Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $339.16/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −40.87 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$339.16

33 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$45.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.87

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	348.62	1,926	23
Medium and Large 2	527	331.70	1,748	5thin
Medium and Large 3	549	303.11	1,665	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.51/cwt here — about $261 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 sale33 hd

339.16

—

GA average13 barns · 355 hd

333.29

+5.87

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−40.87

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	1,575	180.10	2,837	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	152.50	1,979	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	146.37	1,763	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	137.07	1,538	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,788	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,561	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$3,125	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,077	1,560.84/head	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	258.11/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	379.40/cwt	374.00–386.00	1,635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	389.45/cwt	388.00–391.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	356.00/cwt	354.00–358.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	367.74/cwt	364.00–382.00	1,739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	306.47/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	324.04/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	322.02/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,997	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	401.33/cwt	390.00–408.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	295.03/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	359.00/cwt	352.00–366.00	1,863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	321.31/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,401	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	351.45/cwt	342.00–358.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	386.04/cwt	380.00–393.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	349.10/cwt	346.00–352.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	296.01/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	309.14/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	370.97/cwt	370.00–372.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	357.02/cwt	356.00–358.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	400.38/cwt	392.00–408.00	1,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	362.45/cwt	358.00–366.00	1,682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	377.27/cwt	369.00–392.00	1,381	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	351.64/cwt	342.00–356.00	1,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	331.70/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	339.62/cwt	333.00–342.00	1,545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	295.60/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	281.96/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	368.49/cwt	356.00–376.00	1,632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	355.09/cwt	348.00–360.00	1,818	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	345.79/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,971	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	401.84/cwt	398.00–406.00	1,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	322.70/cwt	316.00–326.00	2,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	352.16/cwt	342.00–362.00	1,669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	336.54/cwt	335.00–338.00	2,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	381.03/cwt	378.00–384.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	376.11/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,384	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	153.75/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,934	2
Bulls	—	—	1,507	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,674	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,064	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,346	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	144.53/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,721	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,895	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	137.07/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	307.84/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	375.07/cwt	372.00–378.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	287.13/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,611	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	348.07/cwt	340.00–354.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	323.27/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	353.81/cwt	346.00–358.00	1,115	3

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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 221Year ago 218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 26Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 25

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,077	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,560.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	3,125.00	3,125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	370.00–372.00	370.97
2	250–300	275	354.00–358.00	356.00
3	300–350	327	342.00–358.00	351.45
3	350–400	380	342.00–356.00	351.64
10	400–450	436	316.00–330.00	321.31
4	450–500	469	316.00–326.00	322.02
2	500–550	503	300.00–313.00	306.47
2	550–600	570	292.00–298.00	295.03
2	600–650	618	254.00–262.00	258.11
1	650–700	655	254.00	254.00
1	700–750	700	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	300.00–326.00	309.14
2	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	468	282.00–292.00	287.13
1	650–700	650	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	745	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	378.00–384.00	381.03
3	350–400	368	372.00–380.00	376.11
3	400–450	422	340.00–354.00	348.07
6	450–500	455	333.00–342.00	339.62
8	500–550	530	318.00–324.00	323.27
6	600–650	630	278.00–286.00	281.96
1	700–750	705	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	390.00–408.00	401.33
4	400–450	431	374.00–386.00	379.40
4	450–500	464	358.00–366.00	362.45
4	500–550	519	352.00–366.00	359.00
7	550–600	564	354.00	354.00
3	650–700	662	293.00	293.00
1	700–750	710	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	362.00	362.00
1	450–500	450	346.00	346.00
1	500–550	500	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	335.00–338.00	336.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	388.00–391.00	389.45
3	300–350	332	380.00–393.00	386.04
8	350–400	366	369.00–392.00	377.27
4	400–450	443	356.00–376.00	368.49
6	450–500	474	342.00–362.00	352.16
5	500–550	527	325.00–340.00	331.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	412.00	412.00
2	300–350	323	398.00–406.00	401.84
3	400–450	417	392.00–408.00	400.38
6	450–500	473	364.00–382.00	367.74
7	500–550	512	348.00–360.00	355.09
16	550–600	570	340.00–348.00	345.79
3	600–650	622	316.00–326.00	322.70
5	650–700	681	290.00–297.00	295.60
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	372.00–378.00	375.07
2	250–300	265	356.00–358.00	357.02
3	300–350	315	346.00–358.00	353.81
2	350–400	368	346.00–352.00	349.10
2	450–500	460	320.00–328.00	324.04
3	500–550	520	300.00–313.00	307.84
2	550–600	593	294.00–298.00	296.01
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	152.00–155.00	153.75
8	—	1,191	141.00–148.00	144.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,255	151.00	151.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	136.00–138.00	137.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	175.00–180.00	177.47
1	—	1,780	188.00	188.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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