Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to July 4th holiday,

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $292.00/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −88.03 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$292.00

25 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$65.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.94

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	340.23	1,803	3thin
Medium and Large 2	538	304.04	1,636	8thin
Medium and Large 3	548	274.78	1,506	14thin

One grade step is worth $65.45/cwt here — about $297 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

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 sale25 hd

292.00

—

GA average10 barns · 293 hd

314.94

−22.94

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−88.03

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	1,720	188.15	3,236	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	169.81	1,985	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	798	144.00	1,148	2thin

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)	1,078	$1,825	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	650	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	550–600	571	264.67/cwt	258.00–278.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	285.17/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	248.53/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	355.35/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	309.59/cwt	302.00–318.00	1,579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	342.63/cwt	338.00–352.00	1,381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	330.88/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,899	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	296.91/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	308.59/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,608	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	395.22/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	339.17/cwt	332.00–344.00	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	327.65/cwt	318.00–334.00	1,527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	360.35/cwt	356.00–364.00	1,315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	261.02/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	279.30/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	298.49/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	317.82/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	347.08/cwt	344.00–351.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	345.56/cwt	332.00–352.00	1,645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	337.18/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	366.50/cwt	366.00–367.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	297.56/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,830	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	339.08/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	400.26/cwt	400.00–401.00	1,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	340.23/cwt	332.00–344.00	1,803	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	650	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	193.12/cwt	188.50–196.50	3,212	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	167.20/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,960	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,471	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	177.74/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,176	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	180.70/cwt	180.00–182.00	3,262	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,066	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	305.78/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	319.73/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	352.22/cwt	347.00–358.00	1,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	396.02/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	324.69/cwt	324.00–328.00	1,338	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	328.05/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	539	278.83/cwt	264.00–284.00	1,503	10

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 Jul 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 122Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 34Year ago 30

No trends available due to July 4th holiday,

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	372.50	372.50
3	300–350	333	352.00–360.00	355.35
2	350–400	393	320.00–336.00	328.05
4	400–450	420	310.00–330.00	319.73
4	450–500	470	300.00–312.00	305.78
10	500–550	539	264.00–284.00	278.83
4	550–600	571	258.00–278.00	264.67
1	600–650	600	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	390.00–398.00	395.22
4	350–400	365	356.00–364.00	360.35
3	400–450	423	332.00–344.00	339.17
4	450–500	466	318.00–334.00	327.65
4	500–550	510	302.00–318.00	309.59
4	550–600	566	298.00–300.00	298.49
7	600–650	618	270.00–288.00	279.30
2	650–700	665	260.00–262.00	261.02
2	700–750	728	247.00–250.00	248.53
1	750–800	760	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	410.00	410.00
4	300–350	320	400.00–401.00	400.26
3	350–400	358	390.00–400.00	396.02
3	400–450	408	347.00–358.00	352.22
3	450–500	475	344.00–351.00	347.08
3	500–550	530	332.00–344.00	340.23
4	600–650	615	294.00–300.00	297.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	288.00	288.00
2	500–550	518	280.00–290.00	285.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	336.00	336.00
9	400–450	412	324.00–328.00	324.69
4	450–500	473	312.00–320.00	317.82
8	500–550	521	302.00–312.00	308.59
2	550–600	565	292.00–302.00	296.91
1	600–650	600	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	332.00–342.00	339.08
4	500–550	545	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	366.00–367.00	366.50
3	400–450	403	338.00–352.00	342.63
6	450–500	476	332.00–352.00	345.56
2	500–550	523	330.00–345.00	337.18
8	550–600	574	330.00–331.00	330.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	362.00	362.00
2	550–600	553	350.00	350.00

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	—	875	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	3,200.00	3,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,663	188.50–196.50	193.12
2	—	1,805	180.00–182.00	180.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,172	163.00–171.00	167.20
1	—	925	159.00	159.00
4	—	1,224	174.00–184.00	177.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	138.00	138.00
1	—	990	150.00	150.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle