Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.78/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −49.77 against this barn's trailing median of $349.56.

Average price

$299.78

24 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$57.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.84

vs GA average

−38.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	317.75	1,689	6thin
Medium and Large 2	549	300.40	1,648	15thin
Medium and Large 3	540	260.74	1,408	3thin

One grade step is worth $57.01/cwt here — about $281 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

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 sale24 hd

299.78

—

GA average14 barns · 527 hd

312.62

−12.84

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−38.46

This barn, trailing median24 sales

349.56

−49.77

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	1,797	183.66	3,299	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	165.70	2,537	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	155.91	1,817	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	735	140.00	1,029	1thin

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)	1,078	$2,155	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,197	$2,070	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,887	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$2,860	5

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1	500–550	511	319.14/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	329.27/cwt	324.00–336.00	1,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	417.46/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	324.39/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	310.60/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,767	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,166.95/head	2,075.00–2,275.00	2,167	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,155.05/head	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	363.19/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,556	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	413.87/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	299.02/cwt	288.00–304.00	1,686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,850	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	301.98/cwt	288.00–308.00	1,604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	271.11/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,616	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	165.70/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,537	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	147.16/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,528	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	164.34/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,970	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	159.24/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,121	3
Bulls	—	—	1,363	177.27/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	399.03/cwt	398.00–400.00	1,109	2
Bulls	—	—	2,230	190.05/cwt	187.00–193.00	4,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	375.94/cwt	368.00–382.00	1,767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	329.69/cwt	322.00–344.00	1,546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	351.32/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	377.49/cwt	374.00–384.00	1,744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	391.02/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	304.93/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	441.41/cwt	433.00–450.00	1,006	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	279.25/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	314.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,805	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,886.83/head	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,887	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,136.59/head	2,950.00–3,400.00	3,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	354.30/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,258	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	386.51/cwt	380.00–394.00	1,422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	294.95/cwt	288.00–306.00	1,796	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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 111Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 10Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 17Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	355	366.00	366.00
3	400–450	438	350.00–352.00	351.32
7	450–500	469	322.00–344.00	329.69
4	500–550	511	312.00–330.00	319.14
2	550–600	573	310.00–320.00	314.98
4	600–650	609	288.00–306.00	294.95
4	650–700	687	271.00–282.00	279.25
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	360.00–366.00	363.19
6	350–400	355	340.00–358.00	354.30
2	450–500	460	302.00–308.00	304.93
7	500–550	531	288.00–308.00	301.98
8	550–600	564	288.00–304.00	299.02
1	600–650	634	282.00	282.00
1	650–700	670	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	380	298.00	298.00
2	500–550	515	260.00–282.00	271.11
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	715	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	433.00–450.00	441.41
2	250–300	290	415.00–420.00	417.46
2	300–350	320	410.00–417.50	413.87
3	350–400	368	380.00–394.00	386.51
3	450–500	455	324.00–336.00	329.27
5	500–550	540	320.00–332.00	324.39
6	550–600	569	300.00–324.00	310.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	398.00–400.00	399.03
1	450–500	490	314.00	314.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	380.00–410.00	391.02
6	450–500	462	374.00–384.00	377.49
1	500–550	520	348.00	348.00
1	600–650	630	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	366.00	366.00
5	500–550	521	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	368.00–382.00	375.94
3	500–550	502	378.00	378.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,180	2,075.00–2,275.00	2,166.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,155.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,886.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,475.00	2,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	2,950.00–3,400.00	3,136.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,531	165.00–167.00	165.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,038	145.00–150.00	147.16
4	—	1,199	164.00–165.00	164.34
3	—	1,332	156.00–163.00	159.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	173.00–181.00	177.27
2	—	2,230	187.00–193.00	190.05

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