Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $289.56/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −90.47 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$289.56

31 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$60.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.75

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	315.17	1,721	6thin
Medium and Large 2	530	305.63	1,621	14thin
Medium and Large 3	548	255.14	1,399	11thin

One grade step is worth $60.03/cwt here — about $322 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 sale31 hd

289.56

—

GA average14 barns · 431 hd

314.30

−24.75

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−90.47

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	1,204	169.32	2,039	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	154.50	2,418	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	150.61	1,747	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,038	120.84	1,255	7thin

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)	960	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,100	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	757	$1,781	10

Every lot, as filed

67 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	453	325.64/cwt	319.00–334.00	1,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	332.15/cwt	324.00–340.00	1,727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	274.42/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	243.51/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	334.16/cwt	314.00–344.00	1,554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	289.94/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	374.64/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	277.10/cwt	269.00–286.00	1,726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	381.41/cwt	372.00–388.00	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	311.91/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,597	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	406.22/cwt	402.00–410.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	254.45/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	264.07/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	345.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	329.47/cwt	326.00–332.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	231.26/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	307.91/cwt	296.00–316.00	1,583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	345.27/cwt	335.00–356.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	276.46/cwt	266.00–286.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	283.38/cwt	278.00–292.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	298.97/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	327.74/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	222.01/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	353.86/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	293.69/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	346.98/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	301.72/cwt	288.00–306.00	1,708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	311.20/cwt	308.00–313.00	1,780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	289.70/cwt	288.00–291.00	1,782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	364.86/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	408.00–412.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	320.69/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	393.52/cwt	384.00–404.00	1,653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	365.49/cwt	348.00–378.00	1,692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	278.40/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	387.78/cwt	384.00–394.00	1,439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	405.98/cwt	398.00–417.00	1,259	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	252.04/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	284.39/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	297.91/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	306.98/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	323.35/cwt	322.00–324.00	1,704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	263.01/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,994	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	800	1,700.00/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	643	1,353.31/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,353	4
Bulls	—	—	1,173	161.20/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,891	3
Bulls	—	—	1,140	171.55/cwt	169.50–174.00	1,956	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	2,418	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	143.88/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,470	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	153.49/cwt	149.50–158.00	1,871	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	139.18/cwt	138.50–140.00	1,468	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	124.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,376	3
Bulls	—	—	1,490	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,786	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	96.57/cwt	95.00–99.00	893	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	1,925.73/head	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,926	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	251.98/cwt	244.00–259.00	1,519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	309.81/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	272.93/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	2,534.31/head	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	253.50/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,425	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	367.66/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	542	266.67/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	257.10/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,368	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 Jul 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 318Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 33Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 24Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher, 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	300–350	338	344.00–350.00	346.98
3	350–400	363	340.00–350.00	345.11
4	400–450	438	326.00–332.00	329.47
3	450–500	453	319.00–334.00	325.64
6	500–550	514	296.00–316.00	307.91
6	550–600	566	288.00–306.00	301.72
6	600–650	629	270.00–280.00	274.42
3	650–700	665	260.00–270.00	264.07
4	750–800	785	228.00–234.00	231.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	325.00–330.00	327.74
4	350–400	380	298.00–300.00	298.97
3	400–450	427	278.00–292.00	283.38
4	450–500	458	266.00–286.00	276.46
3	500–550	542	260.00–274.00	266.67
2	650–700	663	220.00–224.00	222.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	360.00–370.00	364.86
3	500–550	523	318.00–324.00	320.69
7	550–600	572	308.00–313.00	311.20
3	600–650	615	288.00–291.00	289.70
5	650–700	659	275.00–282.00	278.40
2	700–750	713	250.00–254.00	252.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	324.00–340.00	332.15
1	650–700	660	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	408.00–412.00	410.00
2	400–450	420	384.00–404.00	393.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	402.00–410.00	406.22
3	300–350	337	372.00–388.00	381.41
3	350–400	358	370.00–382.00	374.64
4	400–450	425	335.00–356.00	345.27
4	450–500	465	314.00–344.00	334.16
10	500–550	512	300.00–316.00	311.91
4	550–600	576	282.00–300.00	289.94
3	600–650	623	269.00–286.00	277.10
2	700–750	715	252.00–257.00	254.45
2	750–800	775	242.00–245.00	243.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	365.00–370.00	367.66
3	350–400	380	340.00–360.00	353.86
3	400–450	437	300.00–320.00	309.81
5	450–500	459	280.00–308.00	293.69
5	500–550	532	248.00–270.00	257.10
6	550–600	562	245.00–260.00	253.50
4	600–650	603	244.00–259.00	251.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	398.00–417.00	405.98
5	350–400	371	384.00–394.00	387.78
4	450–500	463	348.00–378.00	365.49
3	500–550	527	322.00–324.00	323.35
3	550–600	565	304.00–310.00	306.98
3	600–650	620	290.00–310.00	297.91
3	650–700	675	282.00–289.00	284.39
2	700–750	710	268.00–278.00	272.93
2	750–800	758	260.00–266.00	263.01

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	4	—	800	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	643	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,353.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,094	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,534.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,065	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,925.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	160.00–162.00	161.20
3	—	1,140	169.50–174.00	171.55
1	—	1,490	187.00	187.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	154.50	154.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	142.00–145.00	143.88
7	—	1,219	149.50–158.00	153.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	138.50–140.00	139.18
3	—	1,103	120.00–130.00	124.79
2	—	925	95.00–99.00	96.57

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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