Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $325.08/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −54.96 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$325.08

33 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$42.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.83

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	341.79	1,842	11thin
Medium and Large 2	519	326.54	1,695	14thin
Medium and Large 3	525	299.53	1,571	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.26/cwt here — about $271 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 sale33 hd

325.08

—

GA average13 barns · 371 hd

330.91

−5.83

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−54.96

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	1,614	176.92	2,855	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	165.14	2,139	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	160.66	2,285	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	139.65	1,596	3thin

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)	1,070	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	630	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,106	$3,440	14

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	360.23/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	333.85/cwt	326.00–337.00	1,936	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	320.19/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,963	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	323.00/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	339.33/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	318.65/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,120	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	426.57/cwt	420.00–428.00	1,856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	398.99/cwt	398.00–400.00	1,967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	395.32/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	410.62/cwt	408.00–414.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	356.47/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	286.65/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	293.01/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	317.17/cwt	304.00–330.00	1,456	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	360.35/cwt	342.00–366.00	1,683	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	395.56/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,460	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	328.69/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,676	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	245.98/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	281.24/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	268.17/cwt	262.00–274.00	1,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	334.60/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,730	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	296.32/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,497	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	291.97/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	308.36/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	341.79/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,842	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	374.58/cwt	364.00–390.00	1,933	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	412.48/cwt	404.00–416.00	1,745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,628	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	630	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	379.33/cwt	374.00–384.00	1,794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	424.69/cwt	416.00–436.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	362.48/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,479	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	156.82/cwt	155.00–158.50	1,769	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	164.98/cwt	163.50–167.00	2,607	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	161.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,341	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	166.87/cwt	162.50–169.00	2,249	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,309	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	139.65/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,596	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,065	1
Bulls	—	—	1,627	181.69/cwt	177.00–190.00	2,956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	331.29/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	288.48/cwt	286.00–291.00	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	380.77/cwt	370.00–386.00	1,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	364.77/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	336.70/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	314.01/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	286.04/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	364.17/cwt	346.00–376.00	1,315	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	502	307.63/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	262.13/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	252.94/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	321.04/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,374	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	3,976.71/head	3,800.00–4,100.00	3,977	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,118	3,074.61/head	3,050.00–3,100.00	3,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	435.99/cwt	435.00–438.00	1,386	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 Aug 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 186Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 29Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 26Year ago 25

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	444.00	444.00
7	400–450	435	420.00–428.00	426.57
2	450–500	493	398.00–400.00	398.99
6	500–550	516	364.00–390.00	374.58
7	600–650	604	351.00	351.00
14	750–800	752	332.00	332.00
5	800–850	845	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	522	350.00–358.00	356.47
3	550–600	555	338.00–340.00	339.33
1	650–700	650	326.00	326.00
1	700–750	705	313.00	313.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	360.00–365.00	362.48
4	450–500	465	358.00–365.00	360.23
9	500–550	517	330.00–347.00	334.60
11	550–600	580	326.00–337.00	333.85
12	600–650	613	310.00–322.00	320.19
2	650–700	660	290.00–294.00	291.97
2	700–750	720	262.00–274.00	268.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	360.00–370.00	364.77
3	450–500	462	332.00–340.00	336.70
7	500–550	530	318.00–326.00	323.00
3	550–600	562	312.00–318.00	314.01
5	600–650	611	290.00–299.00	293.01
3	650–700	658	284.00–288.00	286.65
2	700–750	733	244.00–248.00	245.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	320.00–322.00	321.04
2	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	505	286.00–291.00	288.48
2	600–650	620	258.00–266.00	262.13
2	650–700	668	248.00–258.00	252.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	408.00–414.00	410.62
6	350–400	369	390.00–400.00	395.56
4	400–450	414	390.00–398.00	395.32
9	450–500	467	342.00–366.00	360.35
11	500–550	510	320.00–334.00	328.69
3	550–600	552	312.00–322.00	318.65
4	600–650	610	280.00–290.00	285.00
3	650–700	680	278.00–288.00	281.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	370.00–386.00	380.77
6	350–400	361	346.00–376.00	364.17
3	400–450	423	330.00–334.00	331.29
8	450–500	459	304.00–330.00	317.17
5	500–550	502	300.00–318.00	307.63
3	550–600	562	280.00–290.00	286.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	435.00–438.00	435.99
3	350–400	377	416.00–436.00	424.69
8	400–450	423	404.00–416.00	412.48
4	450–500	473	374.00–384.00	379.33
11	500–550	539	340.00–360.00	341.79
2	600–650	620	300.00–317.00	308.36
6	650–700	655	290.00–310.00	296.32
2	700–750	703	280.00–290.00	284.98

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	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,118	3,050.00–3,100.00	3,074.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,245	3,800.00–4,100.00	3,976.71
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	630	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	155.00–158.50	156.82
4	—	1,348	162.50–169.00	166.87
2	—	1,358	170.00	170.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,449	160.00–165.00	161.58
1	—	1,315	157.00	157.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	139.00–140.00	139.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	163.50–167.00	164.98
5	—	1,627	177.00–190.00	181.69

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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