Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $319.00/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −61.04 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$319.00

14 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$66.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.47

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	351.46	1,807	4thin
Medium and Large 2	539	320.01	1,725	6thin
Medium and Large 3	532	285.01	1,515	4thin

One grade step is worth $66.45/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale14 hd

319.00

—

GA average15 barns · 338 hd

327.47

−8.47

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−61.04

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	1,436	187.30	2,689	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	163.75	2,702	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,039	160.11	1,664	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	133.64	1,442	4thin

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)	1,191	$2,079	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	986	$1,807	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$2,500	3thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 3	550–600	558	275.07/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	347.25/cwt	336.00–354.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	277.00/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	388.98/cwt	388.00–392.00	1,326	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	289.54/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	342.49/cwt	336.00–356.00	1,260	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	386.27/cwt	380.00–396.00	1,603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	352.94/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	399.92/cwt	386.00–408.00	1,620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	240.02/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	319.37/cwt	316.00–322.00	1,814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	322.99/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	403.01/cwt	402.00–404.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	371.71/cwt	362.00–392.00	1,740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	305.20/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	307.02/cwt	302.00–312.00	2,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	395.47/cwt	391.00–402.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,529	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	800	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	730	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	167.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,835	5
Bulls	—	—	1,516	187.75/cwt	183.50–192.00	2,846	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,486	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,091	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,860	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	2,985	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	158.11/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,586	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,755.44/head	1,670.00–1,825.00	1,755	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	1,911.22/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,911	2
Bulls	—	—	1,233	177.05/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,183	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,131	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	131.85/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,552	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	332.57/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	302.88/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,281	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	2,190.25/head	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	316.02/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	351.46/cwt	348.00–354.00	1,807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	326.25/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,497	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	283.96/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	342.37/cwt	338.00–350.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	314	329.32/cwt	324.00–333.00	1,034	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	344.72/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	290.06/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	340.50/cwt	338.00–344.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	320.58/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	320.65/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	308.40/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	316.05/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	350.99/cwt	348.00–358.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	941	1

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 104Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 23Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 27Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	340.00–350.00	344.72
4	350–400	363	338.00–344.00	340.50
3	400–450	415	330.00–334.00	332.57
8	450–500	459	324.00–330.00	326.25
2	500–550	505	290.00–300.00	294.95
2	550–600	558	260.00–290.00	275.07
1	600–650	630	272.00	272.00
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	445.00	445.00
4	300–350	341	388.00–392.00	388.98
4	450–500	458	348.00–358.00	350.99
3	500–550	510	316.00–326.00	320.65
3	550–600	568	316.00–322.00	319.37
3	600–650	615	280.00–298.00	289.54
1	700–750	715	254.00	254.00
2	750–800	763	234.00–246.00	240.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	370	391.00–402.00	395.47
4	400–450	415	380.00–396.00	386.27
4	450–500	468	362.00–392.00	371.71
4	500–550	514	348.00–354.00	351.46
3	600–650	625	302.00–312.00	305.20
2	650–700	673	302.00–312.00	307.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	354.00	354.00
2	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	386.00–408.00	399.92
2	600–650	613	320.00–326.00	322.99
2	650–700	658	312.00–320.00	316.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	392.00	392.00
3	300–350	335	336.00–354.00	347.25
5	350–400	368	336.00–356.00	342.49
3	400–450	403	310.00–326.00	320.58
6	500–550	521	300.00–310.00	308.40
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	613	276.00–278.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	402.00–404.00	403.01
3	400–450	415	340.00–360.00	352.94
1	450–500	455	336.00	336.00
1	500–550	525	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	338.00–350.00	342.37
7	300–350	314	324.00–333.00	329.32
2	350–400	370	314.00–318.00	316.05
2	400–450	423	300.00–306.00	302.88
2	450–500	453	280.00–300.00	290.06
2	500–550	530	280.00–288.00	283.96
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,670.00–1,825.00	1,755.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,911.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,317	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,190.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,095	165.00–170.00	167.58
2	—	1,008	145.00–150.00	147.41
6	—	1,003	153.00–160.00	158.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	139.00	139.00
3	—	1,177	128.00–136.00	131.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	160.50	160.50
1	—	1,440	167.00	167.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	183.50–192.00	187.75
2	—	1,233	176.00–178.00	177.05
1	—	1,520	206.00	206.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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