Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.56/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −46.99 against this barn's trailing median of $349.56.

Average price

$302.56

14 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$47.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.07

vs GA average

−30.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	316.00	1,634	7thin
Medium and Large 2	525	304.50	1,599	4thin
Medium and Large 3	568	268.63	1,526	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.37/cwt here — about $108 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

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 sale14 hd

302.56

—

GA average12 barns · 437 hd

318.63

−16.07

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−30.13

This barn, trailing median24 sales

349.56

−46.99

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	1,377	179.21	2,467	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	982	148.44	1,458	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	878	133.21	1,170	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,042	$1,864	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,775	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	600–650	618	238.69/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	291.96/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	268.63/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	285.43/cwt	277.00–299.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	331.50/cwt	331.00–332.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	354	331.00/cwt	322.00–336.00	1,172	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	290.60/cwt	284.00–294.00	1,511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	362.64/cwt	352.00–372.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	313.17/cwt	309.00–320.00	1,450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	275.40/cwt	262.00–278.00	1,688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	322.54/cwt	321.00–324.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	328.78/cwt	321.00–336.00	1,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	308.00/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	351.27/cwt	348.00–359.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	342.33/cwt	336.00–352.00	1,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	301.00/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	301.45/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	432.44/cwt	426.00–438.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	276.58/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	296.83/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	353.54/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	348.98/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	330.00/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	355.94/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	133.21/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,170	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	982	148.44/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,458	3
Bulls	—	—	1,450	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,364	1
Bulls	—	—	1,352	184.61/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,496	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	2,002.99/head	1,975.00–2,025.00	2,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	303.50/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	964	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	1,851.33/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,851	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	946	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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 141Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 28Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 26Year ago 15

Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	354	322.00–336.00	331.00
2	450–500	458	284.00–300.00	291.96
3	500–550	520	284.00–294.00	290.60
2	600–650	618	228.00–250.00	238.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	426.00–438.00	432.44
6	300–350	328	352.00–372.00	362.64
4	350–400	364	348.00–359.00	351.27
2	450–500	473	321.00–336.00	328.78
2	500–550	530	321.00–324.00	322.54
3	550–600	570	298.00–308.00	301.45
6	600–650	620	270.00–291.00	276.58
1	700–750	735	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	460	350.00–357.00	353.54
1	550–600	560	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	332.00	332.00
2	350–400	355	331.00–332.00	331.50
3	400–450	415	300.00–308.00	303.50
3	450–500	472	277.00–299.00	285.43
3	550–600	568	260.00–282.00	268.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	362.00	362.00
4	350–400	366	336.00–352.00	342.33
5	450–500	463	309.00–320.00	313.17
2	500–550	500	306.00–310.00	308.00
2	550–600	550	300.00–302.00	301.00
7	600–650	613	262.00–278.00	275.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	347.00–350.00	348.98
3	450–500	457	328.00–332.00	330.00
7	500–550	517	316.00	316.00
2	600–650	615	290.00–304.00	296.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	350.00–362.00	355.94
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	1,610.00	1,610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	1,975.00–2,025.00	2,002.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,851.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	878	128.00–137.00	133.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	982	145.00–155.00	148.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	163.00	163.00
3	—	1,352	180.00–191.00	184.61

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle