Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $318.98/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −61.06 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$318.98

21 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$50.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.48

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	334.49	1,860	4thin
Medium and Large 2	542	319.48	1,732	15thin
Medium and Large 3	573	284.18	1,628	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.31/cwt here — about $231 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 sale21 hd

318.98

—

GA average12 barns · 327 hd

325.46

−6.48

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−61.06

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	—	High	1,502	190.22	2,856	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	168.33	2,575	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	161.27	1,856	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	147.64	1,702	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	932	$1,740	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	958	$1,459	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	284.18/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	318.01/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	365.73/cwt	358.00–374.00	1,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	268.03/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	307.66/cwt	302.00–314.00	1,763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	325.02/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,703	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	313.15/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,763	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	282.53/cwt	268.00–290.00	1,735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	342.57/cwt	330.00–356.00	1,593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	271.70/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	311.47/cwt	302.00–323.00	1,940	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	379.24/cwt	372.00–392.00	1,612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	282.00/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	334.49/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	356.29/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	299.67/cwt	292.00–307.00	2,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	327.30/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,679	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	755	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	795	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	365.32/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	340.54/cwt	334.00–347.00	1,560	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	168.33/cwt	166.00–170.50	2,022	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	157.88/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,794	7
Bulls	—	—	1,595	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,286	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	182.33/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,653	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	145.75/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,609	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,850	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,219	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,342	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	155.93/cwt	153.00–159.50	1,895	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	165.49/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,267	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	150.34/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,582	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	958	1,459.39/head	1,375.00–1,535.00	1,459	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,180.00/head	2,180.00–2,180.00	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	289.75/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	344.99/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	320.68/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	354.39/cwt	350.00–359.00	2,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	348.05/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,427	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	1,785.38/head	1,700.00–1,885.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	268.02/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	305.46/cwt	294.00–320.00	1,417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	248.33/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,535	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 Jun 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 132Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 24Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 27Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	406.00	406.00
1	300–350	325	412.00	412.00
4	350–400	374	358.00–374.00	365.73
4	400–450	420	350.00–362.00	356.29
5	450–500	465	330.00–356.00	342.57
8	500–550	524	314.00–330.00	325.02
7	550–600	563	310.00–320.00	313.15
5	600–650	614	268.00–290.00	282.53
3	650–700	662	260.00–280.00	271.70
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	775	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	342.00–348.00	344.99
4	450–500	464	294.00–320.00	305.46
2	550–600	573	278.00–290.00	284.18
3	600–650	618	240.00–255.00	248.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	425	372.00–392.00	379.24
3	450–500	468	360.00–368.00	365.32
4	550–600	556	330.00–342.00	334.49
6	600–650	623	302.00–323.00	311.47
3	650–700	672	292.00–307.00	299.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	382.00	382.00
1	400–450	415	374.00	374.00
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	350.00–359.00	354.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	334.00	334.00
2	500–550	513	316.00–320.00	318.01
3	550–600	573	302.00–314.00	307.66
2	650–700	665	266.00–270.00	268.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	280.00–300.00	289.75
2	500–550	505	266.00–270.00	268.02
1	600–650	610	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	410	347.00–350.00	348.05
2	450–500	458	334.00–347.00	340.54
3	500–550	513	326.00–330.00	327.30
3	550–600	565	318.00–324.00	320.68
3	650–700	667	280.00–284.00	282.00

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	—	755	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	958	1,375.00–1,535.00	1,459.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	1,700.00–1,885.00	1,785.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,180.00	2,180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	166.00–170.50	168.33
7	—	1,136	155.00–162.50	157.88
3	—	1,052	150.00–151.00	150.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,104	141.00–150.00	145.75
1	—	1,100	122.00	122.00
4	—	1,215	153.00–159.50	155.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,370	164.00–167.00	165.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	206.00	206.00
2	—	1,455	179.00–185.00	182.33

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

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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