461	294.00–320.00	306.21
2	500–550	508	292.00–296.00	294.03
2	550–600	560	260.00–270.00	265.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	356.00–380.00	365.51
5	350–400	366	350.00–366.00	358.89
4	400–450	421	330.00–356.00	339.52
5	450–500	464	326.00–346.00	335.91
4	500–550	523	310.00–314.00	311.51
3	550–600	573	300.00–302.00	301.31
2	600–650	610	268.00–286.00	276.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	335.00–340.00	336.64
3	300–350	313	310.00–336.00	318.30
6	350–400	365	308.00–334.00	322.13
3	400–450	420	280.00–300.00	290.24
4	450–500	458	278.00–294.00	286.46
2	550–600	573	250.00–270.00	259.61
2	650–700	665	202.00–226.00	214.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	344.00–346.00	345.01
4	300–350	338	340.00–352.00	345.54
6	350–400	363	335.00–348.00	341.88
7	400–450	423	312.00–324.00	320.03
9	450–500	461	300.00–322.00	312.66
8	500–550	516	278.00–298.00	284.62
4	550–600	556	278.00–282.00	279.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,900.00–1,935.00	1,918.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	3,350.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	132.00–134.00	133.08
4	—	781	121.00–130.00	126.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	144.00–147.00	145.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,303	151.00–153.00	152.22
6	—	1,138	138.00–147.50	145.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	163.00–166.00	164.54
6	—	1,627	167.00–177.00	171.47

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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