Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, bull calves steady to 4.00 higher, heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $318.87/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −61.16 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$318.87

21 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$39.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.11

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	337.99	1,839	6thin
Medium and Large 2	538	317.61	1,710	10thin
Medium and Large 3	526	298.44	1,570	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.55/cwt here — about $269 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

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

318.87

—

GA average13 barns · 322 hd

319.98

−1.11

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−61.16

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	1,361	182.19	2,480	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	162.51	1,870	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	157.62	2,369	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	925	133.92	1,239	12

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)	1,148	$2,048	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,006	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$2,488	4thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	400–450	429	360.25/cwt	350.00–368.00	1,545	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	356.87/cwt	348.00–364.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	297.95/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	345.43/cwt	342.00–362.00	1,658	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	318.88/cwt	314.00–334.00	1,671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	349.90/cwt	346.00–354.00	1,666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	368.58/cwt	362.00–376.00	1,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	314.66/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	387.12/cwt	382.00–389.00	1,262	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	264.97/cwt	258.00–272.00	1,757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	347.31/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	343.44/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	362.99/cwt	362.00–364.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	330.97/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	395.40/cwt	394.00–398.00	1,641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	384.67/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	300.98/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	404.96/cwt	404.00–406.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	371.91/cwt	366.00–378.00	1,744	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	323.39/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	360.60/cwt	352.00–366.00	1,551	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	402.85/cwt	396.00–406.00	1,491	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	386.86/cwt	378.00–400.00	1,629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	332.67/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	343.30/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,795	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	137.59/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,443	6
Bulls	—	—	1,275	175.77/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,241	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	157.62/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,369	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	159.96/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,796	8
Bulls	—	—	1,490	191.82/cwt	190.00–193.00	2,858	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	126.29/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,004	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	150.94/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,660	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	172.04/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,083	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,043	1,602.25/head	1,445.00–1,750.00	1,602	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,345.76/head	2,250.00–2,425.00	2,346	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	2,180.59/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,181	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	249.11/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	272.67/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	255.53/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,018	1,656.01/head	1,425.00–1,850.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	309.41/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	298.44/cwt	288.00–310.00	1,570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	353.64/cwt	344.00–364.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,512	2

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 146Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 35Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 13Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	382.00–389.00	387.12
4	350–400	373	362.00–376.00	368.58
9	400–450	429	350.00–368.00	360.25
9	450–500	480	342.00–362.00	345.43
7	500–550	524	314.00–334.00	318.88
3	550–600	572	314.00–316.00	314.66
3	600–650	600	272.00–274.00	272.67
2	650–700	663	258.00–272.00	264.97
3	700–750	713	250.00–266.00	255.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	344.00–364.00	353.64
3	300–350	333	348.00–364.00	356.87
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	526	288.00–310.00	298.44
3	600–650	632	240.00–262.00	249.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	333	404.00–406.00	404.96
7	350–400	370	396.00–406.00	402.85
6	400–450	421	378.00–400.00	386.86
10	450–500	469	366.00–378.00	371.91
3	500–550	523	340.00–348.00	343.30
3	550–600	565	330.00–334.00	332.67
2	600–650	615	300.00–302.00	300.98
2	650–700	655	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	418.00	418.00
3	400–450	415	394.00–398.00	395.40
9	450–500	456	382.00–385.00	384.67
1	500–550	540	372.00	372.00
2	600–650	605	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	404.00	404.00
1	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	296.00–300.00	297.95
2	700–750	700	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	342.00–352.00	347.31
2	400–450	418	342.00–345.00	343.44
2	450–500	470	330.00–332.00	330.97
3	500–550	515	308.00–312.00	309.41
2	700–750	710	244.00	244.00
1	750–800	790	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	315	382.00	382.00
2	350–400	358	362.00–364.00	362.99
3	400–450	430	352.00–366.00	360.60
8	450–500	476	346.00–354.00	349.90
3	500–550	507	320.00–328.00	323.39

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	—	700	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,445.00–1,750.00	1,602.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,018	1,425.00–1,850.00	1,656.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,218	2,250.00–2,425.00	2,345.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,231	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,180.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	150.00	150.00
6	—	1,049	136.00–146.00	137.59
5	—	795	121.00–130.00	126.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	155.00–161.00	157.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,123	157.00–165.00	159.96
4	—	1,100	150.00–153.00	150.94
7	—	1,211	167.00–177.00	172.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	171.00–180.00	175.77
2	—	1,490	190.00–193.00	191.82

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

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