Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, 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 $318.07/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −31.48 against this barn's trailing median of $349.56.

Average price

$318.07

20 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$46.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.31

vs GA average

−17.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	335.90	1,780	8thin
Medium and Large 2	546	318.29	1,737	7thin
Medium and Large 3	547	289.24	1,582	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.67/cwt here — about $198 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale20 hd

318.07

—

GA average14 barns · 371 hd

316.76

+1.31

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−17.84

This barn, trailing median24 sales

349.56

−31.48

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	1,620	188.92	3,061	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,678	172.00	2,885	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	155.38	1,749	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	131.74	1,394	5thin

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)	1,022	$2,326	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$3,322	16

Every lot, as filed

43 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 2	450–500	460	331.01/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	351.57/cwt	348.00–375.00	1,557	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	347.04/cwt	338.00–356.00	1,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	405.14/cwt	390.00–422.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	304.49/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	352	307.35/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	292.00/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	323.38/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	294.01/cwt	292.00–296.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	305.06/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	285.09/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	354.06/cwt	345.00–366.00	1,462	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,451.17/head	2,340.00–2,550.00	2,451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	352.03/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	325.51/cwt	325.00–326.00	1,660	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	155.40/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,672	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	339.62/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,946	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	3,366.80/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,367	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	314.47/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	365.32/cwt	360.00–378.00	1,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	329.71/cwt	325.00–334.00	1,856	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	870	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	360.05/cwt	354.00–366.00	1,343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	252.15/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	263.55/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	355.90/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	347.04/cwt	340.00–354.00	1,589	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	839	3,276.45/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,276	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	126.39/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,342	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,792	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,962	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	147.53/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,620	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	139.76/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,472	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	188.92/cwt	184.00–191.00	3,061	5

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 185Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 45Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 32Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	360.00	360.00
4	350–400	375	350.00–354.00	352.03
4	450–500	460	330.00–332.00	331.01
3	500–550	523	320.00–325.00	323.38
4	550–600	563	308.00–320.00	314.47
1	600–650	640	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	306.00–310.00	307.35
2	400–450	405	300.00–310.00	305.06
3	450–500	458	292.00–296.00	294.01
3	500–550	535	290.00–294.00	292.00
2	550–600	565	280.00–290.00	285.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	360.00–378.00	365.32
6	400–450	421	345.00–360.00	355.90
2	450–500	458	340.00–354.00	347.04
5	500–550	510	330.00–348.00	339.62
3	550–600	563	325.00–334.00	329.71
1	700–750	705	276.00	276.00
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	443	348.00–375.00	351.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	356.00	356.00
2	500–550	518	338.00–356.00	347.04
1	600–650	620	284.00	284.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	390.00–422.00	405.14
4	300–350	328	384.00	384.00
3	350–400	373	354.00–366.00	360.05
3	400–450	413	345.00–366.00	354.06
2	500–550	510	325.00–326.00	325.51
2	550–600	568	304.00–305.00	304.49
2	600–650	623	262.00–265.00	263.55
2	650–700	670	242.00–262.00	252.15

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)	4	—	1,060	2,340.00–2,550.00	2,451.17
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	971	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,366.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	839	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,276.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	150.00–159.00	155.40
1	—	1,380	171.00	171.00
2	—	1,098	146.00–149.00	147.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	124.00–128.00	126.39
2	—	1,053	136.00–144.00	139.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	179.00	179.00
1	—	1,795	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,620	184.00–191.00	188.92

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

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